Public Works & Recreation - Summer Student Positions

The Town of Deseronto is presently accepting applications for (up to) 3 - Public Works and Recreation Summer Student positions. Reporting to Municipal Management, these positions will support municipal operations with property maintenance, painting of municipal infrastructure, landscaping and small construction projects on municipally owned properties, facility janitorial duties in the Deseronto Community Centre and/or Fitness Centre and other various maintenance duties, as assigned.

The ideal candidate will be a post-secondary student who is able to commence employment in May, will be returning to continue their post-secondary education in September and possesses the following skills/traits:

• Strong personal and customer service skills.
• Works well within a team environment as well as independently.
• Experience with painting, janitorial, zero-turn lawn mowers, gas-powered weed eaters and general property maintenance equipment.
• Punctual and dependable with strong attention to detail.
• Minimum of a Class G2 Driver’s License
• Ability to work days, evenings and weekends, as scheduled.

Compensation for this position is $16.60 per hour plus vacation pay. Hours of work for this position will be 40 hours per week from (on or around) May 6 - August 30, 2024.

Interested candidates are requested to submit a resume by 4:00 p.m. on March 29, 2024 to the following:

Town of Deseronto

Gail Maracle, Clerk

331 Main Street P.O. Box 310

Deseronto, ON

K0K 1X0

Email: gmaracle@deseronto.ca

Fax 613-396-3141

We thank all applicants that apply and advise that only those to be interviewed will be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, and will be used for the purpose of candidate selection.

The Town of Deseronto is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If you require this document or correspondence in an alternate format, please contact the above noted contact for accommodation.

Work remotely

• No

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 17 weeks

Salary: $16.60 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-03-29
Expected start date: 2024-05-06