Cart Attendant (Part-Time)

Summary of Job Duties

Performs unskilled tasks and assists with routine maintenance and repair functions for a division of the Water Department.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Loads and unloads tools;
• Repair and replacement activities;
• Performs routine equipment maintenance;
• Aids work crews in the installation, repair, and maintenance of water lines and other equipment;
• Uses tools such as hand tools, shovel, jack hammer and power tools;
• Assists with snow removal activities;
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: At least 1 year of related manual labor experience to include construction, and/or utilities. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.
• Knowledge: No specialized knowledge required.
• Abilities: Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time; ability to understand oral and written instructions; ability to operate or receive training on various types of maintenance and construction equipment; ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds repetitively; ability to work overtime, call back duty, and standby with a thirty-minute response time.
• Skills: No specialized skills required.
• Licenses, Certificates or Equipment Required: Colorado driver's license with a good driving history. Ability to obtain Colorado Commercial Driver's License within 6 months of employment in position. Individuals selected for an interview are required to submit a copy of their driving record at time of interview. This position may require the incumbent to occasionally use personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) in the course of their employment.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Physical Demands: Heavy physical work; requires ability to lift a maximum of 50 pounds; requires frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds; considerable walking and standing; frequently performs activities requiring a full range of body movement including bending, stooping, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and climbing; hand/eye and hand/foot coordination for operation of equipment and vehicles; vision for reading gauges and written instructions; hearing/listening for instructions and warning signals.
• Work Environment: Works primarily outdoors in all weather conditions with exposure to noise, dust, and fumes. Some work may be performed in trenches and/or confined spaces.
• Equipment Used: Operates equipment and vehicles common to utilities maintenance functions.

LEAVE BENEFITS

• Holidays: The city provides the following 10 paid holidays to all regular and introductory employees:
• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Presidents' Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Thanksgiving Holiday (day after Thanksgiving)
• Christmas Day

• Personal Leave: The city provides twenty-four (24) hours of personal leave to full-time employees each January 1 following the completion of one year of continuous service and 2080 worked hours (excluding over-time).
• Annual Leave: Employees accrue annual leave after the successful completion of their Introductory Period. Accruals for Annual Leave for full-time regular employees are:
• 0-2 years of service 12 days
• 2-4 years of service 13 days
• 4 years of service 14 days
• 6 years of service 15 days
• 8 years of service 16 days
• 10 years of service 17 days
• 12 years of service 18 days
• 14 years of service 20 days
• 15 years of service 23 days
• Part-time and full-time employees working less than forty hours per week shall accrue annual leave on a pro rated basis according to the number of hours worked.
• Sick Leave: All regular employees excluding elected officials accrue Sick Leave upon their date of hire. All regular Career Service employees accrue 104 hours of Sick Leave for each 2080 hours of work. There is no maximum on the amount of sick leave that can be accrued.
• Employee Leave Sharing Program: The City offers an Employee Leave Sharing Program in order to assist with income protection for full-time and part-time regular employees when an employee must be absent from work due to catastrophic medical hardship to the employee, spouse or child(ren). City employees may voluntarily donate Annual, Personal and Sick Leave hours to a qualified employee.
• Civil Leave: Any regular or introductory employee may be allowed, at the discretion of the Department Director, up to 5 working days or 40 hours paid time off in the case of a death involving an employee's immediate family or in the case of a natural disaster involving the employee.
• Civilian Leave: Any regular or introductory employee who is summoned for jury duty or is subpoenaed in an official capacity during a regularly schedule work day will be given paid time off.
• Military Leave: Any regular or introductory full-time employee who is a member of the National Guard or the Reserves will receive a maximum of 15 (eight-hour) paid days per calendar year.

BENEFIT PLANS AND PROGRAMS

• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage: The city offers four (4) medical plans; two (2) dental plans; and one (1) vision plan to regular employees (and their eligible dependents) to choose from. Medical, dental and vision coverage is effective the first day of the month following date of hire.
• Life Insurance: Life insurance is provided to regular employees in the event of death at no cost. In addition, regular employees are covered by the Accidental Death and Dismemberment benefit, which provides for additional benefits in the event of accidental death or serious accidental injury. Eligibility for life insurance begins on the employee's date of hire. Employees may elect additional life insurance coverage on themselves through the city’s voluntary life insurance plan. Life insurance coverage is also available for dependents.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Regular employees may participate in the City's flexible spending accounts program. This program allows employees to increase their tax savings by making pre-tax deposits to a Health or Dependent Care Spending Account to pay for work-related dependent care expenses and certain unreimbursed health expenses.
• Retirement: All regular Career Service employees participate in the General Employees Retirement Plan (“GERP”) which is a defined benefit pension plan. For 2013 participants will contribute 6% of their pre-tax earnings each pay period. The City of Aurora matches each employee's contributions. GERP credits interest on contributions while they remain with the Plan. When employment with the City ends, participants may be eligible for a monthly retirement benefit, depending on their age and length of service. Alternatively, terminating participants may elect to receive a lump sum distribution of their contributions, interest and vested City contributions instead of a monthly benefit.
• Long Term Disability: When a regular employee cannot work for a prolonged time because of serious injury or illness, you need help with more than your medical bills. Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD) can replace a portion of your salary while you are unable to work. Full-time regular Career Service employees are eligible for LTD after completing 6 months of continuous service. After a period of 90 days, you may receive up to 60% of your current base pay.
• Deferred Compensation (IRS Section 457): At an employee's option, participation in a Deferred Compensation program through the City of Aurora is available. Deferred Compensation provides pre-tax savings to employees who participate through automatic payroll deduction. It is a program that assists you in saving additional monies for your retirement. There are many investment choices offered by each of our Deferred Compensation providers. Your pre-tax dollar investment(s) grow each payday while interest accumulates.

This position is eligible for veteran's points. To claim veteran's points please submit a copy of your DD214 to our office by mail or dropping it off. Complete and thorough responses to the following questions are necessary in order to be considered for this vacancy and move to the next step in the recruitment process.

• Do you have 1 year of related manual labor experience to include construction and/or utilities?
• Describe your experience relating to construction, and/or utilities.
• Do you have a valid driver’s license with a good driving history and will you be able to verify this with a motor vehicle report?
• Do you have a Colorado Commercial Driver's License?
• Describe your experience in trenches or excavation.
• Describe your experience using hand tools including kinds and how they were used.
• Describe your mechanical experience.
• This position requires a thirty minute response time. Will this be a problem?
• This job may require you to work overtime, standby and call back duty on nights, weekends and/or holidays. Will this be a problem?