Job Details
Salary: $24.40 - $26.07 Hourly
Location : Various Metro Parks locations, WA
Job Type: Part-time, 29 hrs per week or less
Job Number: UrbForAsst2024
Department: Parks and Recreation
Opening Date: 05/21/2024
Closing Date: 6/30/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Job Description
Based on our internal equity review process, the starting salary for this position will be $24.40
The current full hourly range for this position is $24.40 - $26.07
This position assists the Urban Forester in all aspects of arboriculture throughout the entire Parks District. Duties includes ensuring that arboricultural best management practices are followed on urban forestry projects in support of Forest/Canopy Coverage Management Plans throughout the District; as well as collect tree data utilizing geospatial application and technologies. In addition to on the ground support, this position will engage, communicate, and support urban forestry with the mission to strengthen communities and connect people to understand the importance of healthy diverse urban forest throughout Tacoma.
Work where you play!
Join our team at Metro Parks Tacoma to put your skills to use serving your community and making Tacoma a vibrant, healthy, and welcoming place to live.
Who We Are
Metro Parks Tacoma (MPT) is a CAPRA-accredited and AZA-accredited, independent park district that leads efforts to build a healthy, sustainable community. Located in Tacoma, Washington, Metro Parks' mission is to create healthy opportunities to play, learn, and grow. The independent park district spans the city providing a wide range of life-enriching destinations and services, including 70+ parks, 80+ miles of trails, 1,000+ acres of urban forest, 66 playgrounds, four community centers, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Point Defiance Park, and much more. Our work is guided by eight core values that are the foundation of our actions and goals: innovation, excellence, equity, inclusiveness, sustainability, accountability, safety, and fun.
Why You'll Love it HereCome work with us and work where you play! You will contribute to the overall vitality and well-being of your community when you work for Metro Parks Tacoma, and you'll do so as part of a supportive team of committed, passionate, and mission-driven professionals. The people of Metro Parks are the key to its success, and you just might be the next great addition to our team. On top of that, you'll wake each day knowing that you're helping make Tacoma a great place to call home.
Position Information
Perform urban forestry duties for an assigned division/department.
In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to:
- Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
- Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
- Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
- Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
- Observe applicable safety requirements, use safety equipment provided, implement appropriate safety practices at all times and report immediately any unsafe working conditions or hazards.
Essential Duties - Understand, adhere and apply urban forest management and arboricultural practices and standards.
- Assist Urban Forester in variety of activities such as in field collecting, tree inventory data and conducting chainsaw and tree pruning workshops for Metro Parks field staff.
- Operate trucks and equipment to assist in tree deliveries, tree planting, tree staking, tree mulching, tree watering and pruning and removing trees.
- Perform tree inspections and document and report on site visits.
- Lead educational programs on a variety of Urban Forestry topics with school age children.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science/Studies, Forestry, Natural Resources or related field desired
- Two years of related experience required
- Experience operating arboricultural equipment required
- Washington State Driver's License and acceptable driving record required
- Must be 18 years of age or older
Additional Information COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:
- Attention to detail.
- Communicate effectively.
- Customer service focus.
- Positive interactions with all individuals.
- Build collaborative relationships.
- Anticipate problems and develop contingency plans.
- Show initiative while performing job tasks.
- Remain flexible to changing priorities.
- Determine priorities and take prompt action.
- Commitment to racial, social, and economic equity issues and working effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Meet deadlines and respond timely to achieve common goals.
- Be receptive to the attitudes, feelings or circumstances of others and aware of influence of one's own behavior on them.
- Work effectively with others to achieve common goals.
- Make difficult decisions in a timely manner.
- Conflict-resolution skills.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Ability to kneel, stand, crawl, push, pull, squat, bend, stretch, bending at the waist, stooping, squatting, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally.
- Ability to operate arboricultural equipment, including a chainsaw
- Mobility to navigate all types of surfaces and terrain, including the ability to stand and walk for extending periods of time over rough, uneven, wet, slippery, and/or steep surfaces.
- Requires ascending/descending ladder work.
- Physical strength and ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time.
- Pulling, pushing, carrying and lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds repeatedly in the normal course of duties.
- Exposures to adverse weather conditions in various indoor, outdoor, and shop work environments and may occasionally require work in dirty, wet, noisy, or cramped workspaces.
- Employees in this position are subject to fumes, dust, pollen, noise from equipment operation, and potentially hazardous materials.
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of specialized equipment including hand and power tools.
- Sitting for extended periods of time while operating grounds equipment.
- May require driving a vehicle to conduct work.
- Ability to communicate to exchange information with district employees and customers.
- Ability to navigate emergency situations and perform CPR.
METRO PARKS TACOMA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, political affiliation, disability or any other merit factor. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
MPT employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
MPT is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resources at .
Employment is subject to a national background check.
This position is an at-will position with no written or implied contractual agreement.
Enrollment in the the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) through the Washington State Department of Retirement Services (DRS) may be mandatory.
Sick Leave: 1 hour earned for every 40 hours worked.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) -SupportLinc provides emotional wellbeing and work-life balance resources to keep you at your best. Administered by CuraLinc Healthcare, the program offers guidance to help you address and resolve everyday issues at no cost to you or your family. Features include:
Kinside - A child care benefit, connecting you with open spots and discounts of up to 20 percent at top daycares, preschools, camps and after school programs.
Community Center Fitness Pass - All Metro Parks Tacoma employees get a Staff Pass to use at our community centers.The All Center Pass allows access to all four centers - Center at Norpoint, Eastside Community Center, People's Center and STAR Center - plus three indoor pools, all semi-outdoor fitness classes, and our exciting new online virtual community center.
Note: THIS BENEFIT OVERVIEW IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CONTRACT. ANY PROVISION CONTAINED HEREIN MAY BE MODIFIED AND/OR REVOKED WITHOUT NOTICE.01
Are you at least 18 years of age?
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Do you have at least two years of related experience?
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Please explain, in detail, your specific experience and skill sets as it relates to this position.
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Do you have a valid driver's license?
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Please indicate if you have any driving tickets, accidents and/or infractions listed on your abstract of complete driving record? (Please note: if selected for further review you may be required to provide a complete driving abstract).
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