Public Services Assistant I-III
April 2026
PUBLIC SERVICES ASSISTANT (PSA) I-III
JOB FAMILY: Street / Facility / Open Space
Maintenance
EEO CATEGORY: Service/Maintenance
FLSA: Non-Exempt
PAY PLAN: Full-Time Pay Plan
UNION STATUS: Represented
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Under the direction of the assigned administrator, the Public Services Assistant I/II/III performs a variety of landscape, street maintenance, street sweeping, field services, and facility maintenance and repair activities.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS (For use in a job series only) Positions in this class, such as Public Services Assistant I, are an entry-level class in the maintenance worker series. Incumbents work under close supervision. Public Services Assistant II in this class has gained thorough working knowledge of the department, division, and city and works under general supervision. Incumbents in this classification I and II provide the City of Barstow with routine duties. This class differs from the Public Services Assistant III class as incumbents in classification III serve as lead workers and estimate the time, materials, and equipment required to complete specific assignments.
Incumbents also order supplies, perform administrative and record-keeping duties and train, and provide functional and technical supervision over subordinates. Incumbents serve as supervisors in the absence of the Facility Maintenance Supervisor, Field Service Supervisor and/or the Parks and Open Space Supervisor.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND TASKS:
The following list of functions, duties, and tasks is typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform other closely related or departmentspecific functions, duties, and tasks from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.
• Repairs irrigation systems, including irrigation valves, sprinklers, backflows, and electrical lines. • Maintains turf, plants, and trees by aerating, seeding, fertilizing, applying chemicals, and dethatching. • Installs park structures such as picnic tables, park benches, and trash containers; inspects, cleans, and replaces damaged or worn-out playground equipment.
• Maintains and prepares sports fields for use, including batting cages and buildings. • Paints facilities, buildings, equipment, curbs, and related structures.
Job Classification Description
Equal Employment Opportunity
Public Services Assistant I-III
April 2026
• Makes major and minor repairs to City facilities and equipment. • Maintains swimming pools by determining the proper chemical balance, cleaning filters, and repairing or replacing faulty parts.
• Replaces concrete and asphalt on roads and sidewalks. • Maintains street markings such as crosswalks, striping, pavement markers, signals, and signs. • Inspects and maintains storm drains, storm channels, catch basins, and bridges. • Performs weed and graffiti abatement.
• Performs street sweeping duties.
• Assists with the set-up and tear-down of special events. • Assists with storm clean-up, traffic control, and emergency situations. • Operates heavy machinery and performs safe operations to maintain parks while cleaning up streets, storm drains, and storm channels.
• Performs major building construction within city facilities OTHER DUTIES:
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
(At time of application)
Knowledge of:
• Methods, techniques, and equipment used in park, landscape, facilities, and street maintenance, repair, and construction
• Basic carpentry, electrical, painting, and plumbing trades • Standard safety practices required in park, landscape, facilities, and street maintenance and repair
• Supplies and equipment used in cleaning and maintaining buildings and facilities • Maintenance equipment and procedures
• Principles of traffic control
Skills and Abilities to:
• Operate a variety of tools, equipment, and vehicles
• Operate office equipment, including computers, calculators, telephones, portable radios, copying machines, and phone systems
• Read, interpret, and apply technical information from manuals, drawings, specifications, layouts, blueprints, and schematics
• Perform the duties of an emergency worker in the event of a natural or other disaster • Prepare reports, perform mathematical calculations, and sort or file documents • Communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance
• Perform all essential functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without reasonable accommodation
• Relate well, communicate, and work effectively with diverse groups of stakeholders who represent a range of ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds Public Services Assistant I-III
April 2026
JOB QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:
(At time of application and in addition to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities listed above.) EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
An equivalent combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge, abilities and skills is qualifying:
Public Services Assistant I: High school diploma or equivalent and some general maintenance experience.
Public Services Assistant II: In addition to the above, specialized training in construction technology or a related field and two (2) years of experience as a Public Services Assistant I or equivalent.
Public Services Assistant III: In addition to the above, three (3) years of experience as a Public Services Assistant II or equivalent.
LICENSE(S) REQUIRED:
• Valid, current driver’s license and a good driving record. • Class B license with tanker and air brake endorsement is required for Public Services Assistant I within 12 months of hire date.
• Class B license with tanker and air brake endorsement is required for Public Services Assistant II and Public Services Assistant III
WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
(Must be performed with or without reasonable accommodations) • This position works primarily in an outdoor environment • Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions with or without reasonable accommodation
• Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally (up to 1/3 of workday), and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of workday), and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly (2/3 or more of workday) to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work