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Hours Per Week

4 X 10 Hours

Guaranteed Minimum Hours
40

Start Date of Position
5/26/2025

End Date (Temporary and Term)
9/12/2025

Category
Trades, Transport, Operators & Labourers

Range
$29.24 - $34.40

Status of Position
Temporary

Position Description
Job posting closes: May 23, 2025, at 05:00 p.m. (Yukon Standard Time)

At our core, the City of Whitehorse is committed to cultivating an inclusive employee community and workspace, confronting racism and biases for fairness and equity while advancing reconciliation and accessibility

An Eligibility List may be established from this competition—the duration of the eligibility list may be up to 12 months. The eligibility list may be used to fill future permanent full-time, permanent part-time, temporary full-time, temporary part-time, term, or casual vacancies within the same department and classification based on organizational needs by going to the next highest-ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires.

This position is covered by a collective agreement between the City of Whitehorse and the Public Service Alliance of Canada/Yukon Employees Union. 

The City wishes to thank all applicants for their interest, but only those candidates selected to advance in the recruitment will be contacted. Note: Only candidates eligible to legally work in Canada will be considered.

Parks Maintenance Person 1

Job Code: 092
Department: Parks

Job Summary:

The incumbent operates and maintains the City’s parks, trails, green spaces, outdoor facilities, playgrounds, and cemeteries in the City. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Operate and maintain parks, trails, boulevards, playgrounds, campgrounds, outdoor structures and equipment. 
2. Assists with the installation of outdoor structures, the implementation of landscaping and the installation and maintenance of irrigation systems.
3. Respond to public inquiries and report complaints. 
4. Monitor Park users and respond to emergency situations.
5. Enforce established standards of conduct, decorum, and appropriate use of equipment.
6. Prepare gravesites, perform interments and finish the site, including installing headstones.
7. Assist with implementing special events and Parks & Recreation programs.
8. Follow, so far as is reasonably practicable, established safety procedures and standards.
9. Act as Crew Leader as assigned. 
10. Other related duties. 

Number of Hires Needed
1

Position Requirements
Working Conditions:

Exposed to extreme temperatures and inclement weather when working outside. Frequent requirement to work from heights and around high voltage

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Completion Grade 10
• 1 year related landscaping and/or maintenance experience in a commercial setting and 3 months on-the-job training
• Standard First Aid, CPR Level C  - 16 hours
• Class 5 Driver's License
• Basic related trade experience is an asset (carpentry, mechanical, etc)
• Must be able to lift heavy (greater than 23 kg) items on a daily basis

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Examples of Equipment to Operate:

Grounds and maintenance equipment, including irrigation equipment, an excavator, a bobcat, trailers, a chainsaw, power tools, a vehicle, custodial equipment, basic carpentry tools, and general office equipment (Microsoft suite, electronic mail, smartphone, etc.).

Employment Contract: YEU Local Y046