Seasonal Maintenance Worker - Horticulture

HELP MAKE OUR CITY BLOOM!
**Now hiring for seasonal horticulture crew members**

Do you love working outdoors and making public spaces beautiful? We're looking for seasonal team members to help care for our City's parks and landscaped areas during the growing season.

Whether you're building skills for a future in landscaping or just want a rewarding summer job, apply now and help make our City shine!
As part of the horticulture crew, you'll get your hands dirty doing satisfying, hands-on work like:

• Weeding and cleaning flower and shrub beds
• Watering colorful hanging baskets downtown
• Pruning shrubs and maintaining plant health
• Brush cutting and clearing overgrowth

You'll be outdoors, moving, and contributing to spaces everyone in our community enjoys. If you like physical work, sunshine, and seeing the impact of your efforts every day, this is the job for you.

Are you intrigued? Come make a difference in Auburn this summer! Must be at least 16 years of age. Limited opportunities are available for applicants under 18 due to equipment and driving restrictions.
Preference will be given to applicants who are 18 years or older and possess a valid driver's license in good standing.

Must successfully pass the City's pre-employment background check, including driving abstract review (if applicable), and complete a baseline audiogram prior to start date.

SHOE REQUIREMENT : Steel-toed shoes required on first day of employment- furnished by the employee. Working Conditions: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The positions require heavy manual labor in all weather conditions. The employee is occasionally required to lift, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds; visits job sites that require walking on uneven, rocky, or rough ground; performs physical activity including but not limited to repeated walking, bending and/or stooping for long periods of time. May be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time. The employee is required to maintain professional composure, tact, patience and courtesy at all times.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Team Auburn values diverse perspectives and life experiences and welcomes applications from people who will help us consistently demonstrate the values of equity, respect, and partnership. The department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, and veterans. Individuals interested in joining our team must be committed to racial, social, and economic equality for ALL people in our community.

The City of Auburn is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation. To learn more about the Inclusive Auburn initiative, please visit: style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"> READY TO APPLY? If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format or would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process, please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement. RECRUITMENT PROCESS Please make sure to submit a complete, detailed, and updated job application, and thoroughly answer the supplemental questions. You must meet the minimum qualifications to move forward in the screening process. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY OF AUBURN We primarily communicate via e-mail during the recruitment process. E-mails from auburnwa.gov and/or governmentjobs.com should be placed on your safe domain list to ensure you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.