Laborer

About the role

The Laborer position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration at the VA San Diego Healthcare System in the Environmental Management Service (EMS). This position is located in the Grounds and Waste Management. The purpose of this position is to perform grounds maintenance to the landscaped areas and overall campus at the VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS).

Responsibilities

• Digging trenches, and/or ditches;
• Mowing lawns;
• Picking up of litter and trash;
• Raking;
• Sweeping;
• Pruning and trimming trees and scrubs;
• Other manual labor tasks involving grounds maintenance or clean-up operations.

Use of rakes, hoes, shovels, picks, brooms, and other simple tools or equipment, etc. Will be required to use powered equipment such as lawnmowers, edge cutters, weed eaters, and leaf blowers, etc. in a safe manner

Requirements

• Responsible for maintenance of wellness garden and interior plants. Provide proper care, watering and fertilization, etc. Performs cosmetic are of plants and containers. Recognizes and controls in frequent plants and diseases.
• Will be called upon to perform Bldg. 18 Waste Disposal responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

7:00am-3:30am, Monday-Friday