Seasonal Labourer

Duties
• Assists Groundskeeper in various work orders and projects
• Assists in Grounds maintenance services including cutting grass, raking, trimming trees, shovelling and snow removal
• Operation and maintenance of small riding equipment such as riding lawn mowers and garden tractors
• Operation of hand tools, such as shovels, rakes and hand saws
• Operation and maintenance of small motorized equipment such as push lawn mowers and weed whippers
• Provides physical labour at the Grounds maintenance sites

Intent of the process
The RCMP Depot Grounds Unit is looking for Seasonal Labourers to hire for summer casual employment (May to August).NOTE: Casual appointments are excluded from the provisions of the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). This means casual appointments will not be eligible to apply to internal appointment processes. In addition, the PSEA specifies that the number of days worked as a casual worker cannot exceed 90 days in a calendar year within the same department.

Important messages
📌FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN THE SCREENING QUESTIONS HOW YOU MEET THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.📌 CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION
📌 Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.📌 Applications will be accepted online only. Please apply online at www.canada.ca/government-jobs. If you have a disability that prevents you from applying on-line please contact the hiring manager as identified on this poster.📌 Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).Candidates are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis.📌 Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. We ask that you indicate your preference in your application.📌Applicants are encouraged to apply ONLY if they are able to relocate or commute to the advertised location of work.

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Security Clearance: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Facility Access StatusPossession of a valid Canadian Drivers' License equivalent to a Saskatchewan Class 5 Driver's License

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Willing and able to lift and carry objects (maximum of 25 kilograms/55 pounds)Willing and able to work in varying weather conditions including; snow, rain, heat and cold. Willing and able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), in accordance with safety rules Willing and able to travel via commercial or government transportation services when requiredWilling and able to work in uncomfortable positions and spaces, stand and walk for prolonged periods of time, and to work in high places, such as ladders, scaffolds and/or power mobile equipment Willing and able to attend all training as requiredWilling and able to purchase and wear steel toe work boots and cold weather clothing (heavy jackets, toques, etc.).Willing and able to work shift work including evenings and weekends Willing and able to walk 10 km or more a day while carrying and operating self-propelled lawn mowers and weed whips

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Experience in operating various types of lawn maintenance equipment such as whipper snipper, push lawn mowers, hand rototillers, etc.Experience using various hand held tools such as shovels, rakes, hand saws, pruners, gas powered hedge trimmers, etc.

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Applied / assessed at a later date

English essential

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Experience in operating small equipment such as riding lawn mowers, garden tractors and skidsteersExperience in landscaping

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Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

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