Job Details
Salary: See Position Description
Location : Lakewood, CA
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: 2024-48
Department: Recreation & Community Services
Opening Date: 05/08/2024
Description
MAINTENANCE SERVICES AIDE IV - PARKS/LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
Part-Time/No Benefits
$20.38 per hour
This recruitment will be used to fill future vacancies. Applications are being accepted on a continuous basis. Recruitment can close at any time without notice. Only applicants selected to continue in the examination process will be notified, all other applicants will NOT receive a response notice.
The City of Lakewood is seeking hardworking and responsible candidates to fill part-time Maintenance Services Aide positions. Under close supervision, Incumbents must be at least 18 years of age with the flexibility to work hours as assigned. Work hours will vary depending on the needs of the department and will include weekends and holidays. Incumbents may work up to a maximum of 28 hours per week. These are at-will positions and the incumbents serve at the pleasure of the City Manager or designee.
Examples of Duties
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following: landscape maintenance (weeding, planting, digging, pruning); turf maintenance (mowing, edging, weed-eating); sports field and arena maintenance (dragging, watering, scarifying); facility maintenance (trash pickup, restroom cleaning, painting); operating motor vehicles, cushmans, tractors and hand and power tools; and performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education & Experience: Graduation from High School or GED equivalent. Work experience in landscape maintenance, turf maintenance, and/or facility maintenance is highly desirable.
License: Possession of a valid Class "C" Operator's license issued by the California State Department of Motor Vehicles and a good driving record.
Knowledge of: Basic landscape, maintenance and safe work practices.
Skills & Abilities to: Communicate well and work effectively with staff and the public; read, write and carry oral and written instructions; operate rotary mower, edger, backpack blower, string trimmers and motor vehicles; perform maintenance duties in a variety of settings; perform heavy manual labor; learn and apply all safety procedures and practices related to work being performed.
Physical and Mental Demands: Must be able to work with a full range of body movements involving reaching, bending, stooping, grasping, squatting and climbing; lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; and stand and walk for long periods of time; strength to perform heavy or moderately heavy labor; dexterity to use hand and power-driven tools; and operate a motor vehicle.
Environmental Exposure: Frequently work outside and may be exposed to variable weather conditions; exposure to noise, vibration and fumes from power-driven tools & equipment; exposure to chemicals contained in pesticides and herbicides.
Supplemental Information
SELECTION PROCEDURE: All properly submitted applications will be reviewed and evaluated. Those candidates whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the position will be invited to participate in the examination process. The examination process may consist of any one or a combination of the following examination procedures, which include, but are not limited to: oral interview, written examination, work sample exercises, qualifications appraisal interview, supplemental questionnaire and/or performance examination. Not all applicants may be tested or interviewed.
IMPORTANT INFORMATIONThe provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provision contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Applications must be filled out completely and clearly show that the qualifications are met. All statements made on the application are subject to investigation and verification. False statements will be cause for disqualification, removal from the Eligible List, or discharge from employment. Resumes may be attached, but will not be accepted in lieu of a standard City application form. All application materials become the property of the City of Lakewood and are not returnable.
COMPENSATION: City employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis, therefore, published monthly salary is for illustration purposes only, rounded to whole dollars. Actual salary is based on hourly rate rounded to four decimal places.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The City of Lakewood does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability status, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, or other protected class in its employment actions, decisions, policies and practices.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES: Qualified individuals with disabilities, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, are encouraged to apply for City employment. Those who require a reasonable accommodation to take a test as part of the selection process must make such a request to the Personnel Department, in writing, at least three working days prior to the date of the testing procedure. Individuals requesting accommodation in the testing process will be required to provide documentation of such need.
IMMIGRATION REFORM & CONTROL ACT OF 1986: In compliance with the Act, all new employees must verify their identity and entitlement to work in the United States by providing required documentation.
FINGERPRINTING: Applicants who are selected for hire are fingerprinted during the pre-placement processing period. All fingerprints will be processed with the Department of Justice to verify criminal records or absence thereof.
RESTRICTIONS ON NEPOTISM: The employment of relatives can create undesirable results, particularly in connection with performance evaluation, discipline, and general morale of other workers. Therefore, it is the city's policy that no relative of any City officer or employee to which this resolution applies shall be employed, if said City officer or employee is in a supervisory, lead or subordinate position over said relative in the areas of hiring, setting compensation, discipline or termination. "Relatives" for this purpose include son, daughter, mother, father, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, stepparent, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, or persons living in the same household. The City does not prohibit employment of two people who are married to each other or who are the registered domestic partners of each other pursuant to the California Family Code (section 297 et seq.). Nonetheless, the City will not employ spouses or registered domestic partners in the same division or facility in situations where such action is determined to be inappropriate because of reasons of supervision, safety, security or morale.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: Employment offers are conditional, based upon the successful completion of a medical examination which includes drug and alcohol screening for safety-sensitive positions. Physicals are performed by the City's designated physician at the City's expense. Candidates are cautioned not to quit their jobs or give notice to their current employers until they are determined to be medically qualified.
TUBERCULOSIS TESTING: Candidates selected to work in a position requiring contact with children must submit a certificate or notice documenting that within the last two years they have been examined and found to be free of communicable tuberculosis. The certificate or notice must be signed by a licensed examining physician or public health agency.
POSSESSION OF A VALID CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE: Employees in classifications requiring possession of a valid California driver's license will be enrolled in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Government Employer Pull Notice program, which confirms possession of a valid driver's license and reflects the driving record.
LOYALTY OATH OR AFFIRMATION: All City employees are required to sign a loyalty oath or affirmation prior to actual employment.
EMERGENCY SERVICE: All City employees are required to perform assigned Emergency Service duties in the event of an emergency or disaster.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Employees appointed to positions in the classified service are required to serve a probationary period of not less than six months. All other employees are considered at-will and serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
Part time employees are eligible to participate in the City's alternate retirement plan. The City does not participate in Social Security. Part time employees are not eligible to participate in any other benefit programs except as may be required by law.
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Do you possess a current valid Class "C" Operator's License issued by the California State Department of Motor Vehicles with a good driving record?
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This position requires that you must be at least 18 years of age. Are you 18 years of age or older?
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The Maintenance Services Aide IV position is an at-will position. The work hours vary and will include weekends and holidays. Are you available and willing to work weekends and holidays?
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Describe your experience performing heavy manual labor for long periods of time.
- No experience
- Less than 1 year of experience
- 1-2 year of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
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Describe your experience performing maintenance work, including trash and brush removal and janitorial work for facilities.
- No experience
- Less than 1 year of experience
- 1-2 years of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
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Describe your experience performing landscape maintenance work, including weeding, edging, blowing and trimming.
- No experience
- Less than 1 year of experience
- 1-2 years of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
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Describe your experience mowing lawns using power mowers.
- No experience
- Less than 1 year of experience
- 1-2 years of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
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Describe your experience mowing lawns using riding mowers.
- No experience
- Less than 1 year experience
- 1-2 years of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
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Describe your experience using weedeaters to trim landscape edges.
- No experience
- Less than 1 year of experience
- 1-2 years of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
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Describe your experience using power tools to trim bushes and hedges.
- No experience
- Less than 1 year of experience
- 1-2 years of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
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Describe your experience planting trees, shrubs and other plant materials.
- No experience
- Less than 1 year of experience
- 1-2 years of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
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Describe your experience applying pesticides.
- No experience
- Less than 1 year of experience
- 1-2 years of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
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Describe your experience repairing and maintaining irrigation systems.
- No experience
- Less than 1 year of experience
- 1-2 years of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
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Describe your experience with sports field and arena maintenance:
- No experience
- Less than 1 year of experience
- 1-2 years of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
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