Parks Labourer

Position Details

• Location: Brantford
• Department: Parks & Recreation
• Work Location Type: On-Site

Job Summary

Reporting to the Supervisor of Parks Maintenance, the Parks Labourer will perform general maintenance tasks throughout the City of Brantford in a safe, efficient and effective manner.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assisting with special events
• Garbage collection
• Sports field maintenance including care and upkeep of artificial turf field(s)
• Building / washroom maintenance
• Vandalism clean up
• Minor landscaping and seasonal landscape maintenance such as cutting grass, leaf mulching, plowing, and salting
• Construction and related building repairs
• Assisting with park inspections and upkeep
• Irrigation, pump/pool repairs, ice maintenance
• Other duties as assigned
• Work in various operational areas of the Department seasonally and/or as necessary

Hours of Work

Hours of work vary; but are scheduled in advance and will include afternoons, weekends, holidays as well as unscheduled hours for overtime, as required.

Qualifications

• Successfully completed Grade 12 or equivalent
• Previous demonstrated experience related to the duties listed above
• Ensuring safe work conditions and practices are carried out in accordance with the Occupational Health & Safety Act regulations
• Maintaining accurate records as required
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to follow written and verbal instructions, and work independently with minimal supervision
• Physically fit and able to complete labour intensive work, including heavy lifting
• Experience operating equipment, landscaping and mechanically inclined
• Must possess a valid Class "G" Driver's License
• Certification in First Aid and CPR Level C upon commencing employment
• Must submit a current Police Clearance Certificate (dated within the last three months) for approval by the Corporation as a condition of employment