Entry Level Landscape Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose - for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

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 starting pay for this position is $19.29/hour 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. Oncall positions may have routine or variable work schedules.

Location

These positions will support parks within Denver's Parks Maintenance Districts and will report to one of the maintenance shops in Denver. We are currently hiring for the Northwest, Southwest, East, Downtown and Northeast districts. See the district map here.

What You'll Do

Park Seasonal Laborers are entry-level positions that perform routine landscaping and park maintenance duties in support of Denver's expansive urban parks system.

Skills to be developed on the job include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work outdoors in parks using and maintaining various hand-powered tools and motorized equipment in a safe and efficient manner

• Landscape maintenance duties such as:

  • Turf maintenance (e.g., laying sod, fertilizing, mowing, edging, raking)

  • Irrigation (minor maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and use of central control systems)

  • Ornamental/garden maintenance (planting, weeding, minor pruning)

• Infrastructure maintenance and repair such as fencing, asphalt, concrete, trails work, grade work/erosion control

• Interact with and learn alongside more seasoned park maintenance generalists and/or specialists such as Irrigation Technicians, Horticultural Workers, Park Horticulturists, and other experts in unique green industry fields and skilled trades work

• Snow removal operations such as plowing, shoveling, and de-icing

• Various related duties as needed such as trash collection, bathroom maintenance and cleaning, vandalism repair/graffiti removal

What You'll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

We are seeking reliable individuals who are looking to gain experience in park maintenance operations. Our ideal candidates will enjoy working outside and are eager to learn new skills from more seasoned parks workers. These positions are most appropriate for those who have very little to no experience in parks, landscape, or construction maintenance or those who currently do not have a valid Driver's License.

*If you do have a valid Driver's License and experience in parks, landscape, or construction maintenance, we encourage you to apply for a "Seasonal Parks Maintenance Worker" position*

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: None

• Experience Requirement: None

• Education/Experience Equivalency: None

• Licensure: None

Application Deadline

Applications for this position are accepted on a rolling basis. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration

Job Profile

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