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Groundsworker (Seasonal)

Up to $20/hour, depending on experience

32-40 hours/week, Monday through Friday, possibly some weekends

Under supervision, the Seasonal Groundsworker performs semi-skilled and skilled tasks in general grounds maintenance and related work as assigned. The incumbent typically works on a team but occasionally may be assigned to perform tasks independently.

Examples of duties include:

• Operating hand and power equipment typical of grounds maintenance
• Fertilize, cultivate, and water vegetation, landscapes, and fields
• Use spades, rakes, hoes, and other hand tools for the preparation of ground for seeding and planting
• Mows, weeds, trims, and renovates fields, landscapes, medians, etc.
• Trims, cuts, and prunes shrubs and trees with handsaws and other basic pruning tools
• Performs general grounds maintenance including clean-up, trash pick-up, raking, sweeping, etc.
• Performs some repair and maintenance work to keep equipment in proper condition
• Performs related duties as assigned

Working Conditions

Work is performed in an outdoor setting in both developed and undeveloped areas. Work may be accessed through difficult terrain. Work requires frequent bending, lifting, stooping, pushing and pulling motions for a variety of tasks. Work may involve repetitive motions. Work may be performed in all weather conditions.

The City of American Canyon is seeking individuals who can perform an array of general clean-up and maintenance tasks in various City departments (Parks Maintenance is the current focus) and to provide assistance to regular employees engaged in skilled and semi-skilled duties. Duties will include but are not limited to field labor tasks as identified: shoveling/digging dirt, concrete, and asphalt; assisting with irrigation repairs, installations or adjustments; trimming and pruning trees and shrubs; and using a weed eater, lawn mower, blower and other light landscape equipment. Applicants must be able to walk up and down hill sides, push wheel barrows and equipment, and jackhammer asphalt and concrete. The individuals will work 24-27 hours per week and may include weekend work.  The positions are considered temporary/part-time and are limited to no more than 1,000 hours per fiscal year.