Parks Maintenance Attendant

**Posted**:Wednesday, August 28, 2024**

**Job Number**:CC-24-09**

**Job Type**:Casual Full-time, up to 2.5 Months, Union**

**Posting Closing Date**:Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 11:59 pm**

**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 three Branches: Administration, Parks and Forestry Operations, and Roads, Fleet and Technical 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; and maintenance of the corporation’s fleet of vehicles and equipment.

The Parks and Forestry Branch is part of the City of Barrie’s Operations Department. The Branch is responsible for the management, maintenance, and ongoing care of over 3,100 acres of waterfront, parkland and open space including 127 parks and 145 kilometers of trails. Services include horticulture displays and maintenance, turf management, shoreline maintenance, maintenance of parks amenities such as playgrounds, play courts, picnic shelters, and spray pads, waste collection, landscape construction, City's outdoor rink program, greenhouse operations, trails maintenance, and winter snow removal operations.

Under the general guidance and direction of the Parks Maintenance Foreperson, the Parks Maintenance Attendant is responsible for performing daily operational, maintenance, inspection, and repair activities for the City of Barrie's parks, trails, waterfront, and open spaces. Overall, this position plays an integral role in ensuring the City maintains a safe, clean, and suitable environment for its residents and visitors by preserving and enhancing the City of Barrie's parkland, natural open spaces, and trails.

**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- Position Equivalency Code: A

**Experience**
- One (1) year of experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities
- Demonstrated professional experience leading a crew providing guidance, direction and instruction
- Demonstrated professional experience maintaining, inspecting, and repairing vegetation and turf.
- Demonstrated professional turf experience including, but not limited to, mowing, trimming, over seeding and aerating turf

**Knowledge/Skill/Ability**
- General knowledge of the following legislation, regulations, or requirements: Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act; Occupational Health and Safety Act; Occupiers Liability Act; Ontario Electrical Safety Code; Technical Standards and Safety Act
- Working knowledge of the following legislation, regulations, or requirements: Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Registration (CVOR); Ontario Traffic Manual - Book 7 - Temporary Conditions
- General knowledge of the following principles and standards: landscape, parks, and trail construction techniques and materials
- Working knowledge of the following principles and standards: parks equipment and vehicle maintenance and safe operation best practices
- Demonstrated Ability to:

- exert effort to lift, push, pull, or carry objects for short periods of time
- generate ideas, conclusions, or solutions utilizing prescribed resources
- interact effectively and courteously with all levels of staff and contacts
- maintain a high standard of public relations at all times
- perform in a manner which is consistent with corporate goals, vision, mission, and values
- perform routine maintenance or minor repair on tools and equipment
- run, operate, maneuver, navigate, or drive vehicles or mechanized equipment
- work collaboratively in a group setting to achieve desired objectives, goals, and/or outcomes
- Basic skills include: Interpersonal; Organizational; P