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City of Carlsbad Grounds Aide (Part Time) in Carlsbad, California
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
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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)
40 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).
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