Labourer, Parks

Our team is highly skilled, passionate about our community, and we care. Let’s grow together.

Who We Are

In Whitby, we are dedicated to our work, our community, and each other. We work hard, we have fun, and we celebrate our successes.

The Town of Whitby is a community in transformation that is located in the heart of Durham Region in the eastern Greater Toronto Area. Whitby is the second-largest municipality in the region and one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada. Located on Lake Ontario and only an hour east of Toronto, the population of Whitby is expected to grow from 140,000 to more than 200,000 by 2031. Whitby’s Official Plan has been updated to establish new directions for Whitby’s planned growth and development; the protection of our natural and built environments; urban design intensification; sustainability; community improvement; and, new employment within this time frame.

The Town of Whitby combines a small town atmosphere with the sophistication and amenities of a larger urban centre. Whitby boasts two beautiful heritage downtowns, one of the finest recreational harbours with an award-winning marina, year round sports and recreation activities, parks, trails, and a robust arts and culture scene, all of which are part of the extraordinary amenities that Whitby residents enjoy every day.

Whitby has an exciting and aspiring future, with a community that is welcoming, growing and transforming. On our team, you can expect to make a difference through your work and have a direct impact on shaping our growing community. Creating an inclusive environment where employees experience job satisfaction and have rewarding careers is important to us. We live our values and foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, respect and engagement where people enjoy coming to work.

The Town of Whitby is a hybrid organization. This means staff are empowered to do their best work from various locations, as appropriate for the position.

We want to be the preferred employer for the most talented people who care about the Town of Whitby, and are excited and proud to serve our vibrant community.

Let’s grow together.

What You Will Get To Do

This position works 9 months of each year and reports to the Supervisor of Operations (Parks), and is under the daily direction of the Working Foreperson(s). The Labourer (Parks) is responsible for:
- primarily, assisting the General Maintenance workgroup with garbage collection, repairs/maintenance of various park facilities/structures, as well as preparation and clean-up for special events;- assisting the Horticulture/Turf workgroup with annual flower bed preparation and ongoing maintenance such as fertilizing, watering, weeding and/or removals;- preforming general duties within the Forestry workgroup such as planting, pruning, chipping, watering, mulching and/or removals;- performing general duties within the Grounds Maintenance workgroup such as seeding, sodding, leaf/debris clean-up and other related ground maintenance and/or repair duties;- winter snow and/or ice control operations;- ensuring all equipment and/or tools are operated in a safe and professional manner;- providing excellent customer service, including responding to inquiries/concerns from the general public and/or staff; and- other duties as required and assigned.

Who You Are

Our Parks Operations team is looking for a self-motivated, solutions-oriented team member. You convey your thoughts clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing. You listen attentively and ask questions for clarification and understanding. Using sound judgment, you demonstrate tact, diplomacy and sound discretion when working with others.

You’re always happy to learn new things and to help build a working environment that encourages and cultivates new ideas. You foster a collaborative team environment among co-workers, and work well both independently and as part of a team. You solve problems by identifying, gathering and processing relevant information to determine possible solutions, research options, evaluate them using your technical, numerical and analytics skills and make recommendations.

You are knowledgeable about and work in compliance with all workplace safety regulations, standards, and practices. You perform work in a safe manner and encourage and support others to do the same.

What You Bring To Our Team

As the successful applicant, you must possess:
- a secondary school graduation diploma;- a minimum of one (1) year directly related experience with parks and/or grounds maintenance;- a valid Class “DZ” Driver’s Licence, maintained in good standing;- a demonstrated ability to safely operate vehicles over 11,000 kg., G.V.W., including tandem axle vehicles;- a successful completion of Defensive Driving training, preferred;- a demonstrated ability to adhere to the Occupational Health and Safety Act;- the ability to operate various tools and equipment in a safe manner;- physically fit and capable of perform