Variable Parks Maintenance Worker

The City of Lakewood is dedicated to upholding City values to include: Performance Excellence, Leadership, Respect and Collaboration. Best fit candidates will demonstrate innovation, customer service, dedication, passion and engagement. All people, citizens and employees, will be treated with respect, relevance, and importance.
HIRING RATE: $18.00/hour
Works in the seasonal capacity for the City’s Urban Parks Division performing a variety of maintenance operation functions.
If you are hired for a parks position you will perform duties such as park cleanup, mowing, sports field maintenance, weeding, irrigation maintenance, pruning, planting, park equipment repair, minor construction and other duties as assigned.
If you are hired for a forestry position you will perform duties such as installation and maintenance of plant materials, tree trimming, tree watering, insect control in parks and right-of-ways and other duties as assigned.
If you are hired for a right-of-way position you will perform duties on City right-of-ways and street medians such as mowing, litter control, weeding, planting, irrigation, minor construction and other duties as assigned.
If you are hired for the greenhouse you will perform duties such as production and preparation of annual and perennial plant material, planting and maintenance of flower displays in urban parks and on street medians, interior foliage plant maintenance and other duties as assigned.
Must maintain and utilize City-provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when conducting activities where the employee is exposed to risks above those encountered in a traditional office setting. If injured on-the-job due to failure to utilize PPE a safety violation can be taken.
The City of Lakewood is currently recruiting variable employees for this position. A variable employee is an at-will employee who works in a seasonal or temporary capacity. Their work schedule is based on business need. This position would be a part-time non benefitted position
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Supervision Received: Reports to the Urban Parks or Forestry Supervisors and/or Parks Lead Staff.
Supervision Given: None
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Experience
Related experience is preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Registration
Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
Pay Range
$15.16-$19.61
Background and reference checks will be conducted for all regular and some variable/seasonal positions.