Seasonal Park Worker II

4 days ago

Operations Centre Newmarket ON CA Primary Please note this Full time $45,000 - $65,000 per year
Description

Please note this is a contract opportunity beginning at the end of April 2026 to the end of October 2026.

Responsible for Grass Maintenance: maintaining Town owned property, mowing lawns, trimming. Special Events: participating in the set up and take down of equipment used at events, supporting recreation during special events and maintaining Newmarket's downtown area.  Horticulture: performing a variety of gardening tasks, such as weeding, planting, pruning and watering of shrub beds, planters.  Cultural Field Maintenance: maintenance of Town sports fields including, mowing, fertilizing, paint lining, and baseball diamond dragging.  General Parks: Maintenance of Town parks, including assisting with playground repairs, and replacements, inspections, and general construction.  Forestry: care for trees along boulevards, trails, and parks, including trimming, pruning and removal.



Requirements

  1. Minimum of High School education along with formal academic training in parks related disciplines or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  2. Previous experience in municipal parks or horticulture/forestry, sports field/turf maintenance is required.

  3. Available to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

  4. Ability to take and provide directions and the ability to work on own initiative and to respond appropriately to any situation which may arise.

  5. Ability to read, comprehend and understand WHMIS labels, equipment manuals, complete logs and incident reports to fulfill health and safety obligations.

  6. Practical working knowledge of health and safety regulations and trained in WHMIS procedures to deal with equipment, and parks maintenance.

  7. Ability to operate parks related equipment such as trucks and trailers, riding mower, tractors, trimming equipment, snow removal and salting equipment.

  8. Ability to deal courteously and effectively with staff, park users/groups and the general public.

  9. Class "G" Driver's License required in good standing and satisfactory to the Town of Newmarket.

  10. Due to the nature of the contacts of this position, a Police Vulnerable Sector Check acceptable to the Town is required.


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