What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laborer position at City of Fullerton?
THIS IS AN AT-WILL/TEMPORARY/NON-BENEFITED POSITION LIMITED TO 1000 HOURS PER FISCAL YEAR
The Position
Under direct supervision, a Laborer performs a wide variety of unskilled maintenance and construction duties to include lifting and moving of heavy objects and performs related work as required.
The City
Fullerton is renowned for its unique mix of residential, business, educational, and cultural environments. Boasting a population of approximately 140,000 citizens, Fullerton is a community with a strong sense of tradition and takes pride in providing an atmosphere that allows for both the preservation of its historic past and opportunities to meet the challenges of the future. Known as the "Education Community", Fullerton is also home to award-winning elementary and secondary school systems, plus five universities and colleges, including Cal State Fullerton.
We are a full-service city comprised of nine departments, that include our own city staffed Fire and Police departments. Additionally, the city oversees a general aviation airport, a library, and a variety of recreational buildings, facilities, and activities. We are a mid-sized organization providing a variety of services with a workforce dedicated to the future of Fullerton.
Education: Completion of the sixth grade.
ANDExperience: None. Six months performing manual labor duties is preferred but not required
Special Requirements:
Valid Class C California Driver’s License and acceptable driving record at time of appointment and throughout employment in this position. Employees in this classification will be enrolled in the Department of Motor Vehicles Government Pull Notice Program.
As a Laborer, you will perform varied duties. Examples of tasks include:
- Clean gutters, other drainage structure and sidewalks.
- Loading and unloading supplies.
- Lifting and moving heavy objects.
- Performing basic grounds keeping work such as raking, weeding, planting ground cover, watering, pesticide application, removing debris, and undergrowth.
- Cleaning swimming pools, recreation facilities or other City facilities.
- Cleaning Park area, public restrooms and picnic areas.
- Cleaning street sweepers and other equipment as assigned.
- Operating a variety of manual power tools and cleaning tools used on the job.
- Assisting in planting, pruning, removing trees and shrubs.
- Assisting Park, facilities and street maintenance crews by performing routine labor work.
- Emptying trash receptacles.
- Driving a vehicle on City business.
All employment offers, including appointment offers to City of Fullerton employees, are conditional based upon the successful completion of a medical examination performed by the City's designated physician, at City expense. Medical exams are administered to assess an individual's ability to perform the physical requirements of this position. In addition, City of Fullerton employees appointed to safety sensitive classifications and all new hires will undergo a drug screen.
All new hires will be fingerprinted. Fingerprints are verified with the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires that you must be a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully authorized to work in the United States to be eligible for hire. All new hires will be required to provide documentation to verify their status.
California Government Code §3100 – 3109 requires that all public employees are to be declared disaster service workers and shall take and subscribe to the related oath or affirmation as required.
The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute a contract, expressed or implied, and any provisions contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice.
The City of Fullerton is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, political or religious affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, other non-job related physical or mental disability, medical condition, or other functional limitation in employment or the provision of service. The City is committed to making its programs, services, and activities accessible to individuals with qualified disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete the employment application and/or participate in the testing process, please contact the Human Resources Office at (714) 738-6361 prior to the filing deadline. We will attempt to reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities upon request. To make sure that our emails are not filtered into your "junk" or "bulk" folder, please add GovernmentJobs.com to your list of trusted senders. Communication regarding your application and/or status will be sent to the email address listed on your application. Please check your email regularly throughout the recruitment process as you will not receive communication through U.S. mail.
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