Wayne County is located in the heart of the Great Lakes region, and alongside the Detroit River. Our unique corner of Michigan offers a special blend of opportunities for residents and businesses. Wayne County is home to 34 cities and nine townships, each with its own distinctive character, and is the home to nearly 1.8 million residents. As a resident of Wayne County, you can enjoy services, support, and recreation, which makes the county a world-class place to live, work, play, and raise a family. We are committed to providing our communities with quality services and facilities that will make them thrive. If you are committed to serving our communities and residents, join our team!
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR JOB DUTIES
The Laborer (Seasonal/Temp)- Parks will landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following mowing, trimming, planting, and digging, raking, litter picking, janitorial and misc. related duties.
Required Tasks
· Gather and remove litter.
· Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
· Operating vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, snow blowers, electric clippers, or pruning saws.
· Water lawns, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
· Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, or pruners.
· Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls,
· Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
· Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
· Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
· Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
· Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
· Decorate gardens with stones or plants. · Set up displays, tents, chairs, etc. for multiple events. · Remove jog jams, dump trash at dumping site.
ELIGIBLE PERSONS
At the time of application, eligible persons must have:
Short-term on-the-job training will be provided.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Wayne County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
For information regarding the Department of Justice - EEO Utilization Report, please visit https://www.waynecounty.com/departments/phr/legal-postings.aspx.
Accommodations: If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the Wayne County Department of Personnel/Human Resources at 313-224-5901 or via email at hrexam@waynecounty.com. Hearing or speech impaired persons using TDD's or similar devices may contact the Michigan Relay Center, toll free at (800) 649-3777 or 711 to communicate directly with the Department of Personnel/Human Resources during regular working hours.
