Grounds Maintenance Worker

Department: Facilities and Maintenance - Grounds Maintenance

Position Type: Seasonal

Hourly Rate: $15.50           

Contract Start Date: April 21, 2025

Contracts End Date: September 1, 2025

Hours: The position has various scheduled hours of work including weekends, statutory holidays, fluctuating hours and overtime as required

What we offer:

• Flexible work arrangements where no one day is similar
• Working in a beautiful park setting
• Free entrance to the Park, including to our many public special events
• Employee discounts on food and retail items and free parking

Who We Are:

Heritage Park is Canada's largest living history museum and offers visitors a chance to experience life in Western Canada from the 1860s to the early 1950s. The Park features historical buildings, costumed interpreters, working antiques, and various exhibits that provide insight into the region's past.

Job Overview:

Under the direction of the Grounds Maintenance Manager, maintains Heritage Park grounds (grass areas, walkways and roads), ensures daily waste collection and disposal and provides support for park Special Events and Catered Events, preparing areas as required.

Responsibilities:

Grounds Maintenance

• Ensure grass is cut and trimmed using a variety of powered equipment and hand tools, including weed eaters, ride-on, push and remote-control mowers
  
• Water and fertilizes all grass areas ensuring well-maintained appearance throughout the park premises
• Assist with weed control on grass, along roadways and around parking lots, ensuring a clean and well-maintained appearance
• Operate machinery and equipment, adhering to safety protocols and procedures
• Maintain and clean machinery and equipment for safe operation and condition
• Collects garbage, compost and recycling throughout the park and parking lots including picking up litter and disposing in appropriate locations
• Supports and assists special events and catered events by preparing the areas for use including setting up and moving tents to assigned locations and providing waste disposal
• Cut wood/kindling using, log splitter and hand tools, and deliver throughout the park, adhering to established safety procedures
• Provide an exceptional visitor experience through friendly and courteous interactions with guests, staff, and volunteers, using polite greetings and providing information on the Park when guests inquire
• Perform other duties as required

Organizational Excellence and Wellbeing

• Contribute to inspiring and immersive experiences at the Park through your roles and responsibilities by engaging in Heritage Park initiatives that align with the overall mission and vision of the Park
• Demonstrate commitment to workplace health and safety by complying with Heritage Park's Health, Safety and Environment Management System (HSEMS), following safe work practices, reporting work-related incidents, injuries and hazards, participating in employer training, and adhering policies including the Code of Conduct and the Workplace Violence and Harassment Policy
• Actively support a positive work environment by creating an atmosphere of inclusion, engagement and fulfillment in line with Heritage Park values
• Demonstrate responsible stewardship of our people, collections and financial assets by ensuring that they are handled with integrity, sustainability, and a focus on long-term benefits for the organization and its stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• A valid Class 5 Driver’s License is required
  
• Prior related work experience and knowledge of the operation of relevant machinery are preferred
• Experience with basic carpentry skills is preferred
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills in a client-faced setting
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• All successful candidates (over the age of 18) will be required to go through a Police Information Check as a condition of employment. 

Special Clothing and Equipment:

• Appropriate costuming and safety equipment will be provided by Heritage Park; 
• Footwear, as designated by the Heritage Park Costume Department, will be provided by the employee.

Special Working Conditions:

• The position will be exposed to weather extremes and will work both indoors and outdoors; and
  
• This position is physically demanding, and the incumbent must have the ability to lift heavy items, stand for long periods of time and walk throughout the Park for extended periods during set-up, delivery and take-down.
  

Hours of Work:

• The position has various scheduled hours of work including weekends, statutory holidays, fluctuating hours and overtime as required

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