Seasonal Water Conservation Utility Worker - Denver Parks and Recreation
Seasonal Water Conservation Utility Worker - Denver Parks and Recreation
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About Our Job
With competitive pay great benefits and endless opportunities working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose for you and those who benefit from your passion skills and expertise. Join our diverse inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver Denver.
What We Offer
This is an oncall position which means it is a parttime hourly role. This position will work no more than 39 hours per week. The starting pay for this position is $19.59/hour and is eligible to enroll in the City and County of Denvers 457b retirement plan. This position is not eligible for other additional benefits. Oncall positions may have routine or variable work schedules.
Location
This position will be based out of the Rosedale Maintenance Facility at 2375 S. Logan Street in Denver but will be working handson in the field approximately 80 of the time. The work schedule will be Monday Friday 6:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. MST.
What Youll Do
This is a seasonal position that will work no more than 39 hours per week and is not eligible for benefits.
Denver Parks and Recreation is seeking a Seasonal Water Conservation Utility Worker to support Denver Parks Water Conservation Program and play an important role in maintaining Denvers extensive system of urban parks that are essential to the communitys wellbeing.This individual will learn and practice a variety of irrigation maintenance and repair skills landscaping and lake maintenance skills providing them with a strong foundation to make upward moves within the Parks and Recreation department.
Skills to be developed and utilized in this position include but are not limited to the following:
Work outdoors in parks using and maintaining various handpowered tools motorized equipment small boats and utility vehicles in a safe and efficient manner
Landscape installation and maintenance duties such as:
Site prep demo trenching planting grading mulching and establishment.
Ability to perform physical labor.
Assist in troubleshooting and installation of new irrigation systems
Demolition and renovation of existing irrigation control equipment for central control and flow monitoring.
General parks repair projects and maintenance
Infrastructure maintenance and repair such as irrigation systems concrete water quality equipment and grade work/erosion control
Interact with and learn alongside more seasoned park maintenance generalists and/or specialists such as Irrigation Technicians Horticultural Workers Park Horticulturists and other experts in unique green industry fields and skilled trades work
Snow removal operations such as plowing shoveling and deicing
Various related duties as needed such as trash collection bathroom maintenance and cleaning vandalism repair/graffiti removal
What Youll Bring
We value diversity of ethnicity race socioeconomic status sexual identity gender religion language ability and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. Youll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself your work the people around you and Denver to the next level.
We are seeking a reliable and driven individual who is looking to grow and develop a wellrounded skill set in park maintenance. Our ideal candidate will enjoy working outside be adept with safety considerations and is eager to learn a variety of functions. Additionally our ideal candidate will have:
Parks maintenance experience
Proficiency with various handpowered tools and motorized equipment including watercraft
Experience and/or interest in irrigation landscaping and lake management
Required Minimum Qualifications
Education: None
Experience: None
Licensure/Certification(s): Requires a valid Drivers License at the time of application. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment
Application Deadline
Applications for this position are accepted on a rolling basis. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration
About Everything Else
Job Profile
CJ2083 Utility Worker ITo view the full job profile including position specifications physical demands and probationary period click here.
Position Type
OncallPosition Salary Range
$19.59 $29.39Starting Pay
$19.59/hourAgency
Parks and RecreationThe City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability genetic information age or any other status protected under federal state and/or local law.
It is your right to access oral or written language assistance sign language interpretation realtime captioning via CART or disabilityrelated accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you please contact with three business days notice.
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Employment Type
Part-Time
