Horticulture Labourer

**Posted**:
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**Thursday, March 16, 2023**

**Job Number**:
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**CN-23-02**

**Job Type**:
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**Casual Part-time, Up to 10 Months, Non-Union**

**Position Closing Date**:
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**Thursday, March 30, 2023**

**Choose Barrie**

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

**The Opportunity**

The Operations Department is comprised of four Branches: Administration, Parks and Forestry Operations, Roads and Fleet Operations and Solid Waste Operations. Key responsibilities include the operation and maintenance of the City’s public works infrastructure and systems including roadways; rail, winter maintenance; parks and green spaces, including forestry; solid waste operations; and maintenance of the corporation’s fleet of vehicles and equipment.

Under the general guidance and direction of the Horticulture Foreperson, the Horticulture Labourer (PT) position is responsible for providing support and assistance in the performance of horticultural duties. Specifically, this position assists the Grower and Gardener with the up-keep and maintenance of the City’s greenhouse and gardens. Overall, this position plays an integral role in supporting horticultural activities at the City of Barrie to maintain the City’s greenhouse and gardens.

**Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job**

**Corporate Culture**
- Your workplace values align with our corporate values of **_Strive, Share and Care_** and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community

**Education **(degree/diploma/certifications)
- Secondary School Diploma

**Experience**
- One (1) year of cumulative part-time experience or six (6) months of full-time experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities in a horticultural work environment

**Knowledge/Skill/Ability**
- General knowledge of greenhouse operations and horticultural practices such as propagation and growing techniques and irrigation practices
- Demonstrated ability to:

- exert effort to lift, push, pull, or carry objects weighing up to 22 kg regularly
- exert effort to perform physical tasks such as standing, bending, digging and planting repetitively and/or for long periods of time
- work independently with mínimal supervision
- Availability to work weekends and/or holidays, as required

**Conditions of Employment**
- Valid Ontario Class “G” Driver’s Licence in good standing
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*
- _Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any _new_ employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the _**_Police Record Check Procedure_**_. Existing employees will be grandparented from this requirement._

**Other Important Information**

**Location***: Operations Center, 165 Ferndale Drive North, Barrie

**Hours**: The normal hours of work are up to and including 24 hours per week with a varying schedule to support business demand.

**Wage**: This is a casual part-time non-union position with the following 2023 pay range:

- _Hourly Pay Rate:_ $19.42 to $25.12 per hour

Don’t meet the credentials as outlined but have years of directly related experience? Please see the City’s
- Position Equivalency Code: A
- We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted._