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An up to four-month Temporary Full-Time Parks & Arena Technician in the Open Spaces Stream will mainly be responsible for duties associated to the maintenance of the open spaces throughout the City.
Responsibilities include:
Cemetery operations
Maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities
Integrated pest management (mosquito control, weed/insect/pest control)
Maintenance of trails and pathways
Maintenance of equipment
Grass cutting
Garbage Pickup
Other responsibilities include assisting in the
other various streams in the Parks Division with
duties such as:
Participation in the beautification program
Snow removal
Arena operations
Maintenance of urban forest
Participation in all required training
Completion of all required paper work
All other work assigned by a supervisor as needed
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
Certification or experience in backhoe operation
Experience and knowledge of equipment operation ( tractor , mowers, skidsteer,snow blowers)
Certification or must be able to obtain a pesticide/landscape application licence
Experience handling customer queries and concerns
Effective problem solving and communication skills
Related parks and/or sports field experience
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Possess and maintain a valid Saskatchewan class 5 drivers license
Possess and maintain RCMP security clearance
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory