Seasonal Laborer - Parks

Salary: $18.94 - $23.14 Hourly

Location : Norman Smith Service Center, CO

Job Type: TM Non-Benefited

Job Number: 2025-00032

Department: Parks, Recreation & Senior Services

Division: Parks

Opening Date: 02/11/2025

Closing Date: Continuous

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Description

BROOMFIELD IS SEEKING MOTIVATED, ENTHUSIASTIC AND PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUALS TO ASSIST ALL PARK SERVICES CREWS. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

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These are seasonal positions starting immediately and ending as late as December. Most crews work 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Hours could vary based on weather and department needs. Depending on crew assignment, weekend and/or holiday work may be required. Please review the supplemental questions for specific scheduling requirements for each crew.

Salary Range: $18.94- $23.14/hourAll communication regarding your application will come via email from info@governmentjobs.com or text messaging. Please add this email to your safe list and check your messages frequently.

All potential crew members must be 18 years old. A valid driver's license with a safe driving record is preferred. Available crews are below.

Athletics

• Preparation, development and maintenance of park areas, open space, rights-of-way.
• Preparation of baseball and softball fields including cleaning dugouts, hand dragging or dragging the fields using a golf cart, chalking the fields, raking the mounds or home plate areas and occasionally replacing the base receptacles.
• The maintenance of soccer fields or football fields including marking and lining the fields and occasionally moving the soccer goals either manually or with the assistance of a tractor.
  
  

Structures

• The installation and repair of all park structures.
• Performing safety inspections and repairs to playgrounds and playground equipment including repairing and painting picnic tables, park benches etc.
• Maintaining and cleaning outdoor shelters and restroom facilities.
  
  

Horticulture

• Planting and weeding flower beds, planting and pruning trees, removing or replacing tree posts, tree/limb removal, chipping limbs, planting and maintaining shrubs to include pruning, weeding and mulching, spraying herbicides and pesticides.
  
  

Irrigation

• The diagnosis, maintenance and repair of irrigation systems in parks, greenbelts, municipal buildings, native areas and sports complexes.
• Installing, troubleshooting and repairing mainlines, laterals, valves, controllers, booster pumps, flow sensors, irrigation heads on domestic and reclaimed water.
  
  

Open Space

• Control of noxious weeds by using herbicides, hand pulling, seed collection, biological controls and mowing.
• Evaluating and repairing structures, fences, signs, docks, piers, etc. in open space.
  
  

Mowing

• Mowing, trimming and edging of parks, rights-of-way, sport complexes.
• Use and maintain equipment from hand mowers to 16' riding mowers.
  
  

Forestry

• Tree pruning, removal, chipping, stump grinding, inventory, and disease and insect control.
  
  

All crews assists with equipment service and maintenance. Insures the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking equipment and tools after use. Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refer defects or needed repairs to appropriate division; cleans equipment. Cleans shop area. Assists in the set-up of special events. Performs trash removal from park areas, shelters and ball fields. May also be required to assist with snow removal and hanging holiday decorations. Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards. Operates construction and maintenance equipment such as pick-up trucks, tractors, front-loaders, dump trucks, mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers, box scrapers, tillers, aerators, snow blowers, sprayers, spreaders, chippers, wheelbarrows, hand tools and pruning tools.

Duties require a full range of physical motion and activities including manual digging, pushing, pulling, lifting, twisting and turning the upper body, stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing, balancing, crawling, reaching for objects, walking, and standing. The incumbent must also be alert to peripheral activities when operating equipment and, therefore, must have a full range of movement in the neck and shoulders.

Essential Required Tasks/Examples Of Duties

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Minimum Qualifications

Education

• No education requirement
  
  

Experience

• No experience required
  
  

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (in addition to above requirements):

New hires must, as a condition of employment, pass the following pre-offer and post-offer/hire processes: in-person or virtual interviews, reference checks, and background checks, which may include local police check and sex-offender registry.

If this position is required to drive a CCOB vehicle a DMV check will be required.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and safe driving record for continued employment.
  
  

Working Conditions

(The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities and neuro-differences to perform the essential functions.)

• Physical demands are described as medium (exert up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects).
• Duties require a full range of physical motion and activities including manual Labor.
• Work is generally scheduled Monday through Friday with some weekend and holiday work required
• Required to work special events on holidays, weekends, and outside normally scheduled working hours
  
  

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01

Were you previously employed in this position with the City and County of Broomfield?

• Yes
• No
  
  

02

This position requires employees to be at least 18 years of age. Do you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No
  
  

03

Do you have a valid driver's license and a safe driving record?

• Yes
• No
  
  

04

These are seasonal positions that could start as early as March. What date would you be willing and available to start working 40 hours/week?

05

These are seasonal positions that could end as late as December. Through what date would you be willing and available to working 40 hours/week?

06

Please list any vacation dates you will be taking between the dates you listed above. These dates are critical for scheduling; please be as accurate as possible. If you are hired and have unscheduled absences, you may not be eligible for rehire.

07

Seasonal Laborers are usually scheduled 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. Hours could vary based on weather and department needs. Depending on the crew assignment, weekend work may be required. Please select all days you are willing and available to work during the season on a regularly scheduled basis.

• Mondays
• Tuesdays
• Wednesdays
• Thursdays
• Fridays
• Saturdays
• Sundays
  
  

08

All Seasonal Laborer assignments require physical labor including repeatedly lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs. independently throughout the day. Are you physically able to perform the job with these requirements?

• Yes
• No
  
  

09

New Seasonal Laborers will be assigned to work on a crew depending on where the openings exist. Please review the next several questions and select the crew(s) you ARE willing to work on. --Athletic Facilities/Playgrounds - Assist in the preparation and maintenance of baseball, softball, soccer and/or football fields, and occasionally in moving the soccer goals. Assist in the installation and repair of all park structures. Do safety inspections and repairs to playgrounds and playground equipment including painting picnic tables, park benches, etc. Maintain and clean outdoor shelters and restroom facilities. (Regular schedule could include weekdays, weekends or both. Weekday shifts are generally 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Weekend shifts vary between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. as needed.)Are you willing to work on the Athletic Facilities/Playgrounds crew?

• Yes
• No
  
  

10

• Forestry - Assist in the maintenance of the City and County's Urban Forest which could include planting, pruning, removal and spraying of city-owned trees. (Regular schedule is Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)Are you willing to work on the Forestry crew?
• Yes
• No
  
  

11

• Horticulture - Assist with horticultural activities including planting and weeding flower beds, planting and pruning trees, removing or replacing tree posts, tree/limb removal, chipping limbs, planting and maintaining shrubs, spraying herbicides and pesticides and landscape construction. (Regular schedule is Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)Are you willing to work on the Horticulture crew?
• Yes
• No
  
  

12

• Irrigation - Assist in the operation, diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of irrigation systems including manual digging of trenches, etc. (Regular schedule is Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. May require additional hours for emergency repairs as needed.)Are you willing to work on the Irrigation crew?
• Yes
• No
  
  

13

• Open Space - Assist in maintenance of open space including noxious weed control, trail maintenance, weed mowing, right of way mowing, and other open space duties as assigned. Use of sprayers, trucks, trimmers, edgers, hand tools, trailers and mowers during maintenance operations. (Regular schedule in Monday - Friday, 7:00 am -3:30 pm, but schedule may vary) Are you willing to work on the Open Space Crew?
• Yes
• No
  
  

14

• Trimming and Turf Mowing - Assist in the preparation, development, and maintenance of all park sites by using string trimmers, edgers and hand mowers. May be trained in operation of riding mowers. (Regular schedule is Monday - Thursday 6:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Friday 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.)Are you willing to work on the Trimming and Turf Mowing crew?
• Yes
• No
  
  

15

While previous experience is not required, it is helpful. Please select any equipment you may have experience with.

• None
• String trimmer
• Driving a truck
• Driving a truck and trailer
• Riding mower
• Rototiller
• Trencher
  
  

16

Please describe any maintenance or manual labor experience you may have.

17

Please explain why you are interested in this position.

Required Question