Posted 23 days ago
Labourer, Community Services (North)
@ Kawartha Lakes
Lindsay, Ontario
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Overview
Kawartha Lakes is hiring a full-time labourer in its Community Services department to maintain parkland, sportsfields, washrooms and park buildings across the North Area. The work covers grounds and tree maintenance, equipment operation, fee collection and winter snow control. The posting states a permanent 40-hour week with possible evenings and weekends, paid at $24.17 to $26.14 hourly in 2026.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain parks, sportsfields and trails
- Perform grass cutting, planting and tree work
- Clean washrooms and park buildings
- Collect fees and issue receipts
- Operate grounds machinery and equipment
Requirements summary:
- Secondary school diploma plus facility education
- Grounds maintenance experience with horticulture emphasis
- Valid Ontario Class G licence
- WHMIS and workplace health and safety knowledge
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Criminal record check and skill testing
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-22
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | General labour |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day, evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Ontario Class G driver's licence, WHMIS |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Fields of study | Facility maintenance |
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Kawartha Lakes
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 8 |
Job description
Job Brief
This position is responsible for daily maintenance functions of Parkland, associated City owned property, and the cleaning of related Parks Facilities.
Employment Status
Permanent Full time
Union
CUPE 855 Outside
Open To
Internal Applicant(s)
Date Of Posting
05/11/2026
Closing Date
13/11/2026
Duration (if Temporary)
N/A
Job Title Labourer, Community Services
Wage $24.17 - $26.14 hourly (2026)
Reports To Area Supervisor
Department Community Services
Location North Area (includes Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls and Woodville)
Hours Full Time, Normal Working Hours 40 hours per week, possible evenings and weekends
Other Some travel throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes may be necessary in accordance with job requirements.
Job Description
This position is responsible for daily maintenance functions of Parkland, associated City owned property, and the cleaning of related Parks Facilities.
Employment Status
Permanent Full time
Union
CUPE 855 Outside
Open To
Internal Applicant(s)
Date Of Posting
05/11/2026
Closing Date
13/11/2026
Duration (if Temporary)
N/A
Job Title Labourer, Community Services
Wage $24.17 - $26.14 hourly (2026)
Reports To Area Supervisor
Department Community Services
Location North Area (includes Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls and Woodville)
Hours Full Time, Normal Working Hours 40 hours per week, possible evenings and weekends
Other Some travel throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes may be necessary in accordance with job requirements.
Job Description
- Assist in planting and maintenance of shrubs and flower beds
- Perform parks grass cutting and maintenance, including litter collection and waste container servicing
- Maintain washroom, park furniture, shelter facilities and all other buildings located on city park locations
- Collect fees (including trailer sites, boat docking and launch locations, etc.) and issue receipts
- Perform tree maintenance and planting
- Perform maintenance of sportsfields (including user group preparation)
- Operate machinery and equipment related to grounds maintenance functions
- Assist in playground equipment maintenance and inspections
- Patrol and monitor parks for vandalism and secure public facilities nightly
- Perform winter snow and ice control functions as required
- Assist with recreation trail inspection and maintenance functions
- Perform other related duties as assigned
- Secondary School diploma with additional education related to facility maintenance
- Experience in grounds maintenance with emphasis on horticulture, landscape construction, sportsfield and parks maintenance
- Demonstrated knowledge of workplace Health and Safety and WHMIS
- Demonstrated ability to operate hand tools, various motorized equipment, combined with a working knowledge of equipment preventative maintenance
- Demonstrated professional and ethical responsibility to protect privacy, use confidential information appropriately, treat sensitive situations with appropriate degree of tact and discretion
- Effective oral communication and strong interpersonal skills to deal with members of the public, council and all levels of staff
- Ability to demonstrate initiative consistently with commitment to quality improvement, sharing process improvement initiatives with management
- Demonstrated time-management skills with the ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy
- Ability to work independently or as an effective member of a team
- Good analytical and problem solving skills related to area of expertise
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office, the internet, and any other related software
- Possess and maintain a valid Ontario Class “G” Driver’s Licence
- Upon a conditional offer of employment, a Criminal Record Check
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