MINJobs posting: Parks Worker I
July 9, 2025
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Parks Worker I

Organization:
District of Saanich
Region:
British Columbia
Application deadline:
July 20, 2025 before 23:30
Type:
Casual Positions - Up to 2 (CUPE Local 2011)
Category:
Parks & recreation
Description
The District of Saanich's Parks, Recreation and Community Services department is seeking a team player to help drive our mission of Healthy Nature, Healthy People, and Healthy Community, while supporting our vision: a Saanich where everyone belongs.

You’ll work within a team where service excellence, learning and knowledge sharing, and feedback and accountability are highly valued, and where communication, trust, respect, and positivity form the foundation for everything we do.

Do you have a passion for working outdoors?  The Parks Division is seeking 2 casual Parks Workers to perform a variety of manual tasks in the management and enhancement of park areas in any of the following sections: Urban Forestry, Horticulture, Natural Areas, Construction and Maintenance. The Parks Worker I will perform activities such as general plant health care, tree planting, turf management, irrigation repair, and overall park maintenance. Other tasks related to carpentry and landscape construction include the installation and structural maintenance of playgrounds, buildings, park structures, signs, drainage, trails, and other parks related infrastructure.

Requirements

Requirements include: Grade 12 or equivalent; one accredited course related to the work common to the Parks Division from a recognized post-secondary institution; six months recent previous experience in the works of a Parks Division; B.C. Pesticide Applicator’s Certificate; valid Class 5 B.C. Driver’s Licence and a satisfactory Police Information Check with Vulnerable Sector check (PIC-VS). Candidates with an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

In order to apply, applicants MUST Hold a valid B.C. Pesticide Applicator’s Certificate for this position, in either the Landscape category or the Industrial Vegetation and Noxious Weed category.

The successful candidates will work varying shifts Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. depending on operational needs.

Salary & Benefits

These are C.U.P.E. Local 2011 positions with a wage of $32.79 per hour plus 15% in lieu of benefits. Job description and competition information can be found at www.saanich.ca.  Please apply by 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, 2025, quoting competition 25179. Although we thank all applicants for applying, only those under consideration will be contacted.

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