Natural Areas Crew Member (Seasonal Hourly - 6 Months)
City of Fort Collins

Job Info

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POSITION TITLE: Natural Areas Crew Member (Seasonal Hourly - 6 Months) (Hourly)
REQUISITION #: req5936
DEPARTMENT: Natural Areas
LOCATION: NIX SITE MAINTENANCE BLDG
BENEFIT CATEGORY: Variable Hourly View Classifications & Benefits
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Part-Time Hourly
HOURLY RATE: $16.00 - 21.00 per hour (based on relevant experience)
SELECTION PROCESS: Application is open until filled

The City of Fort Collins is a bias-conscious employer. We ask that you please avoid the use of photos when submitting a resume and/or an application for employment. You will receive an email acknowledgment when you have successfully submitted an application. Your completed application will be forwarded to the hiring manager. You will be notified if you are selected for further testing or interviews. Please keep your contact information up-to-date. The status of your application will be updated in your applicant profile. Post-offer background check, Motor Vehicle Report, and drug test required within four calendar days (96 hours) of offer.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less traditional background. The City may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

The Community: The City of Fort Collins sits nestled against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains alongside the banks of the Cache La Poudre River. At 5,000 feet in elevation, residents enjoy a moderate, four-season climate, with an average of 300 days of sunshine per year. With 174,800 residents, Fort Collins is Colorado's fourth-largest city and spans 57 square miles. With the 20 year growth projection, the City of Fort Collins is expected to reach 255,000 residents.

The first people who hunted in this region arrived approximately 11,000 years ago, and Northern Colorado remains an integral part of the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations. European-American trappers and traders arrived by the early 1800s but rarely established permanent settlements. Gold and silver discoveries in the Colorado mountains in the mid-1800s and the prospect of land for farming and ranching attracted people from eastern cities and across the globe to the Colorado Territory, including what would become the town of Fort Collins; an agricultural colony that emerged from its founding days as a military fort. The expansion included the sugar beet industry's growth, which brought new residents whose descendants still live here today, including Mexican-American families from southern Colorado, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, as well as Germans from Russia. Since 1879, Fort Collins has been the home of the state's land grant institution, Colorado State University, which currently enrolls 34,000 students. Along with the university, the city's major high-tech and manufacturing companies and breweries attract new residents from all over the country and world. The community's overall social diversity continues to grow.

There are abundant outdoor recreation opportunities available to the many residents who enjoy healthy lifestyles. The nearby Horsetooth Reservoir is a key attraction, as is the Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic Byway. The Downtown district provides many venues for live music, shopping, dining, and nightlife within the city. Fort Collins is widely considered the Craft Beer Capital of Colorado. The City has a strong appreciation for arts, culture, and entertainment. Various national organizations and magazines recognize Fort Collins as one of the best places to live in the nation.

The City's long list of acknowledgements includes:

• No. 2 Best Tasting Drinking Water in North America: American Water Works - June 2021
• No. 5 Best Remote-Ready Cities: Livability.com Jan 2021
• Top 30 Creative Small Cities: CVSuite - May 2020
• No. 18 Safest Cities in America: SafeWise - April 2020
• No. 1 Best Place to Live: Livability.com March 2020
• No. 9 Most Fitness Friendly Places: SmartAsset - Dec 2019
• No. 7 Safest Driving Cities: Allstate - June 2019
• No. 4 Best U.S. Cities to Raise a Family: MarketWatch - April 2019
• No. 9 Best Performing Cities: Milken Institute - Jan 2019
• No. 3 U.S. Cities with Highest Economic Confidence: Yahoo - Nov 2018
• No. 2 Brain Concentration Index: Bloomberg - Nov 2018
• No. 1 City in America for Cycling: PeopleForBikes-May 2018
• Outstanding Achievement in Local Government Innovation Award: Alliance for Innovation-April 2018
• The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-Nov 2017
• 18th Best City for Career Opportunities: SmartAsset - Sep 2017
• 3rd Best College Town to Live in Forever: College Ranker - July 2017
• 25 Best Towns Ever: Where to Live Now: Outside Magazine - June 2017
• No. 1 Stable and Growing Housing Market: Realtor.com-June 2017
• 11th Happiest City in America: Yahoo! Finance - March 2017
• No. 9 Top 150 Cities for Millennials Report: Millennial Personal Finance - Feb 2017
• No. 2 Best Cities for Small Business Owners: ValuePenguin - Feb 2017

Why Work For the City of Fort Collins?

- Potential for paid personal leave and paid holidays

- Employee Assistance Program: counseling, legal, and financial assistance

- Wellness program, workout facilities

- Personal & professional learning opportunities plus potential for career mobility

- Collaborative work environment

SUMMARY: This is approximately a 6-month (mid-April to mid-October) seasonal position that is a full-time (40 hr/week) position with the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department. Under the supervision of the Sr. Supervisor, the Seasonal Maintenance crew members will primarily work closely with the Natural Areas Rangers and Facility Operations staff, to perform a variety of semi-skilled tasks related to park maintenance including mostly trash and litter cleanup, emptying grills, and vault toilet cleaning, turf maintenance, providing visitor information, and visitor use management measures at Gateway and Picnic Rock Natural Areas, which are located approximately 5 miles west of Ted's Place on State Highway 14. The employees will report to Nix Farm and then use a city vehicle to travel to Gateway Natural Area.

The employee may perform a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks to maintain the Natural Areas 18 office and shop buildings, 7 residences, one meeting facility, and our 20 plus historic structures, as well as the grounds, tools, supplies and equipment at various facilities. These activities can include but are not limited to: trash and litter removal; vault toilet cleaning; installation of signs; mowing, fertilizing, and aerating; planting and seeding; weed control; installation and repair of irrigation systems; maintaining native plant exhibition gardens; maintaining inventories of tools and supplies, procurement of tools and supplies, minor repairs of tools and facility infrastructure, cleaning the facility and equipment, maintaining the grounds of the facility, and assisting other staff with their duties as needed.

The employee is expected to work up to 40 hours per week from and is paid time-and-a-half for hours worked beyond 40 each week. Hiring for three positions, one employee is expected normally to work Sunday through Wednesday (10-hour workdays), one is expected to work Wednesday through Saturday (10-hour workdays) and one is expected to work Friday through Monday (10-hour workdays), however working holidays is required and as determined by the employee's supervisor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive.

• Remove trash and litter, clean shelters, and grills, and perform restroom maintenance at Gateway Natural Area and Picnic Rock Recreational Area.
• Educate the public through field contacts, handing out brochures, and other communications.
• Traffic control and parking lot management
• Greet visitors, assist with pay station question, and answer annual pass questions to visitors.
• Answer visitors' questions about the natural area and surrounding area.
• Advise visitors of Gateway's and other agencies' rules and regulations.
• Drive a pick-up truck to various locations for errands and to perform maintenance duties.
• Turf management to include mowing at times and other management measures such as fertilizer applications and weed trimming.
• Communicate with the on-duty Ranger and other Natural Area staff using a two-way radio to request assistance or report an incident.
• Prepare and maintain records and reports.
• On occasion, operate, maintain, and perform minor repairs on power tools, vehicles, and equipment such as weed whips and mowers.
• On occasion, install, and repair signs, fences, and other structures.
• On occasion, paint buildings and other park amenities.
• On occasion, repair irrigation systems.
• On occasion, perform hiking trail maintenance.
• On occasion, water and provide other aftercare of turf, trees, and plants.
• Take basic first aid and CPR class and call appropriate people for emergencies.
• Work with integrity and maintain a safe work environment.
• Perform other related work as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Receives general supervision from the Natural Areas Crew Chief.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

City Competencies

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to work unsupervised.
• Confident and self-motivated.
• Desire for a career in park management, natural resources, and/or park maintenance.
• Ability to use basic hand and power tools.
• Ability to operate and maintain irrigation systems.
• Ability to operate a wide variety of automotive and power equipment used for natural areas restoration and maintenance.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, outside professionals, and the general public.
• Ability to work a variety of weekday, evenings, weekend, and holiday hours.
• Ability to work additional hours required for special events and emergency situations.
• Ability to successfully complete additional training.
• Ability to guide volunteer groups.
• Ability to use computers and other standard office equipment.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: High School or general education degree (GED); college-level course work in natural resources, turf management, park management, or related field preferred. Six months to one-year related experience in natural areas or turf management or closely related field preferred. College course work and volunteer experience may substitute for work experience. Three months of front deck mowing and irrigation experience highly desirable, but not necessary as training will be provided. Must be at leastat least 18 years of age.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or fellow employees. Ability to contact visitors violating natural area rules and gain voluntary compliance by educating.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Current Colorado Driver's License and be at least 18 years old.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, carry, talk, hear, and traverse uneven surfaces and terrain. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, twist, push, and pull. The employee must have manual dexterity to operate tools and motor and manual vehicles. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions, sometimes severe in nature. The employee will be expected to work on natural areas sites inhabited by rattlesnakes and other wildlife. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance.

Notice Regarding Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Use:
Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.

The City of Fort Collins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to gender (regardless of gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age 40 years or older, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or other characteristics protected by law. For the purpose of this City policy "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived orientation toward heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality.

POST OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK, MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT, AND DRUG TEST REQUIRED WITHIN FOUR CALENDAR DAYS/96 HOURS OF OFFER.

Note: Some information in your application may be public information under the Colorado Open Records Act.

SUMMARY: This is approximately a 6-month (mid-April to mid-October) seasonal position that is a full-time (40 hr/week) position with the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department. Under the supervision of the Sr. Supervisor, the Seasonal Maintenance crew members will primarily work closely with the Natural Areas Rangers and Facility Operations staff, to perform a variety of semi-skilled tasks related to park maintenance including mostly trash and litter cleanup, emptying grills, and vault toilet cleaning, turf maintenance, providing visitor information, and visitor use management measures at Gateway and Picnic Rock Natural Areas, which are located approximately 5 miles west of Ted's Place on State Highway 14. The employees will report to Nix Farm and then use a city vehicle to travel to Gateway Natural Area.

The employee may perform a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks to maintain the Natural Areas 18 office and shop buildings, 7 residences, one meeting facility, and our 20 plus historic structures, as well as the grounds, tools, supplies and equipment at various facilities. These activities can include but are not limited to: trash and litter removal; vault toilet cleaning; installation of signs; mowing, fertilizing, and aerating; planting and seeding; weed control; installation and repair of irrigation systems; maintaining native plant exhibition gardens; maintaining inventories of tools and supplies, procurement of tools and supplies, minor repairs of tools and facility infrastructure, cleaning the facility and equipment, maintaining the grounds of the facility, and assisting other staff with their duties as needed.

The employee is expected to work up to 40 hours per week from and is paid time-and-a-half for hours worked beyond 40 each week. Hiring for three positions, one employee is expected normally to work Sunday through Wednesday (10-hour workdays), one is expected to work Wednesday through Saturday (10-hour workdays) and one is expected to work Friday through Monday (10-hour workdays), however working holidays is required and as determined by the employee's supervisor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive. Remove trash and litter, clean shelters, and grills, and perform restroom maintenance at Gateway Natural Area and Picnic Rock Recreational Area. Educate the public through field contacts, handing out brochures, and other communications. Traffic control and parking lot management Greet visitors, assist with pay station question, and answer annual pass questions to visitors. Answer visitors' questions about the natural area and surrounding area. Advise visitors of Gateway's and other agencies' rules and regulations. Drive a pick-up truck to various locations for errands and to perform maintenance duties. Turf management to include mowing at times and other management measures such as fertilizer applications and weed trimming. Communicate with the on-duty Ranger and other Natural Area staff using a two-way radio to request assistance or report an incident. Prepare and maintain records and reports. On occasion, operate, maintain, and perform minor repairs on power tools, vehicles, and equipment such as weed whips and mowers. On occasion, install, and repair signs, fences, and other structures. On occasion, paint buildings and other park amenities. On occasion, repair irrigation systems. On occasion, perform hiking trail maintenance. On occasion, water and provide other aftercare of turf, trees, and plants. Take basic first aid and CPR class and call appropriate people for emergencies. Work with integrity and maintain a safe work environment. Perform other related work as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Receives general supervision from the Natural Areas Crew Chief.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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