Parking Facility Attendant chez City of Asheville, NC

About the Department

This position will remain open until filled.

About our opportunity: 

The City of Asheville is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Parking Facility Attendant in the Transportation Department’s Parking Services Division. The Parking Services Division provides convenient, safe, clean, and accessible public parking options. This position provides custodial and customer service duties at public parking facilities. 

What you’ll be doing: 

• Perform custodial tasks in public parking garages to maintain clean and safe facilities for customers. 

• Conduct frequent rounds in assigned parking facilities to inspect parking bays, stairwells, and elevators to identify and address urgent cleaning needs that pose a health and safety risk to the public, such as broken glass and human waste. 

• Empty trash containers and recycling containers 

• Troubleshoot equipment issues: assist with repairing gates, pay stations, or ticket spitters; report problems to supervisor; and perform minor repairs. 

• Inspect assigned parking facility: walk facility to check for maintenance needs, improper parking, abandoned vehicles, loitering, criminal incidents, or suspicious activity, and report observations and violations. 

• Provide customer service: answer questions, assist customers with using equipment and making payment, respond to customer complaints and problems. 

• During special events and peak use timeframes, assist with event operations: Coordinate vehicle entry and exit at assigned parking facility, take payments for public parking. 

Benefits: 

• Salary: $19.40 - $21.34/hour

• 13 paid holidays, plus you will earn paid sick and vacation hours 

• Full access to the City of Asheville's benefit suite including Medical, Dental, and Life insurance options

• Enrollment in the North Carolina State Pension Plan and NC State 401K with company matching funds.

About you: 

We know your time is valuable. Applicants who meet the following minimum requirements or have comparable experience and/or education will be considered: 

• High school diploma or GED required; supplemented by one year of work experience that shows an ability to maintain steady employment in any field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. 

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license. 
  
  Persons of all genders and races are encouraged to apply.

Schedule: 
The standard schedule for this position will be 30 hours/week; Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM.