Urban Forestry Seasonal Maintenance Worker

Help support Parks and Recreation in their mission to enhance the quality of life for all through the stewardship of public land and parks and to provide quality recreational experiences.

The hiring amount for this position is $16.50 an hour. This is a nonexempt seasonal (variable/limitedhour) position and is not eligible for city benefits.

Working under the general supervision of the Citys Urban Forester theUrban Forestry Seasonal Maintenance Workerprovides customer service and city beautification through efficient maintenance of city owned trees located at various locations (park properties recreational facilities grounds streets schools downtown mall and UVA corner) performing invasive plant control/containment and maintaining appropriate records (such as GIS data collection of cityowned trees and park conditions). Provides service assistance in many functional areas within the Park system which may include: Mowing and turf maintenance horticulture maintenance (such as maintenance of cityowned trees including planting pruning felling mulching watering trees flower beds and pots) and/or RightOfWays performing street mowing and RightOfWay maintenance etc.

This position performs routine semiskilled work in a variety of construction repair and maintenance assignments involving the use of common tools and operates equipment in connection with the semiskilled tasks to which assigned (including but not limited to mowers eaters chainsaws hand operated tools etc.. Tasks may include trail construction and trail maintenance as needed. Does related work as required.

Note:This job opportunity is advertised with a closing date of Continuous. If interested in being considered an application should be submitted as soon as possible. Applications may no longer be considered once a reasonable number of applications has been received or once a candidate to fill the position is identified. Applications may be evaluated on a continuous basis and interviews may be conducted as soon as possible during the recruitment. This job announcement may close at any time after 7 calendar days.

• Responsible for facilities grounds and City infrastructure maintenance functions;
• Assists with construction and maintenance projects;
• Performs simple repair and completes maintenance assignments;
• May be exposed to or required to use chemicals in general maintenance responsibilities;
• Assists senior workers in semiskilled work and the use of hand tools and maintenance equipment;
• Operates hand tools and power equipment associated with custodial construction and maintenance operations;
• May operate vehicles as required;
• Must have the willingness and flexibility to work as a member of one or several teams;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Any combination of education and experience equivalent to high school or vocational school diploma or GED. (If no diploma or GED is obtained must have a minimum of 2 years of direct work experience in the field.
• Some experience as a laborer in the maintenance repair and/or construction activities to which assigned.
• Some experience in the operation of mechanical and automotive equipment.

• May require valid VA drivers license by employment start date.
• May require the ability to obtain Pesticide Applicator certification.
• May require the ability to obtain a CDL within 6 months of hire.

Physical requirements for this position as outlined by the Department of Labor:
HEAVY WORK: Heavy Work involves exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

This position may be required to work weekends nights holidays and/or emergency oncall.

This is a safety sensitive position subject to drug and alcohol testing for preemployment reasonable suspicion postaccident and random testing.

The majority of time spent in this position involves outside work which may involve extreme temperatures extreme brightness chemicals/hazardous waste bloodborne pathogens infectious bacteria fuels and allergens. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This position also requires the regular use of or subject to vibration ladder/step stool traffic/roadways driving light equipment and/or moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The City of Charlottesville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports workforce diversity at all levels of the organization. The City prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color creed religion national origin ancestry citizenship status age sex or gender (including pregnancy childbirth and pregnancyrelated conditions) gender identity or expression (including transgender status) sexual orientation marital status military service and veteran status physical or mental disability genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. The City is dedicated to this with respect to recruitment hiring placement promotion transfer training compensation benefits employee activities access to facilities and programs and general treatment during employment.

Requests for reasonable accommodation by individuals with disabilities may be requested by contacting Human Resources ator .

The City of Charlottesville conducts job related background checks reference checks and preemployment drug tests in accordance with federal state and local law of applicants who reach the final stages of the employment selection Citys policy has not changed because of the decriminalization of in the Commonwealth of Virginia. remains an illegal drug under federal law and it continues to be a violation of the US Department of Transportation regulations and the Citys policy prohibiting employees from testing positive for .