What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laborer (Part-time 30 hours) position at City of Asheville?
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The City of Asheville is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Laborer at Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, within the Community & Regional Entertainment Facilities Department. Located in Downtown Asheville, Harrah’s is host to a variety of year round events including well known musicians and bands, comedy, fairs, ballets, and more! This role of the Laborer is to perform the essential behind the scenes work that keeps these events running smoothly, including working as part of the event crew, maintenance crew, or custodial crew. While this position does require routine custodial duties, it also includes the set up and breakdown of events, as well as the opportunity to become familiar with some of the technical aspects of event management.
Pay: $18.25 - $19.16, eligible for overtime in accordance with City Policy.
Schedule: This is a part-time, 30 hour per week position. The schedule and hours will vary according to the event schedule; evenings, weekends and some holidays will be required.
Benefits: This position is eligible for benefits, including health insurance and paid time off. Please visit our Benefits tab to review the available benefits.
his position will remain open until the closing date listed or until a sufficient number of applications are received.
About us
The City of Asheville is dedicated to providing quality service for the residents and visitors of our beautiful city, a goal that could not be achieved without the commitment of our dedicated employees. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Asheville, NC is a thriving mountain city that has a culture enriched in diversity.
The City of Asheville values and respects a diverse community, workforce and ideas, and is committed to promoting an equitable, fair, and just employment environment. Our organization seeks to create and provide access and opportunities to employees, residents and visitors to fulfill their potential through inclusive engagement practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status.
Provides routine custodial services, including bathrooms, office and event space
Provides event support setting up tables, chairs and/or staging and other equipment as needed based on the event of the day
Provides weather related maintenance, such as shoveling snow, operating a snow blower or spreading ice melt. .
Responds to requests in a timely and effective manner.
Uses courteous mannerisms when addressing the public or clients, especially when performing duties backstage in proximity of competing sports teams or musicians.
Assists in training temporary employees.
Performs other similar duties as required.
Required Education & Experience:
Must be at least 18 years old.
Preferred Requirements:
High School Diploma preferred but not required.
Custodial and/or event set-up experience is a plus!
Licensing and Certifications:
Requires training in workplace safety and blood borne pathogens. Training provided by the employer.
Applicants with equivalent experience and/or education may be considered.
Knowledge:
General knowledge of learned procedures, practices, routines to deal effectively with routine work.
Skills & Abilities:
Ability to read and understand basic workplace data, such as simple forms, tables, graphs, schedules, etc.
Ability to conduct basic research of existing, internal policies and procedures.
Ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written form.
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships as required by work assignments.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Ability to analyze and interpret policy and procedural guidelines and to apply this understanding to tasks.
Ability to bring resources together to resolve a problem or provide a solution.
Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. May include counting, recording of counts, and basic measuring.
Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.
Ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well-established policies, procedures, and standards.
Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of generally pre-defined duties which are often characterized by frequent change.
ADA Compliance:
Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and prolonged standing, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (25-50 pounds).
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, confined spaces, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards, bright/dim lights, toxic agents, disease, pathogenic substances, or rude/irate customers.
Salary : $18 - $19
