Temporary Laborer

Job Posting Title

Agency

Supervisory Organization

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Job Type

Compensation

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for performing or supervising a variety of unskilled to semi-skilled manual labor and general repair duties, or assisting craft personnel in custodial, housekeeping, grounds maintenance or building trades. This primarily involves performing routine tasks which consist of manual labor or providing assistance to skilled trades and crafts workers in completing skilled tasks or projects.

Compensation: $15.63/hr

Typical Functions

• Mowing, cutting grass, weed-eating, edging and watering.
• Landscaping, planting, trimming and maintaining flower beds, bushes, hedges, shrubs and trees.
• Maintains entryways, sidewalks and grounds by washing windows, sweeping sidewalks, picking-up trash, cleaning mats, emptying trash and cleaning trash cans.
• Cleans culverts, drains and ditches, to include the removal of unwanted trees and plants as needed and as approved by your supervisor.
• Trim shrubs, bushes and trees to include trimming dead limbs, maintaining tree canopy heights for equipment; maintain other plants on campus.
•  Sweep walkways and entry ways into buildings.
• Picks up trash and performs general grounds clean-up.

Level Descriptor

Education and Experience

Requirements at this level are none

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

Knowledge of the tools, equipment, methods and practices in the lawn maintenance, grounds keeping and in the general building trades.  Ability to follow simple oral instructions; skill to use and operate various grounds keeping equipment,  hand tools and high speed power tools.

Special Requirements

Physical Requirements: 

• Applicant must be able to lift/carry a minimum of 40 pounds.
• Applicant must be able to work in extreme environmental conditions (Over 95 Degrees F and below 20 Degrees F).
• Applicant must be able to work from various building heights.

Conditions of Employment:

• Contingent on a favorable background check
• Contingent on passing a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening
• Temporary appointment
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license
• Tobacco and Vape free facility
• Working an estimated 20-29 hours per week

Additional Job Description

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.