On-Call Forestry Utility Worker

About the role

This is an on-call position, which means it is a part-time, hourly role. This position will work no more than 39 hours per week. The pay range for this position starts at $20.06 and is eligible to enroll in the City and County of Denver’s 457b retirement plan. This position is not eligible for other additional benefits.

Responsibilities

• Assist teams with various urban forestry operations such as tree planting and establishment, tree care, pruning, and removals for the City and County of Denver.
• Maintain and conduct minor repairs on various hand-powered tools and motorized equipment in a safe and efficient manner, such as stump grinders, wood chippers, water trucks, skid steer loaders, pick-up trucks, arrow boards, chainsaws, blowers, pesticide spray equipment, staking tools, tree rigging and climbing gear, air spades, shovels, rakes, and brooms.
• Work outdoors and perform physical exertion to complete urban forestry operations and implement arboriculture best practices alongside more seasoned and knowledgeable arborists.
• Identify and select tree species; plant and establish trees.
• Perform assistance related tasks to support advanced tree climbing, pruning and removal; set-up and maintain a safe work zone, clear debris, communicate with and assist Arborist Technicians; opportunities to learn climbing and rigging techniques.
• Implement prescribed plant health care techniques such as trunk/soil injections and applications of various products.
• Perform additional general park maintenance duties such as snow removal operations.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications: None.

Qualifications

None.

Skills

• Utilize, maintain, and conduct minor repairs on various hand-powered tools and motorized equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Work outdoors and perform physical exertion to complete urban forestry operations and implement arboriculture best practices.
• Identify and select tree species; plant and establish trees.
• Perform assistance related tasks to support advanced tree climbing, pruning and removal.
• Implement prescribed plant health care techniques such as trunk/soil injections and applications of various products.
• Perform additional general park maintenance duties such as snow removal operations.

Benefits

On-call positions may have routine or variable work schedules.

Pay

The pay range for this position starts at $20.06 and is eligible to enroll in the City and County of Denver’s 457b retirement plan.

Schedule

This position will work no more than 39 hours per week.

About Everything Else

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Job Profile CJ2083 Utility Worker I

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Position Type: Oncall Position

Salary Range: $20.06 - $30.10 Target Pay: $20.06/hour

Agency: Parks and Recreation

Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies: City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.

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