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Seasonal Worker - Public Works
Employer
Westlock Regional Waste Management CommissionDate Posted
May 02, 2024Languages
English-
Location Westlock, AB
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Earnings $18.00 to $22.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 32 to 40 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date Jun 01, 2024
Employer
Westlock Regional Waste Management Commission
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Heavy equipment
Work setting
- Municipal government
- Rural area
- Waste recycling
Tasks
- Clean and maintain sidewalks, streets, roads and public grounds
- Dig ditches and trenches
- Collect and load refuse on garbage trucks
- Assist in routine maintenance and repair of equipment
- Load and unload trucks with supplies and equipment
- Sweep debris and remove snow from streets, sidewalks, building grounds and other areas, and load snow and debris into carts or trucks
- Prune trees
Student status
Full time enrollment
Equipment and machinery experience
- Power mowers
- Small engine equipment
Area of work experience
Waste management
Specialization or experience
Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Area of specialization
- Construction
- Lawn care
Security and safety
Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current level of study?
Experience
Experience an asset
Green job
Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in comparing to sweep debris and shovel snow from streets, building grounds and other areas; and in loading snow and debris into carts or trucks
- objective
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Interest in operating jackhammers and drills to break up pavement and power mowers and cutters to cut lawns and grass along roadsides; may operate mobile sidewalk-cleaning equipment
- innovative
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Interest in assisting with routine maintenance and repair of equipment; in assisting equipment operators to secure attachments to equipment and trucks, and in assisting skilled tradespersons such as carpenters, plumbers and mechanics
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
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