Flex Schedule-General Labor

Performs playground equipment maintenance and repair skills with knowledge of carpentry, irrigation systems, rubber surface repair, chain link and wooden fences. Performs gardening work and other manual duties in the care of lawns, gardens, shrubbery, and flower beds; plants and transplants flowers, prunes trees, sprays for control of insects; weeds and waters flower beds. Performs other related manual tasks such as cutting grass, digging, clearing snow, raking leaves and performs maintenance work. Performs maintenance, unskilled labor duties of which the following are typical examples: digging holes, trenches, and other excavations; shoveling materials and leveling areas; maintenance and care of recreational areas, athletic fields, parks and playgrounds, lining playing fields, planting and trimming shrubs, small trees, and using hand tools or powered equipment; replacing and moving grass, repairing fences, swings, slides and other playground equipment; painting and maintenance work; assisting other personnel in tasks, loading and unloading materials; emptying barrels and cleaning litter and debris from street, parking lots and recreational areas, removing snow and ice, using manual or small powered equipment; Work requires agility and physical strength, ability to function in close quarters, and is subject to outside environmental conditions, including wet, hot and cold weather. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.
Noise level may be high when operating power equipment. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and greater than 50 pounds using appropriate equipment.
read and interpret data, information and documents; Visual Skills
Employee is required to use properly use such safety equipment as is appropriate to the work to prevent injury to self or others. Visual acuity is required to operate motor vehicles and heavy equipment.

Union Status: SMEU B
The City of Somerville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability or any other protected category. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities free of charge, upon request. Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact the ADA Coordinator at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) clearance
Completion of Conflict-of-Interest Law Education training for municipal employees
4 weeks annual vacation for non-union positions. Union positions vary by contract. Please note, police officers are members of the SPEA union. Public Health Nurses are part of Union A (SMEA).
Medical insurance through the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) - 80% of premium costs paid by City
Dental coverage low and high plans through Cigna
Long term disability through Sun Life
Group and voluntary life insurance through Boston Mutual
Health Care and Dependent Care flexible spending through Benefit Strategies
Free, confidential services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provided by E4Health
Somerville Retirement Pension System
Tuition reimbursement
FREE Blue Bikes membership
Benefits listed are for benefits-eligible positions and the above information is meant to be a general overview of the benefit programs offered by the City of Somerville and not a binding contract.