Seasonal Worker (Grounds/Forestry)

The City of Littleton is seeking energetic individuals who enjoy working outdoors to join our Grounds and Forestry crew as a Seasonal Worker for Summer 2024. This is a great way to get to know our Littleton team and make connections for future opportunities.
 
The City of Littleton is a vibrant community south of Denver and is consistently voted as one of America’s Best Small Cities, and one of Colorado’s top five places to Raise a Family. Home to a vibrant and historic downtown, and a variety of shopping venues, restaurants, parks and trails, there is a lot to offer to the wonderful people who live and work here. This position is not eligible for benefits other than sick leave. For more information, please see the 2024 Benefit Guide.
 
 
Work schedule:
Days and hours may be variable and/or can work up to 40 hours per week. Work schedules are flexible. Some occasional weekend hours may be required.
 
The City of Littleton believes in attracting and retaining the best talent and our strategies include hiring in at market pay and creating career development opportunities.
 
Starting pay $20 per hour
 
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until finalists are identified or the position is filled, but preference will be given to complete applications received by March 31, 2024. Those who do not apply by this date may or may not be considered.

• Maintains planted and landscaped outdoor areas of City-owned properties in a healthy and attractive condition including mowing, weeding, planting, removing litter, aerating, fertilizing and other related duties.
• May assist our Forestry team with seasonal tree care including planting/transplanting, trimming, pruning, watering, fertilizing, tree removal, and stump grinding.
• Performs other assignments and projects as required.

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Requires a valid driver's license.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment criminal background check, motor vehicle records check, drug screen and physical.

• Irrigation experience
• Forestry and horticulture knowledge

• Basic knowledge of the operation and maintenance to safely operate the following power equipment and vehicles: riding lawn mowers, walk behind mowers, pickup truck with utility trailers and string trimmers.
• Ability to perform strenuous physical work which involves lifting and handling objects frequently which weigh up to 80 pounds from ground to waist height; ability to walk for 3-8 hours per day; ability to frequently handle miscellaneous maintenance equipment and grass clippings weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally pushing riding mowers.
• Requires ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, handle, feel, talk, hear voices, equipment engines, approaching traffic, near and/far visual acuity, depth perception, and color vision to perform essential functions of the position.
• Basic knowledge to safely operate the following equipment and vehicles: pickup truck with mounted water tank, dump truck with hydraulic bed; hand shovels, backpack weed sprayer, rototiller, rakes, pickaxes. Ability to operate tree chipper and gasoline engine powered chain saw following instruction and on-the-job training.
• Basic knowledge of or the ability to learn the principles of landscape, landscape construction and maintenance; tree and shrub planting, watering, care, and pruning.
• Basic knowledge of flower planting and care, weed identification, and control, soil preparation, and fertilization.
• Ability to perform work safely in close proximity to vehicle traffic. Basic knowledge of traffic safety precautions.
• Ability to understand verbal information and instruction.

• Work is performed indoors in a shop environment;  and outdoors and includes exposure to adverse weather conditions; noise exposure up to 130 decibels (unprotected exposure) (use of protective hearing devices is mandatory for all laboring positions working with or in proximity to gasoline engine-powered maintenance equipment to reduce noise exposure to permissible OSHA exposure levels); exposure to equipment vibrations; fumes, and odors from engine exhausts and chemicals; odors, dusts, mists, gases, pollens, molds, insects, rodents; mechanical and electrical hazards; work in high exposed work sites; exposure to burn potential from hot exhaust systems; explosive fumes from fuels and chemicals; exposure to toxic and caustic chemicals contained in pesticides, fertilizers and lubricants.  Use of eye protection is mandatory for all laboring positions using power lawn mowers, weed whips, chippers, shovels, axes, and other equipment whose operation presents eye injury hazards. 
• Position requires strenuous daily and weekly physical work including lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling objects weighing up to 100 pounds with or without assistance.