Laborer - Parks

CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

 Laborer - Parks
$44,612.88
Pay Grade 30
Union Affiliation: United Steel Workers 15509

Summary: Under the general supervision of an Assistant Superintendent and close supervision of a Leadworker (or other higher classified employees), the Laborer performs a wide variety of manual tasks in the maintenance and cleaning of City parks, fields and other property owned by the City. Duties include sweeping, cutting grass and brush, shoveling snow, emptying trash barrels, erecting signs in the parks, and participating in the City’s snow removal operation during regular working hours, and during times of weather or service-related emergencies. A Laborer performs related duties as required and must possess a Class B Commercial Driver’s License and a Hoisting Engineer License within one year of date of hire.

 General Responsibilities: A Laborer performs the following, but is not limited to:

• Cutting grass, raking fields, weed whacking. 
• Emptying trash barrels and picking up debris in parks. 
• Maintaining athletic fields, painting field lines, opening and closing lights, unlocking gates, replacing basketball nets, and pumping fields after inclement weather. 
• Removing snow from streets and sidewalks in front of public buildings manually or with trucks and other equipment, sanding or salting icy pavements manually or with equipment.   
• Providing general maintenance of City property. 
• Painting and erecting signs in the parks.   
• May be assigned to any area/division of the Department of Public Works on an acting or emergency basis as needed. 
• Responding to weather or service-related emergencies outside of regular working hours. 
• Performing related duties as required.  

Desirable Abilities, Knowledge, and Skills 

• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to keep routine records. 
• Proficiency in the use of hand tools.  
• Ability to perform unskilled and semiskilled manual tasks under close and general supervision. 
• Ability to perform light and heavy manual labor. 
• Ability to work both independently and as a part of a team to accomplish tasks. 

Physical Requirements: Must be possess the following to perform demanding physical tasks:

• Sufficient strength and dexterity to use shovels, pry bars, sledgehammers, jackhammers, and wrenches. 
• Ability to lift and move 40-50 lb. objects. 
• Ability to set up and take down equipment, traffic signs, barricades, and other City property. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Education equivalent to completion of high school, or 3 to 5 years of experience performing manual labor in the grounds keeping/landscaping industry. 
• Ability to understand oral and written instructions. 
• Ability to perform physical work. 
• Possession of a Class B Commercial Driver’s License (with air-brake endorsement), a Hoisting Engineers License, RI Pesticide License, or obtain licenses within one year from date of hire.

Examination Weight: 100% Oral

Application Deadline: March 12, 2025

At the City of East Providence, we celebrate the diversity of our citizenry, and are proud to encourage inclusiveness in our workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.  

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