City of Kitchener Careers

Temporary Labourer

(Temporary Full Time for approximately 7 months)

Competition Number

2024-560 to 2024-565

Job Code

5500

Posting Date

December 31, 2024

Closing Date

August 30, 2025 (at 6:00pm)

Job Status

Temporary Full-Time

The City of Kitchener is a vibrant and dynamic city of approximately 292,000, in the heart of southwestern Ontario. As the largest municipality in Waterloo Region, Kitchener continues to be poised for development and growth, enhancing its reputation as a leader in city-building and innovation, with nationally recognized strategies to build its neighbourhoods, its digital infrastructure and its diverse economy.

The City of Kitchener is WHERE you want to work! Learn more about the top reasons to join us:

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Position Overview:

Parks Operations is looking to hire team members in the areas: 

• Turf: Maintain, repair, and renovate turf inventory.  
• Park Infrastructure & Amenities: Maintain playgrounds, trails, hard courts, park furnishings and graffiti removal.
• Horticulture & Community Gardens: Install/remove and maintain horticulture inventory- annual, perennial, shrub beds and planters.
• Fields: Operate and maintain sports field inventory  
• Downtown Core: Maintain and support the downtown core area experience (litter, garbage, graffiti, inspections, furniture set up /takedown and support events). 

Please note initial selection for available positions will occur in early February. Applications received after this will be kept in an application pool in case of future opportunities.    

Ongoing Recruitment - Interviews will begin February 2025

Responsibilities:

• Support and perform general operation and maintenance duties to achieve target service levels at parks, facilities, hydro corridors, sports fields, natural areas and parts of the road rights-of-way that are park operations responsibility.  
• Collect and dispose of litter, garbage, and sharps based on prescribed safe handling procedures.   
• Inspect and document the condition of various assets against defined parameters.  
• Access and perform work in leash-free dog parks. 
• Participate in training for the operation of all equipment and work skills related to the position. 
• Work in a collaborative team environment often in a public setting with frequent interaction with the public and user groups.  

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Must have a minimum Grade 12 diploma or equivalent.  
• Must have a valid MTO “G” class driver’s license in good standing.   
• Must be flexible to work varying shifts, & rotational duties, weekends and overtime as required.   
• Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.

The City of Kitchener is committed to an equity-driven, inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment and selection process, and to ensuring our workforce reflects the full diversity of the community we serve. We welcome applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ persons, as well as other equity deserving groups.

We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at [email protected], or 519-783-8081 to make your needs known, so that we can support your full and equal participation throughout the hiring process.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants. Only candidates whose skills, experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.

Please note that as per Human Resources Policy HUM-HIR-110, "Employment of Relatives of Staff Members and Elected Officials":

"The immediate relatives of staff of the Human Resources Division, all Directors, General Managers, or the Chief Administrative Officer and Elected Officials shall not be employed by the City in any capacity.

The immediate relatives of all other Management personnel shall not be employed where such employment would be:

1. within the same Department in the case of permanent full-time, temporary full-time and part-time classifications.

2. within the same Division in the case of students."

Department

Infrastructure Services

Division

Parks and Cemeteries

Union Affiliation

CUPE 68

Number of Positions

56

Hours of Work

40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location

Initial Location

Kitchener Operations Facility 

City

Kitchener

Compensation

Salary Range

$25.32 per hour

Grade/Band

5500