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Seasonal - Urban Forest Technician - Invasive

2 months ago

Oakville, Canada Town of Oakville Full time

**Job Details**:
**Temporary Full Time CUPE 136T**:
**Posting Status**:
**Open to all current Town of Oakville employees and external applicants**:
**Duration**:
**1 seasonal contract position available, lasting approximately 8 months.**:
**Closing Date**:
**Applications for this position must be received at **oakville.ca** by no later than 11:59 pm on **March 27, 2023**:
**Responsibilities**:

- Inspect and diagnose insect, disease, and structural issues from service requests on town street trees and in woodland areas and make recommendations on appropriate treatment
- Application of herbicides and insecticides, and auditing of contractors
- Removal of egg masses from street trees and assessment of LDD Moth infestation level
- Assist with the removal of dead trees; perform minor pruning with hand saw or pruning pole for residents
- Audit contractors performing arboricultural and regeneration work and invasive species management
- Use Town of Oakville asset management software (CityWorks), to search data and create work orders
- Submit and maintain records regarding all activities including work orders, schedules, and student timesheets
- Schedule tree relocation, replacement, regeneration site maintenance
- Assist with scheduling and overseeing public tree planting events.
- Ensure safety of summer students
- Supervise part-time staff and instruct all support staff in the safe and efficient use, care and maintenance of all tools and equipment and arboricultural practices;
- Performs maintenance on small stature and young trees and removal of woody invasive plants from the ground with specialized equipment including chainsaws, pole saws, brush saw and chipper
- Perform other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- A Certificate or Diploma in Arboriculture or Forestry from a recognized institution and a certificate in the Trade of Arborist (Provincial designation and or be an ISA certified arborist) or an equivalent in education and experience.
- Ontario Exterminators License, with forestry and landscape modules.
- Chainsaw safety training
- Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years of practical experience in urban forestry.
- Must possess mechanical aptitude an understanding of the Highway Traffic Act and knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Demonstrated effective communication, both oral and written, customer service skills
- Proficient time management skills and flexibility in adjusting between a variety of duties. Ability to work with limited supervision and to work as part of a team.
- Must hold and provide a copy of a valid and unrestricted Ontario Driver’s Licence Class G minimum (standard and automatic transmission) with a driving record that demonstrates responsible and safe driving behaviour. Note: Applicants with 6 or more points are ineligible for consideration. The successful applicant, who is a new hire, will be required to provide the Corporation with a current drivers abstract (no older than 30 days) and pass a Town administered road test as a condition of employment.
- Must be willing to work a 40-hour workweek in varying weather conditions and be available to work a rotating shift, including weekend shifts as required.
- Must be physically fit. Demonstrations of the foregoing qualifications may be required through written, oral and practical examinations.

**DATED**:March 13, 2023**:

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