District School Board of Niagara

GROUNDS TECHNICIAN – SUMMER STUDENTS

Rate of pay: $15.50 per hour

Applications due: Friday, May 3, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

DSBN is looking for Post-Secondary students and recent secondary school graduates to provide professional landscaping services for our entire group of facilities. The Grounds Technicians – Summer Students will be responsible for performing ongoing landscaping tasks, as well as routine maintenance of all landscaping equipment. We have several gardens and grassy areas on our many properties that require regular maintenance. If you have experience in landscaping and a strong attention to detail, you may be the perfect fit for this job.

The successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Mowing lawns, pruning bushes and trees, edging walkways and providing a professionally manicured look to the grounds.
• Take on special landscaping or planting projects as deemed necessary by the property services supervisor.
• Perform regular maintenance and minor repairs on the lawn care equipment and tools.

  Skills, Qualifications and Education Requirements

• High school diploma/GED required, must be attending post-secondary studies
• 2+ years’ grounds keeping experience
• A certification or working toward certification in horticulture or landscaping would be preferred
• Experience operating various pieces of equipment including a zero-turn lawn mower, weed eater and chainsaw is an asset
• Must be a reliable worker who is able to perform routine tasks with little supervision
• Strong attention to detail required
• Must have valid G license, experience towing a trailer is an asset

This is a temporary summer position (Mid-May to August 31, 2024).

Applications including a resume and three professional references must be submitted via Apply to Education - Job Code #3727426 before 4:00 p.m. on Friday April 26, 2024. We thank all the candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The District School Board of Niagara is committed to equity and inclusion in the recruitment and hiring of it’s employees, who reflect the diversity of our community and students we serve. We encourage and welcome submissions from candidates from diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace. DSBN welcomes applications from: Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, women, persons with visible and non-visible disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. The DSBN is committed to “Achieving Success Together” and recognizes that increasing the diversity of its workforce supports this objective.

Your participation in responding to the DSBN Confidential DSBN Self-Identification Survey would be of assistance. Your participation in responding to these questions is voluntary and is not required to be considered for an interview. If you wish to participate in the survey, please click on the following link:

DSBN will make interview and employment accommodations during the selection process, based on any of the human rights protected grounds. Please notify us in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs. Applicants are thanked for making known their interest in working for the District School Board of Niagara. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Land Acknowledgment:

The land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples acknowledging this reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous people.