Seasonal Labourer - Richmond Hill, Canada - City of Richmond Hill
Description
Posting Id Department- Community Services- Division- Public Works Operations- Section- Urban Forestry Natural Environment Horticulture- Shift- Various Shifts including evenings and weekends- Rate of Pay- $ $24.
75 Hourly- Job Type- Temporary Full Time- Replacement/New Position- New Hire- Posting Type- Internal and External- Posting Date- 01/24/2024- Application Deadline- 02/14/2024Position Summary:
Reporting to the Supervisors of Public Works Operations, the Seasonal Labourer will be responsible for a variety of maintenance activities throughout the City.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Parks:
- Ground maintenance: including mowing, trimming activities
- Sports field maintenance including lining, tilling, turf cutting, and various amenity repairs to sports fields
- Assist staff in the inspection, cleaning and repair of multiple park amenities e.g. playgrounds, splash pads and picnic shelters
- After hours park patrol and daily maintenance of our destination parks
- Horticultural maintenance: including planting, weeding and maintenance of annual, perennial and shrub beds along with other horticultural displays
- Operate various hand tools and powered equipment, including a pickup truck (minimum 3⁄4 ton truck)
- Arboriculture operations including small and large tree care
- Other duties as assigned
Energy and Waste:
- Litter picking and planned garbage/recycling collection and disposal in parks
- Providing support for special events including delivery, set up, takedown, cleanup
- Other duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma
- Postsecondary education in parks operations, horticulture, arboriculture, or related fields is an asset
- Standard First Aid and CPR certification
Required Skills/Knowledge:
- Experience in horticulture or grounds maintenance
- Experience in the operation of various equipment used in parks or landscaping e.g. cord trimmers, mowers, tractors and trucks is an asset
- Exercise some independent judgment and initiative
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
- Can effectively work under pressure and handle difficult customer situations
- Physically able and competent to perform the physical demands of this position under adverse weather and site conditions
- Ontario Class "G" Driver's License in good standing and must provide a satisfactory current Drivers Abstract from the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO)
- Demonstrates good judgment and makes sound decisions
- Shows commitment to personal growth, development, and leadership opportunities
- Shares new ideas and challenges the status quo
- Proven written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with honesty, openness, respect, and trust
- Takes initiative to participate in a culture of learning, mentoring, and sharing
- Contributes to building and being a part of a positive culture
- Demonstrate the City's corporate values of care, collaboration, courage and service
Leadership Competencies:
- Demonstrates personal leadership
- Builds people and culture
- Cultivates open communication
- Shapes the future
- Navigates and leads through complexity and change
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