Parks Short-Term Worker

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Parks Short-Term Worker

Salary

$22.00 Hourly

Location

City Shops

Job Type

Short Term

Job Number

00890

Department

Parks, Recreation, Forestry

Division

Parks

Opening Date

05/27/2026

Closing Date

6/3/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit

N/A

Description

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Position Summary

Summer is almost here, and the City of Bozeman is now recruiting for Short Term Workers for the Parks Division! Want to get outdoors and into the community this summer? This position could be perfect for you! Join our team and spend the summer maintaining our beautiful parks throughout the City, keeping local trails and facilities clean and clear, and enjoying the fresh air! We are looking for candidates who can commit to the entire season. Ideally, employees in this position will be available to start working at the end of April or early May and stay on through the end of August.

Calling all early birds! The schedule for this position will be 4/10s: 6am to 4:30pm with a 3-day weekend every weekend!

Bargaining Unit: Not Represented

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt

Work Week: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm with a 30-minute lunch break. Full-time, 40 hours/week.

Length of Season: Ideally early to mid-May - end of August, 2026.

Assignment Details: Not to exceed 90 working days or 520 hours, whichever comes first.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Maintains parks in clean and safe condition, including picking up trash and maintaining trash and dog station receptacles, and cleaning and repairing restrooms.

Mows, trims, weeds, edges, fertilizes, and waters lawns, parks, and other landscaped areas in City parks and trails.

Maintains structures such as buildings, restrooms, park shelters, picnic tables, signs, benches, fences, etc.

Operates a variety of hand tools, power tools, and other parks equipment related to work assignments as instructed.

Responds to citizens' questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner.

Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.

Performs other directly related duties as assigned.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Some related landscaping or maintenance experience is preferred but not required.

High School Diploma or GED by employment start date.

Must be of legal age to perform the duties of the position (at least 18 years old).

Must possess a valid Class D driver's license.

Offers for employment are conditional upon satisfactory responses to appropriate post conditional offer process.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions.

Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language.

[CT1]Ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology.

Ability to operate a personal computer using standard or customized software applications appropriate to assigned tasks.

Demonstrates integrity, ingenuity and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.

Consistently performs assignments in accordance with the City's Core Values of Integrity, Leadership, Service and Teamwork.

[CT1]I think this is already captured above in ability to communicate, and in the core values below.

Please describe your availability, including any times or dates that you will be unavailable to work. Please include any pre-planned trips or expected absences for scheduling purposes.

If selected for this position, do you have a specific end date?

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Employer

Bozeman, City of (MT)

Address

121 N Rouse Ave. Bozeman, Montana, 59715

Phone

406-582-2367 406-582-2970

Website

https://www.bozemanmt.gov

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