Grounds Aide (Part Time)

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　　Grounds Aide (Part Time)

　　Salary

　　$16.12 - $20.97 Hourly

　　Location

　　Carlsbad, CA

　　Job Type

　　Part-Time Hourly

　　Job Number

　　011024

　　Department

　　Parks & Recreation

　　Opening Date

　　01/10/2024

　　Description

　　Benefits

　　Questions

　　The Position

　　Carlsbad - The Community : This 39 square mile city is ideally situated in north San Diego County with an approximate population of 110,977. It offers a great climate, beautiful beaches, lagoons, and abundant natural open space. World-class resorts, family attractions, well-planned neighborhoods, a diverse business sector, and a charming village atmosphere combine to create the ideal California experience.

　　DEI

　　The City of Carlsbad embraces diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and recognizes the vital relationship of a culturally diverse, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. A diverse, equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life. We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.

　　Under general supervision, perform a variety of general labor in the construction, maintenance and repair in area of assignment.

　　Key Responsibilities

　　Dig trenches; prepare holes for plants, trees, or irrigation installation and perform basic unskilled manual labor

　　Assist in parks, trees, roadsides and trails maintenance activities.

　　Place traffic cones and assist with traffic control

　　Water, mow, weed, trim, renovate, and fertilize grass

　　Rake leaves, clean walks or streets, fields, sports courts, and other facilities

　　Load trimmings on trucks

　　Spade and otherwise prepare ground around plants and shrubs, including mixing and applying fertilizers

　　Plant trees, flowers, shrubs and turf

　　Pick up rubbish and paper and perform general grounds and restroom cleaning

　　Perform routine cleaning of parks and recreation buildings, and other areas of parks

　　Operate basic power equipment, light trucks and/or hand tools

　　Assist in preparation and maintenance of parks, village planters, walkways, beach accesses, and recreational facilities

　　Expose/cover and assist in the repair of sprinkler valves, heads and lines

　　Perform routine maintenance of city trails

　　Perform trash collection service and transport materials as needed

　　May assist in other areas or complete other tasks as assigned

　　Qualifications

　　Basic methods, tools, materials, and equipment used in grounds maintenance and construction work.

　　Safe work practices.

　　Ability to:

　　Use the hand and light power tools required in general grounds and public works maintenance work

　　Perform heavy manual labor

　　Understand and carry out oral and written directions

　　Establish and maintain cooperative relationships in the course of work

　　Experience & Education

　　Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be six months of experience performing duties comparable to those of a Grounds Aide.

　　SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

　　Possession of a valid California driver's license

　　Ability to consistently work weekend schedules

　　PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING:

　　Must possess sufficient strength and stamina to lift, carry and manipulate objects weighing up to 75 pounds

　　Perform sustained heavy physical labor

　　Must be willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions

　　Work to knee level in irrigation trenches and with exposure to potentially hazardous conditions

　　Must be available to work overtime and respond to emergency calls

　　Work varying hours

　　Including weekends, holidays, days off and perform "stand-by" duty as needed

　　APPLE Savings Plan

　　Employee Assistance Program: EAP (https://cityweb.carlsbadca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=24027)

　　24 hours of sick leave per fiscal year (July 1- June 30)

　　Eligible to use after the first 90 days of work

　　Part time positions do not have benefits, and cannot exceed 980 hours in a fiscal year (July 1- June 30).

　　01

　　Initial in the box below that you acknowledge "see application" and "see resume" are not valid responses to the questions below.

　　02

　　What is your highest level of education?

　　Attending High School

　　High School / GED

　　Trade or Technical School

　　Some College

　　Associates

　　Bachelors

　　Masters or Higher

　　None of the above

　　03

　　Regarding your education, indicate your area(s) of study in the space below. If you answered "None of the above," type N/A in the space below.

　　04

　　Do you have any landscaping experience ?

　　Yes

　　No

　　05

　　If yes to the above questions, please describe any and all experience.

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　　Agency

　　City of Carlsbad

　　Address

　　1635 Faraday Ave. Carlsbad, California, 92008

　　Website

　　https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/carlsbad

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