Driver (Corporate Facilities)

**Posted**:Thursday, September 12, 2024**

**Job Number**:CC-24-11**

**Job Type**:Casual Full-time (Union) and Casual Part-time (Non-Union); Up to 6 Months**

**Posting Closing Date**:Thursday, September 26, 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**
- Corporate Facilities provides the City of Barrie with expertise in four key service areas: facility planning, design and construction; maintenance and property management, facility asset management and energy management. As a Centre of Excellence for a large and complex inventory of physical assets, the department comprises all the necessary functions and lines of business to ensure the full life-cycle management of the City of Barrie's facility and property portfolios.
- The Driver position maintains the sidewalks, roadsides and roads of the City of Barrie to ensure that the citizens and visitors of Barrie can commute safely. In the spring, summer and fall, this position maintains and repairs the sidewalks, roadsides and stairways. In the winter, this position assists in plowing, sanding and salting of sidewalks and roadsides. In addition, this position ensures that debris and litter is removed from sidewalks, roadsides and stairways.

**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**
- Six (6) months of experience performing duties related to the major responsibilities of the position
- Demonstrated experience working in a municipal work environment
- Demonstrated experience in municipal construction and maintenance

**Knowledge/Skill/Ability**
- General knowledge of the following legislation, regulations, or requirements: WHMIS and Book 7 of the Ontario Traffic Manual, including the setup of a temporary work zone traffic control; the Occupational Health and Safety Act, related regulations and associated protocols required to ensure a safe working environment.
- General knowledge of the following principles and standards: municipal construction, maintenance and equipment operations; vehicle and equipment safety; safe lifting and handling procedures; and collection and disposal procedures for debris, litter and bulky items.
- Demonstrated ability to:

- conduct sidewalk and road infrastructure repairs
- operate manual and motorized hand tools
- perform strenuous work, including heavy lifting of objects exceeding 10kg
- effectively lead and direct an assigned crew
- write clear and concise reports
- maintain accurate records of job materials used and time spent
- Intermediate skills include: Customer Service; Interpersonal; Written Communication
- Availability to work outside of schedule work hours to perform standby, overtime, or emergency response duties

**Conditions of Employment**
- Valid Ontario Class “D” Driver’s Licence with a “Z” endorsement in good standing (or ability and willingness to obtain within 1 year)
- 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 who have met this criteria will be exempt from this requirement.

**Other Important Information**

**Location**: This position may be assigned to various City of Barrie facilities and/or recreation centres

**Hours**: The normal part-time hours of work are up to and including 24 hours per week. The normal full-time hours of work are 35 hours per week in accordance with the Collective Agreement

**Wage**: This position has the following pay level and 2024 pay range:

- Pay Level: Level 2
- Hourly Pay Rate: $23.58 to $28.20