Junior Horticultural Technician

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The Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc – Seasonal Job Opportunity

Junior Horticultural Technician

The Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc is looking for someone who shares our values of teamwork, respect, honesty and commitment. You will be joining a team of dedicated, professional and committed co-workers, willing to go the extra mile to serve residents and ratepayers. Our mission is to lead and serve our communities by pursuing opportunities, leveraging partnerships and managing our resources to achieve growth. The bar is set high, but we strive to reach it together.

If you are looking for an opportunity to learn and grow and promote positive change in a friendly, safe environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Strathroy-Caradoc… Urban Opportunity, Rural Hospitality.

The Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc is currently accepting applications for three (3) seasonal full-time “Junior Horticultural Technicians.”

Position Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Supervisor of Projects, Property and Horticultural Services, the Junior Horticultural Technician will provide assistance to the Horticultural Technician in the planning, enhancement and maintenance of all Municipal garden beds, floral displays as well as maintaining the hanging baskets program throughout the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc.

Goal Statement:

As a member of the Municipal team, each employee is responsible for serving the citizens of Strathroy-Caradoc by meeting the ratepayers’ needs and expectations, as articulated by Council, by striving to be the best in everything we do through attitude, training and creativity, and for representing the Municipality as a strong, integrated organization dedicated to quality, sustainable and viable services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the maintenance of the Municipality’s garden beds, floral displays and landscaped areas.
• Assist in maintaining, including watering the hanging baskets, bridge boxes in the downtown core of Strathroy and Mt. Brydges.
• Provide assistance for the cleaning of garbage and weeds in the downtown core area
• Assist with the set-up and clean-up of the Downtown Strathroy Market and other special events throughout the summer.
• Responsible for ensuring public safety through the application of due diligence and risk management practices.
• Responsible for maintaining a high level of positive customer service by acting in a frontline service capacity dealing with ratepayers, answering questions and variety of other interactions.
• Responsible for the completion of records as defined by the Department or other regulatory bodies.
• Participate in the planning discussions, staff meeting, and training as may be required.
• Complete accident reports, vandalism reports and customer complaint reports as may be required.
• Perform such other related duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Compensation: 

Wage: Band 1 – $17.20 – $21.04 per hour (2024 rates)
Benefits: Voluntary enrolment in the OMERS pension plan. To learn more about OMERS, please visit https://www.omers.com/nft.
Posting Type: Existing Vacancy

Closing Date: February 14, 2025 @ 4:00 PM