Job Description

Park Attendant - City of Coquitlam

Park Attendant

Regular Full-Time (2 positions)
Parks, Recreation and Culture

One of BC's Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam is the sixth largest city in BC, home to more than 150,000 residents. Our municipality continues to grow through innovative urban design, inspiring arts, culture and recreation programs, and state-of-the-art transportation systems. Our brand is built on managing our resources in a responsible and sustainable manner, while supporting a vibrant, growing regional urban centre.

The City of Coquitlam is currently recruiting for two regular full time Park Attendants to join our super effective Landscape Services Team. This is a CUPE Local 386 position.

Working in the Landscape team, you will perform a variety of parks maintenance tasks for parks and streetscapes; assist in landscaping tasks including planting of flowers and shrubs; deal courteously with the public to supply information regarding park policies, rules, regulations and general information concerning flowers, trees and shrubs within park. The work may involve limited supervisory responsibility and the operation of a vehicle and various types of equipment to complete assigned tasks.

This position will work on weekends, and some evenings in order to deliver a high level of service excellence to the public in maintaining local parks and streetscapes. This position will work on boulevards and medians along busy City roads in addition to park sites; you must be comfortable working alongside traffic.

The ideal candidate will have a completion of the tenth school grade supplemented by completion of some basic horticulture course plus some experience in general parks maintenance and gardening work. You must possess a valid Class 5 BC Driver's License. Applicants under consideration will be required to consent to a Police Information Check/Vulnerable Sector Check (with no adverse reports).

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A CUPE hourly rate of $31.32 per, a competitive benefits package plus the ability to take part in the earned day off program, is offered. The City has a vaccination policy that is currently suspended. However, should the policy be reinstated, it will be a requirement for all current and future employees.

Please apply online at by 23:55pm on October 7, 2022.

The City of Coquitlam is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Organization:
Location: Coquitlam, BC
Region: Lower Mainland
Professional Category(s): Parks & Recreation, Horticulture/Landscaping/Greenskeeping
Posted: September 21, 2022, 8:23 am
Expires: October 7, 2022, 4:00 pm

Employment Type: Full Time
Employment Length: Permanent
Education Requirement: Other trades certificate or diploma
Job Experience: Experience an asset
Rate: $31.32 Hour