Landscape/Maintenance Technician [Calgary,AB]
 

Landscape/Maintenance Technician

    

 

Job Title:

 

Landscape/Maintenance Technician

 
 

Organization:

 

Fort Calgary Preservation Society

 

Job Type:

Summer Student Position

 

Language Required:

 

English

 
 

Location:

 

Calgary, AB

 
 

Application Deadline:

 

27-APR-2018

 

Job Start Date:

28-MAY-2018

 

Date Posted:

 

18-APR-2018

 

Email:

cmetters@fortcalgary.com

 

Web Link to Institution:

 

www.fortcalgary.com

 
 

Salary:

 

TBD

 
 

Job Description:

 

Job Summary:
Fort Calgary is located at the site of the original North West Mounted Police Fort, built in 1875 on the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers. As a national,
provincial and municipal heritage site with a long and varied history of stewardship, Fort Calgary is seeking a seasonal employee for landscape and
garden maintenance. This position runs from May-September with flexible start and end dates. Standard work week, Monday through Friday, must be returning to full time studies in fall 2018.

Primary Responsibilities will include:
• Site mowing and outdoor/indoor maintenance at Fort Calgary.
• Mowing and manually weeding to control invasive and noxious weeds on
site. along with tree pruning.
• Monitoring and Maintaining the Fort Calgary site.

Skills & Experience:
• Have experience working safely with outdoor hand and power tools.
• Have landscape experience.
• Are able to follow directions and work without supervision.
• Enjoy working outside.
• Are comfortable working in a variety of weather conditions.

Maintenance experience as well as an abiding interest in landscaping, litter pick up
and other aspects of building management are assets to the position.

Education:
• In the process of completing a post-secondary degree; must be returning to full time studies in fall 2018

Fort Calgary Core Competencies:

1. Vision / Thinking Corporately
Inspires a vision of success, communicating the vision and aligning strategic, operational and personal work plans and goals to achieve the vision.

2. Communication
Listens to others and communicates in a compelling and articulate manner, ensuring the message is clear, understood and consistent with Fort Calgary’s objectives.

3. Teamwork
Through information sharing, works within and across organizational units to achieve common goals and positive results.

4. Ethics
Creates an environment that nurtures the principles and values of Fort Calgary.

5. Customer Service
Demonstrates excellence (quality, timeliness, completeness, knowledge/competence, courtesy, fairness, outcomes, etc.) to INTERNAL and/or EXTERNAL customers by focusing efforts on discovering and meeting their needs.

6. Leadership
Recognizes and demonstrates competencies in creating visions, goals, thinking corporately, teamwork and ethics.

7. Technical and Professional
Demonstrates appropriate mastery of current business and technical skills related to the position.

All Fort Calgary employees may be required to work on Canada Day.

Please submit a detailed resume and cover letter stating availability and salary expectations to Christina Metters, Human Resources Administrator at cmetters@fortcalgary.com by April 27, 2018.

Thank you for your interest, however only successful candidates will be contacted for interviews. NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.