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Parks and Facilities Attendant - Saugeen Shores, Canada - The Town of Saugeen Shores

The Town of Saugeen Shores

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Saugeen Shores, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Position Type:
Temporary, Full-Time (Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm including some evenings and weekends)

Location:
Saugeen Shores, Ontario

Anticipated Start/End Date:
May 2024 to October 2024

About the Town of Saugeen Shores:

Team Saugeen exists to keep our community safe, well-serviced, growing, and vibrant in ways that respect both everyone on the team and the public we serve.

We win together.

At the Town, we value work-life balance and offer competitive compensation, flexibility in work and opportunities for career growth. We work to ensure that we attract, recruit, and retain high quality talent to build a strong culture.

We constantly collaborate on initiatives to enhance equity and inclusion in the workplace, and in the services and programs delivered to residents.

Summary of Duties:

This position provides parks and facility maintenance duties for the Town of Saugeen Shores.

Reporting to the Parks Supervisor, the Parks and Facilities Attendant performs the day-to-day operation and maintenance of Town facilities including sports fields, washrooms, parks and grounds, cemeteries, trails, and gardens.

The incumbent will work in a team environment alongside other operators and contractors.

Responsibilities:

Perform the daytoday operation and maintenance of sports fields, parks, trails, cemeteries, horticulture, and grounds.
Operate equipment such as tractors, light and medium trucks, garbage minipacker, zeroturns and finishing grass mowers, trail and sports parkgrooming implements in parks and grounds.
Perform manual duties involving basic repairs, and service and maintenance work to park equipment such as turf, ball diamonds, playgrounds, fencing and washrooms.
Perform manual duties involving facility cleaning, basic repairs, and service and maintenance work to town facilities.
Assist with seasonal opening and closing of facilities.
May provide work direction to seasonal student staff.
Interact and provide good judgement and customer service to park patrons in a courteous manner.

Job Requirements:

A minimum of one year of relevant work experience.
High School Diploma with a preference for postsecondary training in parks/facility management or related trades/disciplines
Valid Class G Driver's License
Standard First Aid & CPR/AED
Additional certification through professional organizations such as Certified Parks Technician and Certified Playground Inspector Certificate an asset.
Turf management, working from Heights, Playground Safety Awareness, Landscape Exterminators License, Horticulture, Trails etc.

What you bring to the role:

Experience and skills relating to park and facility maintenance.
Technical experience and knowledge within facility and park Operations such as building controls, electrical systems, plumbing and energy management, turf and grounds maintenance, and sport field maintenance.
Selfmotivated and able to work in a team environment.
Sound judgment and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers and staff.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Highly organized and detail oriented.
Computer literacy with experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to work within Automation Systems (irrigation), and Work Order Systems (i.e. Cityworks).

Application deadline:
Monday, April 29, 2024 at 4:30 pm EST

The Town of Saugeen Shores is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments.

We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the _Ontario Human Rights Code_ and the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act_ (AODA).

Please advise of any accommodation measures you may require during our selection process. Information received relating to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially. All information collected is in accordance with the _Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990 _and will be used for the purpose of this employment opportunity only.

Job Type:
Fixed term contract

Contract length: 6 months

Pay:
$23.23-$26.16 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits: