Parks Labourer - Natural Areas |
Municipality: |
City of Surrey |
This posting closed on
January 18, 2019 at 4:30 PM
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Job ID: |
2644 (Please quote job ID on resume when applying) |
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Department: |
Parks, Recreation and Culture |
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Job Description: |
We are looking for motivated and hardworking temporary labourers who are interested in gaining valuable career experience from a wide variety of urban forestry and habitat restoration field-based work. The Urban Forestry ??? Natural Areas team provides exciting opportunities and challenges in an active and energetic environment. |
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Duties: |
- Work in natural area parks throughout Surrey on a field-based crew under the supervision of senior staff.
- Complete a variety of manual and semi-skilled general labour tasks including:
- Invasive plant removal
- Planting maintenance (weeding/brushing/mulching)
- Planting native trees and shrubs
- Trail maintenance and vegetation pruning
- Refuse and yard waste removal
- Tree debris clean-up
- Interact with the public in a professional manner. |
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Educational Requirements: |
- Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent. |
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Skill Requirements: |
- Have a valid BC Driver???s license with a safe driving record.
- Have experience performing manual labour.
- Have experience with power tools (brush saw, hedge trimmer, and backpack blowers).
- Demonstrate ability to identify native and invasive plants.
- Have strong public relations, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Be able to complete work of a heavy manual nature in all weather conditions. |
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Salary: |
Competitive. |
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Additional Information: |
Applicants under consideration will be required to consent to a Police Information Check/Vulnerable Sector Check and submittal of a Drivers abstract. Please apply online @ www.surrey.ca/careers to Job ID 2644. |
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E-mail: |
humanresources@surrey.ca |
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Fax: |
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Opening Date: |
December 4, 2018 08:30 AM |
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Closing Date: |
January 18, 2019 04:30 PM |