JOB LOCATION

13645 E Ellsworth Ave Aurora, Colorado 80012-1331

City of Aurora, Colorado

It is an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora, we're growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision. Those values represent the touchstone for the organization, guiding the decisions of the individuals and the organization. At the City of Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of: Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Customer Service, and we welcome all who share these values to apply.
 
Why Work for Aurora?

• Make a difference in the lives of real people every day
• Diverse community
• Competitive total compensation package
• Well-Funded General Employees Retirement Plan
• Light rail station minutes away
• On-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs Internal educational programs to assist with career advancement
• Access to innovation workspaces

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Are you tired of staring at spreadsheets when you'd rather be cultivating beauty? 🌿💻 Does the thought of fresh air, open spaces, and the rumble of heavy machinery get your heart pumping more than your morning coffee? ☕🚜 If you're ready to ditch the dull and dive into a dynamic role where you'll be the hands-on hero of our public parks, ensuring everything from pristine turf to sparkling facilities, then we've got the perfect gig for you!

The City of Aurora is seeking a Parks Worker who's eager to master a medley of tasks, whether it's operating a mower like a pro, assisting with irrigation repairs, or tackling snow removal when winter hits. You'll be working both indoors and out, in all kinds of weather, getting great exercise while performing manual labor for extended periods and making a real difference in our community's favorite green spaces. So, if you've got the brawn, the brain, and a love for the great outdoors, let's talk! 🏞️💪

Hiring pay for this position is $21.07/hour

This posting is being used to fill multiple vacancies and is a continuous posting. Once all positions are filled, this posting may be closed quickly and without notice.

The City of Aurora is pleased to offer:

• Paid CDL training!

• Up to $1,000 annual bonus for maintaining your CDL (if eligibility criteria is met).

• $250.00 Boot allowance annually (steel toe or other safety toe boots are required).

• Uniforms provided (no more ruining your clothes at work!)

• Health insurance benefits, choice of plans that fit your situation.

• Paid Holidays, vacation, personal leave, and sick leave.

• Retirement Plan (Rare, employer funded retirement plan!)

• Career advancement opportunities (step progression plan, promotions)

• Training assistance through our online Learning Management System as well as a Tuition Assistance Program

It's an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora; we're growing and building our team of talented and valued employees. Here at the City of Aurora we have a set of core beliefs that we use as a touchstone to help guide our decisions and growth, both as individuals and as an organization. We believe in Integrity, Respect, Professionalism and Customer Service and we call these the Core 4. If you also share our values, we welcome you to apply.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform unskilled or semi-skilled maintenance and/or operational activities in parks, or in assigned area of responsibility.
• Maintaining grounds and facilities
• Performing routine custodial maintenance
• Operation and minor repair of equipment infrastructure, tools, and/or related items
• Operating motorized vehicles and equipment
• Learns from and assists skilled workers in performing required activities.
• Assists work crews in the installation, repair, and maintenance of parks, irrigation lines, parks facilities, and other City facilities and structures.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & WORKING CONDITIONS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• An equivalent combination of at least one year of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities in the green industry may be considered.

Education: 

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience: 

• 12 months of manual labor experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in landscape maintenance.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of laws and safety related to vehicle operation.
• Knowledge of park, open space, forestry, or horticulture maintenance safety procedures
• Knowledge of materials and equipment used in park, open space, forestry, or horticulture maintenance, including tractors, mowing equipment, edgers, string trimmers, backpack blowers, chippers, pesticide applicators, backhoes, dump trucks, loaders, power drills and saws, aerators, hand tools, and snow removal equipment.

Skills:                                                                     

• Skill in operating a two-way radio.
• Skill in the safe and lawful operation of all equipment required for the job.
• Skill in performing horticultural functions, including maintaining and repairing turf, plants, shrubs, flowers, and trees.

Abilities: 

• Ability to use standard office equipment, personal computer and job-related computer applications including electronic mail.
• Ability to comprehend and follow verbal or written instructions.
• Ability to operate or receive training on various types of equipment.
• Ability to listen well and communicate effectively orally and in writing with various audiences.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with City employees and the general public.

Licenses and Certifications Required: 

• Driver's License with a good driving record
• Commercial Driver's License class B with tanker endorsement (Preferred) or must be able to obtain within the first 6 months of hire.

Working Conditions:

• Works both indoors and outdoors with exposure to all weather conditions; regular exposure to dust, noise, and chemicals
• Able to work in confined space.
• Must be available to work overtime, after hours, weekends, and holidays in emergency situations including snow removal.

Essential Personnel:

• When a local announcement of emergency or disaster is declared by the city, all City of Aurora employees may be required to work as essential personnel.

Physical Demands:

• Heavy physical work requiring the ability to lift a maximum of 100 pounds with or without assistance. 
• Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time.
• Frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Considerable walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, climbing.
• Regular pushing, pulling, and bending.
• Hand/eye and foot/eye coordination to operate mowing and other motorized equipment.
• Hearing and listening for receiving and interpreting information and warning signals.
• Vision to read operating manuals and instructions to read operating manuals and instructions.

Work Environment:

• Works both indoors and outdoors with exposure to all weather conditions; regular exposure to dust, noise, and chemicals
• Able to work in confined space.
• Must be available to work overtime, weekends, and holidays in emergency situations including snow removal.

Equipment Used:

• Hand and power tools 
• Mowers and tractors are common to parks maintenance.
• Heavy equipment common to construction and maintenance
• Operates vehicles such as dump trucks, tractors and/or forklifts.  
• Operates hand tools and equipment common to custodial work.

For Veterans preference:  Please show all of your employment history, including military service and related documentation (DD214) on the application.
           
The City of Aurora is an equal opportunity employer.  We are required by state and federal agencies to keep certain statistical records on applicants.  It will not be used in any way to discriminate against you because of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, creed, national origin, disability or military status, gender identity, unless related to a bona fide occupational qualification as defined by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunity Commission.
                                         
Despite the changes in Colorado law, the City of Aurora maintains a drug-free workplace.  A positive test of marijuana is grounds for disqualification and ineligibility for employment with the city for one year or termination once hired.
 

Drug Testing, Thorough Criminal Background Check, and Employment References:
As a condition of employment, all applicants selected for employment with the City of Aurora must undergo a thorough criminal background check. 

Applicants selected for safety-sensitive positions are required to complete and pass a drug screening as a condition of employment. Safety sensitive positions include Civil Service positions within Police and Fire Departments and positions where their job responsibilities have direct and substantial responsibility that would impact the health and safety of others.  

Employment references will be conducted on finalists for City of Aurora vacancies.