How to become a parks officer

Official title: Parks officer

Parks officer implements the park management work plan and is familiar with park operations and equipment. He/she may also organise events to promote the use of parks and provides information about the parks and their activities and programmes to park users. He/she also ensures that park features are under the park support programme and the park is safe for park users.

Main tasks

• Upkeeping of an estate or park and responsible for the proper management and maintenance of trees, shrubs and premises facilities
• Maintaining high level of health and safety standards in the park/estate
• Liaising with the residents’ committees to create events and programmes to promote the use of parks
• Providing information about the parks and their activities and programmes to park users
• Performing administrative tasks such as record keeping of maintenance works schedule and report
• Enforcing rules and regulations in parks and premises

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Premises/Facilities maintenance officer
• Landscape operations officer

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Will AI change the work of a parks officer?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026