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District School Board of Niagara
GROUNDS TECHNICIAN - SUMMER STUDENTS
Rate of pay: $15.50 per hour
Applications due: Friday, May 3, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
DSBN is looking for Post-Secondary students and recent secondary school graduates to provide professional landscaping services for our entire group of facilities. The Grounds Technicians - Summer Students will be responsible for performing ongoing landscaping tasks, as well as routine maintenance of all landscaping equipment. We have several gardens and grassy areas on our many properties that require regular maintenance. If you have experience in landscaping and a strong attention to detail, you may be the perfect fit for this job.
The successful candidates will be responsible for:
Mowing lawns, pruning bushes and trees, edging walkways and providing a professionally manicured look to the grounds.
Take on special landscaping or planting projects as deemed necessary by the property services supervisor.
Perform regular maintenance and minor repairs on the lawn care equipment and tools.
Skills, Qualifications and Education Requirements
High school diploma/GED required, must be attending post-secondary studies
2+ years’ grounds keeping experience
A certification or working toward certification in horticulture or landscaping would be preferred
Experience operating various pieces of equipment including a zero-turn lawn mower, weed eater and chainsaw is an asset
Must be a reliable worker who is able to perform routine tasks with little supervision
Strong attention to detail required
Must have valid G license, experience towing a trailer is an asset
This is a temporary summer position (Mid-May to August 31, 2024).
Applications including a resume and three professional references must be submitted via Apply to Education - Job Code #3727426 before 4:00 p.m. on Friday April 26, 2024. We thank all the candidates for their
interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
The District
School Board of Niagara is committed to equity and inclusion in the recruitment
and hiring of it’s employees, who reflect the diversity of our community and
students we serve. We encourage and welcome submissions from candidates from
diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace. DSBN
welcomes applications from: Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities,
women, persons with visible and non-visible disabilities, persons of minority
sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and
knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. The DSBN is
committed to “Achieving Success Together” and recognizes that increasing the
diversity of its workforce supports this objective.
Your
participation in responding to the DSBN Confidential DSBN Self-Identification
Survey would be of assistance. Your participation in responding to these
questions is voluntary and is not required to be considered for an interview.
If you wish to participate in the survey, please click on the following link:
DSBN will make
interview and employment accommodations during the selection process, based on
any of the human rights protected grounds. Please notify us in advance and we
will work with you to meet your needs.
Applicants are thanked for making known their interest in working for the
District School Board of Niagara. We encourage applications from all qualified
individuals; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
Land Acknowledgment:
The land on
which we gather is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and
Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This
territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land
protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today this gathering
place is home to many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples acknowledging
this reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the
resources and friendship of Indigenous people.
