Part Time Laborer - Community Services
Job Description
The City of Anaheim Community Services Department is seeking qualified Part Time Laborers for the maintenance and janitorial upkeep of our City parks and yards. The Laborer is the front line to our community to ensure that our citizens and visitors have a pleasant and memorable experience.
Please thoroughly review this posting in its entirety, including the environmental and work conditions discussed in the qualifications below.
While the Laborer may perform any of the duties listed below in the essential functions section, the primary functions are:
- Custodial/janitorial duties of the park public restrooms
- Care and delivery of shade trees.
- Season fire clearance providing preventative landscape maintenance
- TreePower program which includes upkeep of a city yard and caring for and delivering trees
As the Laborer performs duties throughout the City and drives a City vehicle, applicants must have a valid driver license in good standing. Ideal candidates will have prior work experience in custodial/janitorial, parks/grounds maintenance, tree delivery, and/or preventative fire clearance.
Anaheim today has 63 parks encompassing nearly 700 acres. Included are "mini parks" of up to three acres in size, "neighborhood parks" from five to thirteen acres, and "community parks" as large as 27 acres. Anaheim also has several "special use parks," providing a range of activities from tennis courts and skate parks to hiking trails and nature preserves.
The mission of the Community Services Department is to enrich the quality of life of individuals, families, and the community by providing excellent parks, trails, and recreational facilities through outstanding customer service, sustainable environmental practices, and strong employee development and commitment.Essential Functions
The following functions are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed functions and/or may be required to perform additional or different functions from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
The following functions are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed functions and/or may be required to perform additional or different functions from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.
Duties performed in all assignments:
- Perform a variety of manual labor activities in support of one or more maintenance services programs including facilities, streets, sidewalks, parks, and landscaping.
- Trim shrubs and prune small trees and bushes; operate chipper, brush cutters, chain saws and related equipment.
- Remove and install signs; remove non-hazardous spills and illegally dumped items and debris; service trash bins, pressure wash sidewalks and perform weed abatement and landscaping duties in City right-of-way, slopes, and hillsides.
- Clear brush, shrubs, trees and other debris on city streets, alleyways, parks, trails, wildland areas, and sidewalks that inhibit the passage of persons or vehicles.
- Perform litter and debris abatement, including removal of homeless debris/camps as needed; maintain City transfer sites.
- Set-up traffic safety devices and barricades to control traffic around work sites and special events and ensure safe conditions for the general public and city workers.
- Observe safe work methods, policies and procedures and make appropriate use of related safety equipment as required.
- Drive city vehicle between various work sites; maintain vehicle, storage sites, and other work areas in a clean and orderly condition and ensure equipment is secured at the close of the workday.
- Prepare equipment and supplies needed and load trucks; operate small equipment including weed eaters, brush cutting tractors, tractors, and related equipment; clean, maintain, and secure tools and equipment.
- Assist with answering inquiries and concerns from the public.
- Operate warehouse equipment, including forklift and hand truck.
- Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.
In addition, when assigned to Community Services:
- Clean, disinfect, and stock restrooms in city park facilities; clean parks of litter and debris.
- Maintain and repair playground equipment, picnic tables and shelters, signs, fences and barbeques; maintain, paint, and clean park equipment and amenities, including bleachers, ball courts, drinking fountains, pools, fountains, and ponds.
- Assist with pesticide applications, landscape/irrigation installation projects, planting projects, turf renovation projects, vegetation management sport field lay-outs and lining as needed.
Job Requirements
Qualifications
Experience and Training: An equivalent combination of experience and training sufficient to perform the essential job functions and provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.
Knowledge of: Basic maintenance in concrete and asphalt construction, landscaping, and/or custodial services; safe and proper use of standard hand and common power tools; methods used in basic laborer work; safety precautions and practices necessary when working with hand power equipment; proper forklift operations; routine maintenance practices as related to grounds, and streets; English usage; safe driving rules and practices; and customer service techniques.
Ability to: Perform basic construction, modification, maintenance repair and/or custodial work; understand and follow instructions; learn and apply applicable safety regulations; operate a vehicle; operate warehouse equipment, including a forklift; perform strenuous manual labor at a variety of work sites; operate job related power equipment; understand and carry out oral and written instructions; communicate effectively orally; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
License/Certification Required: Possession of a valid Class C California Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record, by date of appointment.
Environment/Working Conditions
Environmental Conditions: Depending on assignment, may include exposure to smoke, fumes, gasoline, diesel, untreated sewage, excessive heat and cold, high frequency noise, dirt, dust, grease, oil, pesticides, cleaning chemicals, and work in high traffic areas and in inclement weather.
Physical Conditions: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to stand, sit, walk, climb stairs and ladders, stoop, twist and bend repeatedly, squat and kneel, crawl, grasp items, reach overhead, use both hands, legs and feet, work at heights above 10 feet, and lift, carry, push and pull up to 100 pounds, speak clearly and hear conversation, have touch and feeling senses, depth perception and color vision and corrected vision sufficient for near and distance vision.
Supplemental Information
IMPORTANT APPLICATION INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTION
This is a part time position, hours can vary weekly (maximum 990 hours per year) with no minimum number of hours guaranteed. The resulting eligible list may also be used to hire candidates for an "On-Call" position, working intermittent and substitute hours as needed.
Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received. The deadline for the first review of applications is on Wednesday, March 26, at 5:00PM. Applicants are encouraged to apply early. Applicants that apply after the first review are not guaranteed to be considered for this recruitment. This recruitment may close at any time without notice after the first review date.
The selection process will consist of a minimum of skills examination and oral interview.
The eligibility list established from this recruitment may also be used to fill the current and/or additional vacancies throughout the City.
Candidates must be specific and complete in describing their qualifications for this position. Failure to state all pertinent information may lead to elimination from consideration. Stating "See Resume" is not an acceptable substitute for a completed application.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a reference / background check (to include a conviction record) and pass a post-offer pre-employment medical examination (which will include a drug/alcohol screening). The City of Anaheim utilizes E-Verify and new employees must provide documentation to establish both identity and work authorization.
Communication regarding your application and/or status will be sent to the email address listed on your application. Please check your email regularly throughout the recruitment process as you will not receive communications by any other method.
