Grounds Maintenance Worker - Weed & Pest/Urban Forestry

Join the City of Casper’s Weed and Pest / Urban Forestry team and help keep our community safe, clean, and green! This seasonal Grounds Maintenance Technician position offers hands-on outdoor work and the opportunity to make a visible impact throughout the city.

A typical day in this role may include:

• Picking up litter and maintaining public areas

• Mowing, weed eating, and caring for native grass areas

• Planting trees and assisting with watering, pruning, and minimal tree removal

• Supporting seasonal urban forestry and weed/pest control projects

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working outdoors, being part of a team, and taking pride in helping the community look its best.

• Fun, rewarding, and active seasonal work

• Hands-on experience in urban forestry and grounds maintenance

• Opportunity to learn new skills in landscaping, tree care, and municipal weed/pest management

• Team-oriented work environment with a focus on safety and collaboration

If you enjoy being outdoors, working with your hands, and contributing to a clean and green city, this is the perfect seasonal opportunity!

• Customer service principles.
• Basic principles of health and sanitation standards.
• Proper use of basic manual tools.

• Work a variety of shifts including weekends, nights, and holidays as needed.
• Be flexible with changing assignments.
• Follow written and verbal instructions and direction.
• Walk, dig trenches, climb ladders and clean-up work sites in a neat and orderly fashion (if applicable to assignment).
• Safely operate and handle equipment and supplies
• Work around pesticides and in landscapes.
• Communicate effectively.
• Learn general layout of facility to provide assistance to patrons.
• Perform basic math when assigned.
• Maintain a neat and professional appearance.
• Follow all City safety rules and procedures and immediately report all accidents/incidents or unsafe conditions to a supervisor.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

• Basic math.
• Operating in a courteous, knowledgeable and tactful manner with staff and general public.

• No previous training or experience required.
• First Aid/CPR preferred.
• Must be at least 16 years of age. If less than 18 years of age, cannot operate motorized equipment on public roadways in accordance with minor labor restrictions.

• Possession of a valid Wyoming Driver’s License preferred.

The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.

Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Employment with the City of Casper is contingent upon a successful background screen and pre-employment drug test.

As a condition of employment, the successful candidate must utilize direct deposit for payroll purposes.

Driving records are required for all new employees regardless of the position's driving requirements. If the employee has not held a Wyoming driver's license for the last three years, the employee must provide at their own initiation and expense a driving record from their previous state(s) of residence.

Physical and Environmental Conditions:

City of Casper employees in data creation and modification, security sensitive or safety and protective positions are subject to pre-employment drug testing. Some employees may be subject to random drug testing if their responsibilities include:

• Emergency response/rescue
• Handling or working with hazardous materials, including chemicals as well as solid and liquid waste
• Operating or maintaining water and wastewater systems
• Writing or modifying code, maintaining or modifying City data systems including work on networks, servers, and communication systems
• CDL operations and driving
• Operating power-driven machinery or equipment
• Creating or modifying health, financial, security and or risk documents or assessments
• Working with or directing minors

Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, twisting, bending, lifting, gripping/grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Incumbents may be subject to frequent walking, climb relatively steep inclines and/or ladders, and physically demanding manual labor such as raking and digging. Incumbents may be subject to frequent environmental exposures to dusts, odors, chemicals, sun, heat, cold, moisture, and other extreme climate/weather conditions.

MINOR LABOR RESTRICTIONS

16 Years of age

• Maximum hours of work on a school day and non-school day: 8 hours

• Maximum hours of work during a school week and non-school week: 40 hours

• Work hours: 5:00am to 10:00pm on a school night

• Extended to 12:00am on non-school nights

• NO driving on public roadways, even with a valid driver’s license

• Cannot drive any vehicle (including personal) for work purposes - i.e. errands or changing work locations

• May operate ATVs, golf carts, riding mowers, etc. on City grounds ONLY (may not go on public roadways)

• Must meet WARM driving criteria in order to operate ATVs, golf carts, riding mowers, etc. on City grounds

• May operate weed eaters, leaf blowers, and the like, but no other power-driven equipment or tools

17 Years years of age

• Maximum hours of work on a school day and non-school day: 8 hours

• Maximum hours of work during a school week and non-school week: 40 hours

• Work hours: 5:00am to 10:00pm on a school night

• Extended to 12:00am on non-school nights

• May operate weed eaters, leaf blowers, and the like, but no other power-driven equipment or tools

• May operate ATVs, golf carts, riding mowers, etc. on City grounds ONLY (may not go on public roadways)

• Must meet WARM driving criteria in order to operate ATVs, golf carts, riding mowers, etc. on City grounds

• Eligible to drive vehicles (cars or light-duty trucks) on public roadways with the following restrictions:

• Driving is limited to daylight hours

• Cannot have more than three (3) passengers

• Cannot drive more than 33% of the scheduled workday or 20% of the scheduled workweek

• Cannot operate a vehicle over 6,000 pounds

• Cannot tow vehicles OR trailers

• Must meet strict driving eligibility criteria in order to drive on public roadways:

• Must have a valid Wyoming Drivers License

• Cannot have ANY prior moving violations

• Must have taken AND passed a driver's education course or the WARM Defensive Driving course