Grounds Aide (Part Time)

The Position
DEI
The City of Carlsbad embraces diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and recognizes the vital relationship of a culturally diverse, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. A diverse, equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life. We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.
Key Responsibilities

• Dig trenches; prepare holes for plants, trees, or irrigation installation and perform basic unskilled manual labor
• Assist in parks, trees, roadsides and trails maintenance activities.
• Place traffic cones and assist with traffic control
• Water, mow, weed, trim, renovate, and fertilize grass
• Rake leaves, clean walks or streets, fields, sports courts, and other facilities
• Load trimmings on trucks
• Spade and otherwise prepare ground around plants and shrubs, including mixing and applying fertilizers
• Plant trees, flowers, shrubs and turf
• Pick up rubbish and paper and perform general grounds and restroom cleaning
• Perform routine cleaning of parks and recreation buildings, and other areas of parks
• Operate basic power equipment, light trucks and/or hand tools
• Assist in preparation and maintenance of parks, village planters, walkways, beach accesses, and recreational facilities
• Expose/cover and assist in the repair of sprinkler valves, heads and lines
• Perform routine maintenance of city trails
• Perform trash collection service and transport materials as needed
• May assist in other areas or complete other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

• Basic methods, tools, materials, and equipment used in grounds maintenance and construction work.
• Safe work practices.

• Use the hand and light power tools required in general grounds and public works maintenance work
• Perform heavy manual labor
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships in the course of work

Experience & Education SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Possession of a valid California driver's license
• Ability to consistently work weekend schedules

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING:

• Must possess sufficient strength and stamina to lift, carry and manipulate objects weighing up to 75 pounds
• Perform sustained heavy physical labor
• Must be willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Work to knee level in irrigation trenches and with exposure to potentially hazardous conditions
• Must be available to work overtime and respond to emergency calls
• Work varying hours
  • Including weekends, holidays, days off and perform "stand-by" duty as needed