Job Details

Work Type: Part-time

Nature of Work: Summary:
This is physical, at times heavy, manual labor.

Education and Experience: (The knowledge, skills, and abilities above may be acquired through, but are not limited to, the following combination of education and/or experience.)

Education equivalent experience:
Essential:
* High school graduation or its equivalent preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Competencies and skills:
Essential:
* Ability to understand oral or written instructions
* Ability to adhere to safety policies, procedures, and guidelines
* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees and members of the general public
* Ability to balance, stand, walk, and lift for up to eight hours or more; reach, bend, stoop, and push for up to six hours or more; kneel for up to four hours or more; and climb, squat, crouch, and crawl for up to two hours or more
* Ability to move objects weighing up to one hundred (100) pounds of force up to 33% of the time; to move objects up to fifty (50) pounds from 34 to 66% of the time; and to move objects weighing up to twenty (20) pounds from 67 to 100% of the time

Essential Functions: (Any one position may not perform all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all of the duties that may be performed in positions allocated to this classification.)

Detailed responsibilities:
* Mows grass and pulls or sprays weeds
* Sweeps and picks up refuse and debris from the streets, parks, and other public property
* Shovels snow and spreads salt and gravel
* Prepares flower beds by digging, raking, grinding and sifting soil, mulching leaves, and watering
* Installs or repairs fences and performs minor maintenance, such as painting park equipment and facilities
* Assists with the disassembly, repair or replacement, and operation of such equipment as polymer, siphon, and vacuum filter feed pumps and clarifiers, and adds polymer, sewer aid, and sodium hypochloride to wastewater
* Maintains inventories of cleaning and maintenance supplies
* Monitors greenhouse thermostats
* Maintains regular job attendance in accordance with a schedule established for the position by the supervisor
* Performs other related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates within the scope of this classification

Special Qualifications: Other information:
Must possess a valid motor vehicle operators license.

Pay Range: $18.43 Hourly

Benefits: Not applicable to part-time/seasonal employment

Who Can Apply: Any person who meets the qualifications and other requirements described in this posting.

How to Apply: Completed City of Omaha employment applications must be submitted using the on-line application from the City website. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to check and ensure that any and all required application materials and supplemental forms are received by the City of Omaha Human Resources Department. You may confirm receipt of any materials and forms by contacting the Human Resources Department. If the materials are not received in the Human Resources Department, they will not be considered. There will be no exceptions to this rule. If you do not meet the requirements at the time of this posting, once you do meet the requirements you may apply when it is posted again.

Examination Information: Not applicable to part-time/seasonal employment

Veteran Points: Not applicable to part-time/seasonal employment

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must provide proof of U.S. citizenship or proof of permanent residence or authorization to work. The City of Omaha reserves the right to conduct criminal history, driving record, reference and credit checks and a background investigation on applicants for employment. Successfully passing a criminal background review, reference check, and if applicable, a credit check, is required as a condition of employment. If applicable, the City will require that you successfully pass a review of the driver's license, driving abstract, a pre-employment drug test, a hearing test and a back screening examination as a condition of employment. Failure to provide the information requested in the application process in a truthful, accurate and complete manner may result in disqualification, revocation of conditional employment or termination.

Reasonable Accommodation: The City of Omaha does not discriminate on the basis of disability. If you need a disability-related accommodation during the job application or selection process, advise the Human Resources Department at least 48 hours prior to the need by emailing ...@cityofomaha.org.

If Under Age 16: Any employee under the age of 16 will need to provide a copy of your certified Nebraska Department of Labor Employment Certificate (for Minors 14 and 15 Years of Age) in order to begin working. Visit the Nebraska Department of Labor website to download the form

For a complete job description please visit the City of Omaha's website at hr.cityofomaha.org/compensation

Contact Points:

City of Omaha Human Resources Department

1819 Farnam St, Suite 506

Omaha, NE 68183

Phone: (402) ###-####

Fax: (402) ###-####

Website: hr.cityofomaha.org

Email: ...@cityofomaha.org

The City of Omaha is an Equal Opportunity Employer.