Forestry Journeyperson 2 Jobs

Posted: Monday, June 19, 2023

Job Number: CP-23-05

Job Type: Casual Full-time, Up to 5 Months, Union

Position Closing Date: Monday, July 3, 2023

Choose Barrie

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

The Opportunity

The Parks and Forestry Branch is part of the City of Barrie’s Operations Department. The Branch is responsible for the management, maintenance, and ongoing care of over 3,100 acres of waterfront, parkland and open space including 127 parks and 145 kilometers of trails. Services include horticulture displays and maintenance, turf management, shoreline maintenance, maintenance of parks amenities such as playgrounds, play courts, picnic shelters, and spray pads, waste collection, landscape construction, City's outdoor rink program, greenhouse operations, trails maintenance, and winter snow removal operations.

Under the general guidance and direction of the Forestry Foreperson, the Forestry Journeyperson 2 position is part of a front-line team directly responsible for performing all required maintenance of municipal trees within the City of Barrie. Maintenance activities include the inspection, pruning, removal and replacement of trees on streets and in active and passive parkland throughout the City. This position assists the Forestry Journeyperson 1 and Forestry Foreperson positions with day-to-day responsibilities related to urban arboriculture and is integral in ensuring that the citizens of Barrie enjoy a safe urban forest along with all of the benefits that a healthy urban forest canopy provides.

Our Culture And Qualifications Of The Job

Corporate Culture

• Your workplace values align with our corporate values of Strive, Share and Care and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community

Education (degree/diploma/certifications)

• One (1) year College Certificate in Arboriculture, Urban Forestry, or related discipline
• Completion of Chainsaw Safety and Cutting Techniques Certificate from an accredited association, organization, or institution

Experience

• Demonstrated experience within an arboriculture and/or urban forestry work environment
• Demonstrate professional experience pruning and removing all sizes of hazardous trees
• Demonstrated professional experience operating chain saws, pole saws, bucket trucks, crane trucks, and chippers
• Two (2) years of experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities
• Demonstrated experience performing all tree maintenance/arboriculture duties in accordance to the International Society of Arboriculture

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

• Basic computer literacy using the following systems and software: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word), tree inventory software and computerized maintenance management system software
• Demonstrated ability to deal with the public in a courteous and efficient manner to promote a high standard of customer service and public relations at all times
• Working knowledge of the following principles and standards: all aspects of urban arboriculture; chainsaw maintenance

Conditions of Employment

• Valid Ontario Class "D" Driver's Licence with a "Z" endorsement in good standing
• Please note that this is a requirement for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the Police Record Check Procedure. Existing employees will be grandparented from this requirement.
• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*

Other Important Information

Location: Operations Center, 165 Ferndale Drive North, Barrie, Ontario

Hours: The normal hours of work are 40 hours per week in accordance with the Collective Agreement

Wage: This position is within the CUPE Local 2380 Bargaining Unit with the following pay level and 2023 pay range:

• Pay Level: Level 5
• Yearly Salary: $64,750.40 to $77,542.40 per year
• Hourly Pay Rate: $31.13 to $37.28 per hour

Don’t meet the credentials as outlined but have years of directly related experience? Please see the City’s EducationEquivalency Procedure to determine if you may qualify for equivalency. Further information is available at www.barrie.ca/JobOpps.

• Position Equivalency Code: B

Please note that verification of educational credentials will be required from the preferred candidate prior to an employment offer.

The City of Barrie is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness and welcomes applications from qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices and we will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise if you require Code-protected accommodation and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.