Seasonal Parks Maintenance Worker - Denver Parks and Recreation
Seasonal Parks Maintenance Worker - Denver Parks and Recreation
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About Our Job
With competitive pay great benefits and endless opportunities working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose for you and those who benefit from your passion skills and expertise. Join our diverse inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver Denver.
What We Offer
This is an oncall position which means it is a parttime hourly role. This position will work no more than 39 hours per week. The starting pay for this position $19.59/hour and is eligible to enroll in the City and County of Denvers 457b retirement plan. This position is not eligible for other additional benefits. Oncall positions may have routine or variable work schedules.
Location
These positions will support parks within Denvers Parks Maintenance Districts and will report to one of the maintenance shops in Denver. We are currently hiring for the Northwest Southwest Northeast East Greenhouse and Water Conservation park districts. See the district map here.
What Youll Do
Seasonal Parks Maintenance Workers play an important role in maintaining Denvers extensive system of urban parks that are essential to the communitys wellbeing.These individuals learn and practice a wide variety of general maintenance and landscaping skills providing them with a strong foundation to make upward moves within the Parks and Recreation Department.
Skills to be developed and utilized in these positions include but are not limited to the following:
Work outdoors in parks using and maintaining various handpowered tools and motorized equipment in a safe and efficient manner
Landscape maintenance duties such as:
Turf maintenance (e.g. laying sod fertilizing mowing edging raking)
Irrigation (minor maintenance repair troubleshooting and use of central control systems)
Ornamental/garden maintenance (planting weeding minor pruning)
Infrastructure maintenance and repair such as fencing asphalt concrete trails work grade work/erosion control
Interact with and learn alongside more seasoned park maintenance generalists and/or specialists such as Irrigation Technicians Horticultural Workers Park Horticulturists and other experts in unique green industry fields and skilled trades work
Snow removal operations such as plowing shoveling and deicing
Various related duties as needed such as trash collection bathroom maintenance and cleaning vandalism repair/graffiti removal
Some positions may operate a Broyhill trash truck as part of an automated trash collection program
What Youll Bring
We are seeking reliable and driven individuals who are looking to grow and develop a wellrounded skill set in park maintenance. Our ideal candidates will enjoy working outside be adept with safety considerations and are eager to learn a variety of functions. Additionally our ideal candidates will have:
Parks maintenance experience
Proficiency with various handpowered tools and motorized equipment
Required Minimum Qualifications
We realize your time is valuable so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required minimum qualification:
Education: None
Experience: None
Licensures/Certification(s): Requires a valid Drivers License at the time of application. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment
*If you do not have a valid Drivers License we encourage you to apply for a Park Seasonal Laborer position*
Application Deadline
Applications for this position are accepted on a rolling basis. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration
About Everything Else
Job Profile
CJ2083 Utility Worker ITo view the full job profile including position specifications physical demands and probationary period click here.
Position Type
OncallPosition Salary Range
$19.59 $29.39Starting Pay
$19.59/hourAgency
Parks and RecreationThe City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability genetic information age or any other status protected under federal state and/or local law.
It is your right to access oral or written language assistance sign language interpretation realtime captioning via CART or disabilityrelated accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you please contact with three business days notice.
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Employment Type
Part-Time
