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Casual Labourer - (Parks)

Casual Labourer - (Parks)

City of Ottawa • Ottawa, ON
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Temporary
Job description

Requisition ID: 20794
Department: Public Works Dept.
Service: Parks Maintenance & Forestry Services
Branch: Parks & Grounds Maintenance
Employment Type: Mutiple Casual Positions
Affiliation: CUPE 503 Inside/Outside
Salary Information: $17.600 per hour (2024 rates of pay)
Location: Various Locations
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Labourer Jobs
Application Close: 31/08/2026

JOB SUMMARY

The Public Works Department is responsible for ensuring the City’s municipal infrastructure is properly maintained, including city parks. Parks are an essential community asset and are a cornerstone and indicator of the city's quality of life. Parks Maintenance supports the delivery of safe, well‑maintained, accessible parks, sports fields, ball diamonds, and green spaces across Ottawa, enhancing quality of life by providing residents with places to gather, play, relax, and participate in recreation and community activities.
You are responsible for providing complementary maintenance and labour support for Service Areas within Public Works Parks and Grounds Maintenance.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of some secondary school (minimum Grade 10)

Up to 1 month of experience.

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Current Standard First Aid, CPR and/or AED certificates are assetsValid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s licence (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated

KNOWLEDGE

  • General knowledge of City Services
  • Proper lifting techniques
  • Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Operation with the use of hand tools and power tools (jack hammers, tampers, levels, chainsaws push snow blower push mowers and grass trimmers)
  • Establish and maintain a good working relationship with management, other employees, and the general public
  • Possess the physical capability to perform the ongoing duties of the position
  • Work in a variety of weather conditions with exposure to the outdoor elements
  • Ability to communicate with the general public and staff
  • Reliability
  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy
  • Physical capacity to perform the duties of the position
  • Displays initiative and willingness to contribute
  • Effective team member
  • Must be able to work different work schedules, including weekends and statutory holidays
  • Work overtime as required

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
  • Driver’s License Requirement: A valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s license (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated
  • Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
  • Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request.

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