Seasonal Maintenance Aide; NCS; Baltimore Recreation and Parks

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This office also supplies wellness programs, support groups, and workshops. You can learn about our benefits here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./benefits

THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION

Salary Range:

$15.00 - $30.00 Hourly

Starting Pay:

$16.00 Hourly

Get to Know Us

Welcome to the City of Baltimore! Experience the reward of a fulfilling career and enjoy the added element of excitement in a vibrant, diverse atmosphere. The City of Baltimore offers limitless opportunities to help drive social impact, both on the job and in the community, while serving its citizens. Join us in making Baltimore a great place to live and work.

In the City of Baltimore, we hire great people and provide them with the skills and opportunities to grow toward their career aspirations. If you are looking for a career change or are interested in learning more, explore our opportunities and benefits programs. We are excited to have you as a part of the City of Baltimore Team! The city offers medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, optional life, AD&D, and FSA plans.

This office also supplies wellness programs, support groups, and workshops. You can learn about our benefits here: /benefits

Baltimore City Recreation & Parks, Bureau of Parks, Divisions of Horticulture and Park Maintenance are seeking to hire Seasonal Maintenance Aides. A Seasonal Maintenance Aide for the Divisions of Horticulture and Park Maintenance performs routine physical laboring tasks including landscaping within our city green spaces on construction, maintenance, demolition, Highways, parks or solid waste projects. The work of this class does not involve supervisory duties or responsibilities.

Incumbents receive close supervision from a technical superior. Employees in this class work a five-day workweek that may include evenings, weekends and shift work on a rotating basis, and overtime as required for emergencies. Work is performed outdoors where incumbents are exposed to such conditions as inclement weather, dust, obnoxious odors, traffic, insect bites, confined spaces, inland waterways, and heights.

Work requires strenuous physical activity including frequent bending, stooping, crawling, climbing ladders, reaching and lifting heavy objects.

• Cleans vacant lots, alleys, parks, playgrounds, median strips or clogged sewers and storm drains; fills sandboxes.
• Mows grass, trims bushes, uses string trimmer, plant, mulch and other landscape tasks;
• Cuts and removes tree limbs obstructing traffic signs, and infringing upon private property; cuts, removes, and mulches tree stumps.
• Cleans indoor facilities, such as bathrooms and outdoor ornamental fountains. Removes bulk items and trash debris from neighborhood parks and playgrounds.
• Collects recycled materials and bulk trash.
• Sweeps, shovels or removes trash, debris, loose materials, asphalt or concrete, snow and ice.
• Lifts, moves and delivers a variety of materials, machinery and equipment.
• Cuts underground pvc pipes; may make minor repairs to cut or frayed wires.
• Digs and backfills holes, trenches, and streets; spreads and smoothes concrete; sets up concrete forms, fills potholes and smooths surfaces.
• Assists in laying sewer and other large pipes and seals connections with concrete and other materials.
• Operates simple equipment and controls such as air hammers, compactors, bobcats, saws, hammers, drills, glue guns, lawn mowers or riding mowers, mulchers, motorized lifts, electric carts or other equipment requiring only brief instruction.
• Removes graffiti from residential and commercial properties; operates sandblasting machinery to remove graffiti.
• Works from scaffolding, cherry pickers or ladders to perform tasks as assigned.
• May climb trees for removal of tree branches.
• May drive vehicles to transport people and materials.
• May direct the flow of vehicles to facilitate traffic flow at work sites.
• May respond to citizen inquiries to provide answers regarding elemental rules and procedures.
• May assist in the removal of floating debris from the inner harbor and inland waterways.
• Performs related work as required.

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