$15 per hour for new employees. Returning seasonal employees will receive a 3% increase to their previous year’s hourly wage. May work up to 40 hours per week. Seasonal April 15-October 31. 
 
Minimum Qualifications of Education and Experience:
 

• Must be at least 16 years of age when the job begins.

• Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to drive in the state of Minnesota.

Nature of Work:
Under direct supervision of the Operations Supervisors, a Public Works Operations Maintenance Worker (Seasonal) will be assigned to perform routine unskilled and semi-skilled work in the maintenance of parks, lawns, grounds, and recreation areas. Assignments may include landscaping and maintaining Sibley Park farm, Land of Memories campground, athletic fields, airport, and streets.
About Us:
 
Our employees are committed to working in an environment that fosters the core values of the City of Mankato – positive attitude, accountability, respect, teamwork, and integrity. We care about making a positive difference in the lives of others. Our work is challenging and has purpose. We listen and engage with each other and our community. We are empowered and trusted to make good decisions that align with the public service principles and core values. Our organization is committed to investing and developing each other. We will recognize and celebrate our collective achievements and individual accomplishments.
 
We take pride in investing in our employees. Our team enjoys a supportive work environment that encourages not only success for the community we serve, but for you as well. Come grow your career with us! 
Primary Essential Work Functions:

• Operates industrial grade mowers, ballfield groomers, gators, weed trimmers, leaf blowers or small tractors.
• Plants, transplants, and trims trees, shrubs, and flowers.
• General maintenance of athletic fields and equipment.
• General forestry maintenance.
• Maintains signs.
• Patches potholes, including luting and shoveling blacktop.
• Animal care at Sibley Park farm.
• Maintains municipal campground, including operation of power mowers or small tractors and maintenance of camper sites.
• Maintains Air Field, including mowing and debris clean up. 
• Performs physical/mental demands and work environment requirements for this position.
• Effective and respectful communication and interactions with other employees, supervisors, individuals from other organizations, and citizen customers.
• Attendance during regularly scheduled work hours. Hours may vary.
• Must be available to work at various starting times on occasion to facilitate meeting desired conditions of streets and respond to varied work assignments.

Communicates With:

• Internally – Public works employees
• Externally – Community members

Supervision:

• Non-supervisory

Other Work Functions:

• Performs physical and mental demands and work environment requirements for this position.
• Attendance during regularly scheduled work hours and outside regular hours as necessary.
• Effective and respectful communication and interactions with other employees, supervisors, individuals from other organizations, and community customers.
• Performs other related work as assigned or apparent.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to drive in the state of Minnesota.
• Must meet expectations of the work functions and knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
• Must comply with organizational and departmental policies.
• Must comply with data practices policies and standards relative to not public data. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that are necessary to fulfill the employment responsibility. While data are being accessed, incumbent should take reasonable measures to ensure the not public data are not accessed by individuals without a work reason. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished the not public data must be properly stored according to city policy and the Minnesota Statutes.

Maximum of 40 hours per week. Work hours for all seasonal Public Works Operations positions will vary and include daytime, evening, weekend, and holiday hours. Seasonal positions are available from April 15-October 31.