Salary: $18.09 Hourly
Location : Burlington, VT
Job Type: Temporary Seasonal
Job Number: 8000-23-065
Department: Parks, Recreation & Waterfront
Division: Recreation
Opening Date: 05/03/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
General Purpose
BPRW is in need of a seasonal event staffer. In this position, you will help with the set up and on-site execution of indoor and outdoor events throughout the city’s parks.
An Event Staffer will at times work independently and other times on a larger team. Staffers should be knowledgeable or willing to learn about customer service, hospitality and day of event task execution. Event staff must be incredibly trustworthy and professional at all times. Training comes with the work, depending on experience.
Ability to work on evenings and weekends, with July 2nd-4th, Wednesday evening/night and Thursday evenings a requirement. Please note this is primarily a summer position with less hours after August, and the ideal candidate has some availability into November.
Essential Job Functions
- Support BPRW’s event production for the department’s roster of summer and fall events, along with newly developing partnership events.
- Work indoors and outdoors, handle physical tasks, and conduct work with professionalism and compassion for everyone encountered.
- Contribute to effective relationships with third-party vendors, organizations, cultural and community organizations, and City personnel.
- Ability to work on evenings and weekends.
- Complete the set-up of all aspects of the day, including chairs, tables, sporting equipment, audio equipment, and much more.
Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements
- Ability to actively support City diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as evidenced by ongoing trainings and professional development.
- Valid driver’s is license required; having own transportation is preferred.
- Operation of a City vehicle or personal vehicle to conduct City business without providing proof of a valid driver’s license to Human Resources will not be permitted. A valid driver’s license shall be defined as a current state of residence-issued license to operate a motor vehicle on public roadways. Position also requires the ability to be covered under the City’s vehicle insurance policy prior to operation of any City vehicles or non-City vehicles for City business.
- Must be 18 years or older.
- Ability to lift 50lbs.
- Ability to communicate effectively to both public and staff.
- Ability to work well with others and individually.
- Ability to communicate effectively to both public and staff.
- A willingness to learn new things and flexibility to carry out various event related tasks.
Additional Information
Promoting a culture that reveres diversity and equity.
The City of Burlington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are strongly committed to creating a dynamic and equitable work-force that mirrors the population and world that we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, crime victim status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, or genetic information in employment or the provision of services.
In addition to being an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applicants who can contribute to our growing diversity to apply.
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