Natural Area Practitioner - Surrey, Canada - City of Surrey

City of Surrey

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Surrey, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Employment Status

Union - CUPE Local 40- Temporary Full-Time.
Scope

Responsibilities:

In this position, you will be: Field based with limited office work. Supervising and training junior staff. Working on a team or alone; Completing a variety of manual and semi-skilled tasks including but not limited to: Invasive plant removal. Planting maintenance (weeding/brushing/mulching). Planting native trees and shrubs. Refuse and yard waste removal. Trail surface repairs and edge vegetation pruning. Tree debris clean-up. Inventorying assets.
Responding to service requests from the public.
Preparing reports and maintaining records.
Completing heavy physical work in all weather conditions, requiring sufficient physical strength, stamina and coordination.
Completing other related duties as required.

The successful applicant is able to work independently as well as in a team environment and must be physically able to carry out the duties as required; is a logical and analytical thinker in problem-solving situations; has superior public relations, interpersonal, communication, organizational and leadership skills.

As well, the successful applicant should have considerable knowledge of the principles, practices, standards and guidelines used in urban park natural area management.

Qualifications:

Applicants will meet the following requirements:
A valid, unrestricted Class 5 BC Driver's license with a safe driving record;
Experience supervising staff and strong leadership skills;
Experience performing manual labour;
Experience with power tools (brush saw, hedge trimmer, backpack blowers) and hand tools (shovels, picks, hand snips, loppers, hand saws);
Demonstrated ability to identify native and invasive plants;
Strong public relations, communication and interpersonal skills;
Strong organizational, time management, record-keeping and computer skills;
B.C. Pesticide Applicator's Certificate, Landscape-Integrated Pest Management category - to be obtained before the completion of probation period.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must have:

Completion of Grade 12, supplemented by successful completion of five additional relevant courses from an approved post-secondary education institution in any of the following course areas:
Biology
Urban land management
Ecology
Conservation
Wildlife management
Plus a minimum of 2 years of recent experience in the management of natural areas.
OR

Completion of Grade 12 and a Technical Certificate Program (one year full-time) from an approved post-secondary institution, supplemented by 18 months of recent experience in the management of natural areas.

Completion of Grade 12 and completion of a diploma program from an approved post-secondary institution, with a minimum of 6 months recent experience in the management of natural areas.

Applicants under consideration will be required to consent to a Police Information Check/Vulnerable Sector Check

Other Information

Pay Grade:
Schedule "C"

Hourly Rate:
$37.11

Conditions of Employment

Applicants under consideration will be required to consent to a Police Information Check/Vulnerable Sector Check and submittal of a safe Drivers abstract.

Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.
Closing Date

This job will be posted until February 19, 2024.
Our Values

Integrity - Service - Teamwork - Innovation - Community