Maintenance Laborer (Seasonal) Jobs

Job Characteristics

The City of Concord Public Works Department is searching for several Maintenance Laborers to work for the City's Parks Division to assist in maintaining the cleanliness of the City's parks so that they are well-kept for the enjoyment of our residents.

The Parks Division:
Parks Services provides safe, aesthetically pleasing parks designed and maintained to meet the diverse needs for active and passive recreation and leisure activities.

What you will be doing:
Under direct supervision and independently, the Maintenance Laborer will perform litter/trash pick-up, restroom clean-up, general maintenance, leaf/debris pick-up and miscellaneous duties in park locations and other areas throughout the City. The Maintenance Laborer will also perform other duties as assigned.

Part Time/Seasonal Maintenance Laborers are hired by the City's Public Works Department throughout the year, on an as-needed basis. These are part-time/temporary positions, limited to 999 hours per fiscal year, provide no benefits, and are paid at various hourly rates according to position related abilities.

• All qualified applications and supplemental responses will be competitively evaluated, and those candidates demonstrating the strongest qualifications for the position will be invited to interview.
• Submit a completed City of Concord application, a current California DMV history report, and the required supplemental question responses online at www.cityofconcord.org/jobs. To obtain your DMV history report you may visit any DMV location and request a ten year driving history, or you may submit a request online at www.dmv.ca.gov. The report must be dated after April 1, 2023 and show the current status of your driver's license. Candidates must have a clean driving record for the previous seven year period in order to qualify.
• Successful candidates will be provided a conditional offer of employment, and must clear DOJ live scan, medical evaluation and other related components.

Examples of duties include, but are not limited to

• Performing data entry related to parks assets, work order management, and other relevant platforms
• Picking up and removing trash
• Assisting with basic grounds-keeping
• Performing other duties as assigned
• Leaf/debris clean-up
• Public Works maintenance and construction activities
• Maintaining park restrooms

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Safety techniques for removing litter, cleaning hardscapes and assisting in basic landscape maintenance labor in the City's parks
• Basic equipment such as shovels, rakes, small power mowers, spray equipment and pneumatic tools

Ability to:

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, staff and the general public
• Utilize desktop and mobile computer devices
• Provide exceptional customer service
• Write clearly in order to complete records and documentation of actions taken

Education/Experience

Education: Satisfactory completion of high school, or the equivalent

Experience: Six months of experience performing work involving the general public. Work experience in park clean-up, landscaping, or litter clean-up is highly desirable.

Other

Other Requirements:
Must possess a valid California driver's license (Class A, B or C) and satisfactory driving record are conditions of initial and continued employment.