Seasonal Urban Trails Utility Worker - Denver Parks and Recreation

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

This is an on-call position, which means it is a part-time, hourly role. This position will work no more than 39 hours per week. The starting pay for this position is $20.06/per hour and is eligible to enroll in the City and County of Denver’s 457b retirement plan. This position is not eligible for other additional benefits. On‐call positions may have routine or variable work schedules.

Location

These positions will report to 678 S. Jason St. in Denver. The work schedule is Monday-Friday, 6:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. with some weekend shifts as needed. 

What You’ll Do

Urban Trails Utility Workers perform maintenance operations on off-street urban trails, parkways and paths, and nearby areas including Denver’s prized riparian and natural areas. These positions are critical to ensuring the safety and beauty of Denver's off-street urban trails system which is widely used by bicyclists, walkers, and joggers for recreation as well as commuting and transportation. 

Skills to be developed and utilized include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work outdoors in parks using and maintaining various hand-powered tools and motorized equipment in a safe and efficient manner

• Assist with the following tasks: 

  • Minor trails maintenance and construction work to natural/soft surfaces and hard surfaces

  • Natural and riparian areas management and restoration including noxious weed management, and native plant identification, cultivation, and care

  • Landscape maintenance work in areas nearby trails such as trimming, mowing, de-weeding

• Interact with and learn alongside more seasoned park maintenance generalists and/or specialists such as Irrigation Maintenance Technicians, Horticultural Workers, Park Horticulturists, and other experts in unique green industry fields and skilled trades work

• Perform snow removal operations such as plowing, shoveling, de-icing

• Perform various related duties as needed such as trash collection, bathroom maintenance and cleaning, vandalism repair/graffiti removal

What You’ll Bring

We are seeking reliable and driven individuals who are looking to develop a well-rounded skill set in park maintenance. Our ideal candidates will enjoy working outside, be adept with safety considerations, and are eager to learn a variety of functions.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Trails and/or park maintenance experience

• Proficiency with various hand-powered tools and motorized equipment

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education: None

• Experience: None

• Licensures/Certification(s): Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment

Application Deadline

Applications for this position are accepted on a rolling basis. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CJ2083 Utility Worker I

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Position Type

Oncall

Position Salary Range

$20.06 - $30.10

Target Pay

$20.06/hour

Agency

Parks and Recreation

Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies

City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.

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