Temporary Laborer

Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

The Oklahoma Military Department is seeking a part-time Temporary Laborer to perform lawn maintenance, landscaping, groundskeeping, and basic building trades support. This role involves manual labor and operating grounds-keeping equipment in outdoor areas on Oklahoma campuses.

Responsibilities include mowing, trimming, cleaning, and routine grounds maintenance. The position is temporary, about 20–29 hours per week, with standard safety and background checks required.

Qualifications

• No formal education is required.
• Knowledge of lawn maintenance and grounds keeping practices.
• Ability to operate grounds keeping equipment and power tools.

Responsibilities

• Mowing, cutting grass, weed-eating, edging and watering.
• Landscaping and maintaining flower beds, shrubs, trees.
• Clean entryways, windows, sidewalks, trash and mats.
• Remove trees/plants as approved to maintain grounds.
• Trim shrubs and maintain tree canopy heights.
• Sweep walkways and entrances.
• General grounds clean-up.

Skills

Lawn maintenance

Grounds keeping

Manual labor

Ability to follow instructions

Tools

Power tools

Hand tools

Job description

Job Posting Title

Temporary Laborer

Agency

025 OKLAHOMA MILITARY DEPARTMENT

Supervisory Organization

Oklahoma Military Department

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Part time

Job Type

Temporary

Compensation

No benefits

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for performing or supervising a variety of unskilled to semi-skilled manual labor and general repair duties, or assisting craft personnel in custodial, housekeeping, grounds maintenance or building trades. This primarily involves performing routine tasks which consist of manual labor or providing assistance to skilled trades and crafts workers in completing skilled tasks or projects.

Compensation: $15.63/hr

Typical Functions

• Mowing, cutting grass, weed-eating, edging and watering.
• Landscaping, planting, trimming and maintaining flower beds, bushes, hedges, shrubs and trees.
• Maintains entryways, sidewalks and grounds by washing windows, sweeping sidewalks, picking-up trash, cleaning mats, emptying trash and cleaning trash cans.
• Cleans culverts, drains and ditches, to include the removal of unwanted trees and plants as needed and as approved by your supervisor.
• Trim shrubs, bushes and trees to include trimming dead limbs, maintaining tree canopy heights for equipment; maintain other plants on campus.
• Sweep walkways and entry ways into buildings.
• Picks up trash and performs general grounds clean-up.

Level Descriptor

Education and Experience

Requirements at this level are none

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

Knowledge of the tools, equipment, methods and practices in the lawn maintenance, grounds keeping and in the general building trades. Ability to follow simple oral instructions; skill to use and operate various grounds keeping equipment, hand tools and high speed power tools.

Special Requirements

Physical Requirements :

• Applicant must be able to lift/carry a minimum of 40 pounds.
• Applicant must be able to work in extreme environmental conditions (Over 95 Degrees F and below 20 Degrees F).
• Applicant must be able to work from various building heights.

Conditions of Employment :

• Contingent on a favorable background check
• Contingent on passing a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening
• Temporary appointment
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license
• Tobacco and Vape free facility
• Working an estimated 20-29 hours per week

Additional Job Description

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.