Summer Student

4 weeks ago

Oakville, Canada Town of Oakville Full time

**Job Details**:
Part-Time (Non-UnionT)

**Posting Status**:
Open to all current Town of Oakville employees and external applicants

**Duration**:
Approximately 4 months. Applicants are expected to fulfill the entire contract period, commencing between April 5th to April 28th, and ending August 29th.

**All successful applicants are required to complete mandatory orientation modules, and attend a mandatory in-person driver training session prior to the commencement of employment.**

**Closing Date**:
Applications for this position must be received at oakville.ca by no later than 11:59 pm on **January 31, 2025.**

Summer student positions are responsible for various duties related to the Town’s Parks and Open Spaces and Roads and Works departments.

Applicants may be hired to work in the areas listed below. Preferences for job assignment will be requested and taken into consideration, however, there is no guarantee that applicants will be assigned to their preferred job or that assignments will not change over the summer based on operational need.

**Responsibilities**:
**_ Cemetery Services_**
Cemetery maintenance including daily grounds maintenance, marker installations and assisting with interments.

**_ Harbours_**
General maintenance of harbour areas including dock installations and repairs, launching of boats, waste tank pump-outs, etc.

**_ Horticulture_**
Horticultural maintenance, planting and maintenance of horticultural displays.

**_ Sportsfields_**
Sports field maintenance including daily maintenance, inspections and repairs.

**_ Environmental Services (Sanitation)_**
Daily waste collection in parks Town-wide. Opening/closing and cleaning of park washrooms.

**_ Technical Services_**
Inspection or repair of playgrounds and trails. Assist staff with special event setup. Litter, brush and garbage control and pick-up.

**_ Turf_**
Involved with all aspects of the daily grass cutting town wide.

**_ Urban Forestry_**
Involves the watering, pruning, removing, planting, mulching, weeding, staking and de-staking, and maintaining young trees on a scheduled basis.

**_ Works Operations_**
- Assists staff with basic roads and works maintenance operations;
- Performs safe and efficient operation, care and maintenance of tools, equipment and vehicles as required;
- Picks up debris and litter from roadsides, creeks, parking lots, etc;
- Hand shovels hot/cold asphalt; rough rakes; sweeps and cleans up for asphalt repair;
- Prepares ground by hand digging, raking and laying sod;
- Collects leaves, limbs and brush; rakes and cleans up areas;
- Hand digs and back fills where necessary for storm sewer, catch basin and manhole repairs and assists in the placement of pipe, manholes and catch basins.

**_Fleet Operations_**
- Assist mechanics with maintenance of equipment;
- Sharpen lawn mower blades;
- Clean shop i.e. sweep and wash mechanic bay floors;
- Pick up and rope off vehicles at local dealerships;
- Power wash equipment;
- Drive to vendors to pick up parts for stores.

**Qualifications**:

- **All applicants must provide confirmation of post-secondary full time student status in September 2025 and/or acceptance into full time studies in September 2025.**:

- All applicants selected for an interview will be required to hand in two professional reference contacts at the interview.
- A valid and unrestricted Ontario Driver’s Licence Class G2 required (Ontario Driver’s Licence Class G preferred) with a driving record that demonstrates responsible and safe driving behaviour. Note: Applicants with 6 or more points are ineligible for consideration. Successful applicants will be required to provide the Corporation with a copy of their drivers licence and all new hires will be required to pass a Town administered road test as a condition of employment.
- Ability to deal with the public courteously and effectively.
- Ability to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Any experience in parks operations and/or maintenance will definitely be an asset.
- Ability and willingness to work in varying weather conditions.
- Willingness and ability to work shifts, weekends, in addition to having the flexibility to work to weekly schedules and to take on additional workload as required.

**Note**:Work is performed in varying weather conditions, successful applicants will be required to provide their own green patch work boots and raingear.

**DATED**:November 1, 2024

**We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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