Parks Maintenance (Chatham)
Job # PCH 10-1
CURRENT STATUS:
April 23, 2010:
This position has been filled. We thank you for your interest in working with the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, and hope you will continue to watch our job postings and apply for positions which you are interested in.
March 8, 2010:
Candidates have been selected and are being contacted for interviews for March 19, 2010.
February 22, 2010:
As of 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 19, 2010, we no longer will be accepting resumes for this posting. The department is currently reviewing all resumes received. This process can take up to two weeks or longer, depending on the number of applications.
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NOTE: This position requires a Career Profile and resume (no cover letter is requested). If submitting a hard copy, please attach the Career Profile to the front of your resume.
Job Description:
Parks, Cemeteries & Horticulture has a summer student opening for a Parks Maintenance student in Chatham to assist with the maintenance of parks, playground equipment, and sport fields within the community. This summer student position would work approximately 40 hours per week. This position will be for a period from the beginning of May, for period up to September 15, 2010.
Responsibilities:
· Assisting with maintenance of ball diamonds, soccer pitches, skateboard parks and other sport related facilities
· Assisting with park cleanup, garbage control and park maintenance
· Painting equipment, waste containers, park benches, park buildings, signs
· Assisting in maintaining pathways, parking lots and bridges that are associated with parks
· Assisting in preparations for community special events
· Assisting park users and tourists in the parks
· Reporting vandalism, maintenance and/or public concerns
· Landscape and grounds maintenance duties
· Washroom cleaning and maintenance
Qualifications:
· To be eligible for this summer student position, students must have attended a secondary or post-secondary institution full-time in the spring of 2010, and/or attending a secondary or post-secondary institution full-time in the fall of 2010
· Students should possess an interest in pursuing a career in parks, recreation or sports management and enjoy working outdoors and with the public
· Students should have a working knowledge of small equipment, farm equipments such as tractors, weed eaters, trailers, tillers,
· Because of the responsibilities of this position, students should have physical strength and ability to perform moderate to heavy lifting, up to 50 pounds (22.73 kg), as well as working with landscaping material, refuse, etc.
· Because of the environment this position will be working in, the successful candidate will be required to furnish an original Police Information Search (criminal reference check) prior to commencement of employment
· Because of the responsibilities, this position requires the successful candidate to have a valid (class G) Ontario driver’s licence; a driver’s abstract will be conducted by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent
Interviews are tentatively scheduled the week of February 22, 2010.
Compensation:
This summer student position has an hourly wage range of $10.25 to $11.00 (based on 2010 student compensation plan), plus vacation and statutory benefits according to the Employment Standards Act.
Applying:
Students interested in the above position are asked to submit a Career Profile and resume to the address below. Please do not include a cover letter, or copies of transcripts, licenses, certificates, etc.
The Career Profile can be found in below The Microsoft Word (.doc) version of the Career Profile may be saved on your computer. Please complete the form and save before printing or emailing. There is an Adobe version you can print and complete by hand. If you are unable to save or print either of the Career Profile versions, please visit:
° A local library
° A Chatham-Kent municipal centre
° Or Chatham-Kent Employment Resource Centres (in Chatham at the Federal building, 1st floor, 120 Wellington Street or in Wallaceburg at the Municipal Centre, 2nd floor, 786 Dufferin Ave)
CAREER PROFILE:
PCHParksMtceCAREERPROFILE2010.doc
PCHParksMtceCAREERPROFILE2010.pdf
Applications must be received before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 19, 2010.
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
Parks, Cemeteries & Horticulture
25 Creek Road
Chatham ON N7M 5J3
Email: CKpch@chatham-kent.ca
Applicant information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy legislation and will be used strictly for the purpose of candidate selection.
We thank all candidates in advance; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is an equal opportunity employer.