Summer Students ( Seasonal

The City of Thorold is currently accepting applications for Summer Student positions for
2024. Work schedules may include evenings, weekends and holiday shifts; hours of
work will vary by position and can be up to 40 hours per week. Successful candidates
are expected to be available for the duration of the summer season and requests for
time off outside of regularly scheduled days off will be limited. Students working general
labour positions will be supplied with safety glasses, hard hats, gloves and reflective
safety vests, however, are responsible for the purchase of their own CSA approved
footwear.

To be eligible for a Summer Student position, applicants must be attending college or
university (part time or full time) in September 2024 and will be required to provide proof
of registration from the applicable institution.

The Public Works & Community Services Summer Student positions work in the
following divisions:

Public Works
Arena
Parks
Cemetery

Duties include but are not limited to:

assist with general maintenance and labour
building maintenance and cleaning
complete minor repairs
facility painting
assist with maintenance and cleaning of arena including meeting room, offices,

lobby, washrooms, change rooms and stairways
assist with maintenance and cleaning of pool including lobby and change rooms
pool vacuuming
assist in maintaining parks and sports fields, grooming ball diamonds and lining

fields
assist with playground equipment repairs
turf maintenance including fertilizing, cutting, seeding, weeding, watering and leaf

removal
grass cutting, trimming and pick up of roadside debris
litter pick up, garbage removal and changing garbage barrels
removal of flowers from graves
edge and level existing markers
assist with gardening including soil management, preparing and planting

flowerbeds

assist with pruning, fertilizing, preparing and planting trees and shrubs
other duties as assigned

Contract dates: May – end of August 2024
Salary: $16.55 per hour

To apply, please submit resume to hr@thorold.ca and clearly indicate the position in
which you are applying for in the subject line of the email. Only those applicants
selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until all
positions have been filled.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the
Ontario Human rights code, the City will provide accommodation to applicants with
disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process. If selected to
participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform staff of
the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act and will be used for employment assessment purposes.