Venues Services Specialist

Benefit Eligibility:

The Fairgrounds Services Specialist is responsible for maintaining venue facilities for year-round usage. Perform preventive and scheduled maintenance of grounds and facilities. Perform general custodial and housekeeping duties.  Manage events, supervising events to ensure satisfaction of customer and protection of County assets. Collect and document compensation for materials and services provided.

This is a full-time, standard 40-hour per week position operating on a 5-day work week. This is an on-site position with scheduled hours between 7:00 am and 3:30 pm. Must be able to work weekends and nights, and on rare occasions, some holidays.

• Oversee event management, solving any public safety concerns. Set up and breakdown events and facilitate event concerns and problems for customer and County. 
• Perform administrative tasks. Protect County property and assets. Deal with sensitive and unexpected situations.  Accept and document funds received from asset usage.  
• Oversee construction and maintenance projects by assessing property and amenity conditions. Perform preventative and scheduled site maintenance. Perform general custodial and housekeeping duties to facilities. Grounds keeping to includes removal of snow from parking lots, sidewalks and patios to ensure public safety. Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on equipment.  
• Must be available to work weekends.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Knowledge, skills, and abilities that lead to success in this role include:  

• Awareness of industry safety standards.
• Basic preventative maintenance skills.  
• Strong customer service skills.  
• Flexibility in work needs and environment.  
• Collaborative spirit.  

Research shows that women and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups tend to apply only when they check every box in the posting. If you are reading this and hesitating to click “apply” for that reason, we encourage you to go for it! A true passion and excitement for making an impact is just as important as work experience. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED or equivalent certificate.
• Experience: One (1) year of work-related experience.
• Ability to adjust work schedule to coincide with operational and event needs and the ability to work hours in addition to regular scheduled hours, including the occasional holidays.   
• Note an equivalent combination of education and experience is acceptable

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Class B Commercial Driver’s License.
• Three or more years of prior custodial, maintenance, event venue experience or related experience.  Model and maintain a welcoming and service-oriented culture.
• Customer service and guest relations experience.  
• Team Player: ability to collaborate with all clients, guests, and team members.  
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.  
• Proven ability to work independently with little direction and follow up.  
• Strong organization and time management skills.  
• Self-motivated, proactive and takes initiative.  
• Maintains best practice of cleaning techniques/supplies.  
• Ability to use a variety of tools, equipment, machinery, and other essential hardware.  
• Snow removal experience.

• This position requires a variety of physical demands that include exerting over 100lbs, occasionally 50 to 100 lbs., and frequently between 20 to 50 lbs.  
• This is a field position and exposure to various weather conditions can be expected.  

• Driver’s License: Positions that require driving on County business in either a county or personal vehicle require a valid Colorado’s driver’s license within 30-days of hire or beginning to serve as an intern or volunteer.
• Pre-Employment Screening: Offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of criminal history, motor vehicle report, education verification, and/or references for all positions.
• Accommodations Statement: We encourage people with disabilities to apply and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout our hiring process. For assistance with applications, interviews, or other hiring-related accommodations, contact careertalent@jeffco.us. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot provide application status updates.

We will review applications to make sure applicants meet the minimum qualifications listed in the job posting. If you are selected to move forward, the hiring team will contact you. 

You can check your application status by logging into your candidate portal.     

For more information about the hiring process, visit: https://www.jeffco.us/1860/FAQs