Student Landscape Maintenance and Special Events

2 days ago

Gravenhurst, Canada Town of Gravenhurst Full time

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To provide general landscape and maintenance labour services to municipal parks, trails, gardens and public properties as well as cemeteries as needed.

**DUTIES & **RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Perform daily maintenance of public washrooms including cleaning, disinfecting, stocking and minor repairs.
- Perform daily garbage removal from the downtown core, parks & wharf, as well as litter picking as required.
- Perform turf maintenance including mowing, trimming, raking, aerating, seeding, fertilizing and laying sod.
- Perform regular ball diamond, tennis court, beach & playground maintenance and repairs.
- Assist with the transporting and storage of sporting and recreation equipment and lining playing field.
- Work at various events and recreation programs when additional staff is required, Demonstrate positive interaction and a caring attitude toward children, youth, adults, and seniors, and a high level of customer service to residents, visitors, and special event organizers.
- Perform hiking trail maintenance including grooming, brushing, branch removal, structure repair and signage.
- Perform minor maintenance, repairs and painting of structures & site furnishings, as well as perform preventative maintenance on tools and equipment.
- Operate and use vehicles and small equipment including pick-up trucks, trailers and 1-ton trucks with dump box; riding mowers, push mowers, line trimmers, ATV & utility ORV, water pump, backpack blower, rototiller, hedge trimmer, pressure washer, hand tools and other related equipment.
- Assist with special event set-ups & take-downs and perform required site maintenance and customer service during events.
- Assist with public inquiries and direct same as appropriate or required to supervisor.
- Assist with special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

**EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**
- Minimum High School Diploma; College or University education an asset. Students registered full-time in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year will be given preference
- Previous landscape, grounds keeping, gardening and/or maintenance operations experience
- Experience with event set-up is an asset.
- Knowledge of plant identification, and proper planting and pruning techniques
- Training and/or education in a related field is considered an asset
- WHMIS 2015 certification is required for all new hires and must be presented at the time of hire.
- Working knowledge and understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations
- Ability to work early morning, weekend and evening hours, as required
- Ability to work independently as well as cooperate as part of a team
- Responsible for wearing proper CSA approved safety footwear
- Must work in compliance with applicable legislation, departmental policies/procedures/practices and operational guidelines
- Valid G license with a clean drivers abstract satisfactory to the corporation (Use of own vehicle may be required)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary

**Salary**: $18.16-$19.84 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Application question(s):

- Do you intend on returning to school full-time at the end of the period of employment?

Ability to Commute:

- Gravenhurst, ON (required)

Work Location: In person

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