Temporary Laborer I

AlexandriaVAGov; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant city as a Labor I - Seasonal, where you'll play a crucial role in maintaining the beauty of parks and recreation areas. This position offers the opportunity to engage in physical work, from cleaning facilities to performing routine maintenance tasks. With a commitment to service excellence and community engagement, you'll help ensure that Alexandria remains a charming and historic place for residents and visitors alike. If you're ready to embrace the outdoors and contribute to a dynamic team, this role is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform heavy manual labor in various weather conditions.
• Experience in landscape and custodial maintenance is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine maintenance on parks, including cleaning and mowing.
• Assist in special events and community clean-ups.
• Operate small hand tools and perform minor repairs.

Skills

Heavy manual labor

Ability to follow instructions

Use of common hand tools

Landscape maintenance

Custodial maintenance

Education

Ability to read and write

One year experience in related work

Tools

Small hand tools

Power washers

Job description

Temporary Laborer I - Park Technician Park Operations Division
"Preserving the Past, while Innovating our Future!"
The City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington and Fairfax counties. With a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 15.75 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alexandria has a charming waterfront and is a unique and historic place to live and work. About one-quarter square miles in the city have been designated as a national or local historic district. We proudly embrace our rich history and seize the endless opportunities that lie ahead. If you are interested in working for the vibrant City of Alexandria, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Labor I - Seasonal position.

What we do and how we do it is driven by our 4 Guiding Principles:

• Aligning the work we do with our strategic plan
• Executing against our strategy and ensuring accountability for our results
• Promoting and encouraging a culture of leadership and ownership at all levels of the organization
• Promoting a culture of service excellence, creativity and entrepreneurship

An Overview
A Labor I - Seasonal performs general, unskilled, manual work of a routine nature for the Parks and Recreation Department. The duties outlined will require physical vigor and the ability to follow specific work instructions. The Laborer I will be under constant supervision and will often assist Laborers II and III and Equipment Operators I in their various tasks. Many of these tasks will be time-sensitive. Assignments are outlined in detail by a supervisor, standard procedures are followed, and work is inspected periodically for safety and economy of operation.

What You Should Bring
Physical and Environmental Conditions: Duties are generally performed citywide in both outdoor and indoor settings. This is medium to heavy work requiring the exertion of fifty (50) pounds of force occasionally, up to twenty (20) pounds of force frequently, and up to ten (10) pounds of force constantly to move, lift and push objects. Work requires climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, pushing and pulling. This position is subject to outside environmental conditions, including extreme cold, extreme heat, hazards, and atmospheric conditions.

The Opportunity

• Perform routine ball field maintenance such as dragging and marking fields, keeping dugouts clean.
• Clean restrooms and picnic shelters.
• General park mowing.
• Picks up litter, empties litter cans.
• Works in the shop area making minor repairs, stocking materials and cleaning equipment.
• Makes minor repairs on equipment.
• Power washes litter cans, oil spills and graffiti removal.
• Shovels snow, rakes leaves, cuts grass, works hose on leaf truck, picks up biodegradable bags.
• Restroom cleaning.
• Operates small hand tools such as drills, saws, blowers, grinders, shop vacs, and weed eaters.
• Posts no parking signs in areas needing cleaned. Assists in cleaning around vehicles with sweeper operator.
• Picks up large items such as white goods, tires, debris dumped or abandoned on street.
• Works cleaning before and after special events.
• Paints equipment, special projects and litter cans.
• Constructs, installs and maintains park facilities e.g., shelters, benches, trash receptacles, signage and playgrounds.
• Assists with winterization on all water systems e.g., pools, irrigation systems, fountains, hose bibs.
• Provides special event support, community day clean ups.
• Performs related work as required.

About the Department
The mission of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities is to promote vibrant, safe and attractive opportunities through the development of effective and efficient recreation programs, facilities and parks for all citizens and residents to enjoy. The City of Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities received national accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). National accreditation requires park and recreation agencies to meet 155 standards representing elements of effective and efficient park and recreation operations.

Ability to read and write and carry out simple written instructions; should have at least one year experience in related work; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Must be able to collect refuse from back of a refuse truck; ability to use common hand tools; ability to follow oral instructions; ability to perform heavy manual labor daily; and must be able to work in all kinds of weather conditions.
One year's experience in landscape maintenance and/or custodial maintenance; the ability to understand safety hazards and to ensure safety practices are followed; ability to follow daily work documentation and reports.

Note: Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license may be required by some positions to operate some equipment in this class.

A successful completion of a background screening will be required for this position.