Full job description

Posted: Monday, February 14, 2022

Job Number: CP-22-07

Job Type: Candidate Pool for Future Temporary Full-time Vacancies

Position Closing Date: Monday, February 28, 2022

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 Department: The Operations Department is comprised of four Branches: Administration, Parks and Forestry Operations, Roads and Fleet Operations and Solid Waste Operations. Key responsibilities include the operation and maintenance of the City’s public works infrastructure and systems including roadways; rail, winter maintenance; parks and green spaces, including forestry; solid waste operations; and maintenance of the corporation’s fleet of vehicles and equipment.

The Position: The Driver position maintains the sidewalks, roadsides and roads of the City of Barrie to ensure that the citizens and visitors of Barrie can commute safely. In the spring, summer and fall, this position maintains and repairs the sidewalks, roadsides and stairways. In the winter, this position assists in plowing, sanding and salting of sidewalks and roadsides. In addition, this position ensures that debris and litter is removed from sidewalks, roadsides and stairways.

The Candidate Pool: The City of Barrie is accepting applications for upcoming and future temporary full-time Driver vacancies. The Operations Department is establishing an eligibility list of qualified candidates who will be considered for furture temporary full-time opportunities. Applying to this candidate pool enables a candidate's application to be maintained on file so that they may be considered should a temporary full-time vacancy become available. The eligibility list will remain in effect for a maximum of nine (9) months, unless depleted before that time. The administration of this candidate pool will be done in accordance with Article 13:06 of the CUPE Collective Agreement.

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)

Secondary School Diploma

Experience

Six (6) months of experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities

Demonstrated experience working in a municipal work environment

Demonstrated experience in municipal construction and maintenance

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

General knowledge of the following legislation, regulations, or requirements: WHMIS and Book 7 of the Ontario Traffic Manual, including the setup of a temporary work zone traffic control; and the Occupational Health and Safety Act, related regulations and associated protocols required to ensure a safe working environment.

General knowledge of the following principles and standards: municipal construction, maintenance and equipment operations; vehicle and equipment safety; safe lifting and handling procedures; and collection and disposal procedures for debris, litter and bulky items.

Demonstrated Ability to:

conduct sidewalk and road infrastructure repairs

operate manual and motorized hand tools

perform strenuous work, including heavy lifting of objects exceeding 10kg

effectively lead and direct an assigned crew

write clear and concise reports

maintain accurate records of job materials used and time spent

Intermediate skills include: Customer Service; Interpersonal; Written Communication

Availability to work outside of schedule work hours to perform standby, overtime, or emergency response duties

Conditions of Employment

Valid Ontario Class "D" Driver's Licence with a "Z" endorsement in good standing, or ability and willingness to obtain within 1 year

Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*

(*Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the Police Record Check Procedure. Existing employees will be grandfathered from this requirement.)

Other Important Information

Location: Operations Centre, 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 2022 pay range:

Pay Level: Level 2

Yearly Salary: $46,321.60 to $55,390.40 per year

Hourly Pay Rate: $22.27 to $26.63 per hour

Benefits: This position includes a comprehensive union benefit plan, including but not limited to extended health and dental coverage, life and accident insurance, paid vacation and sick days, short/long term disability plans, OMERS pension plan, discounted rate for City Fitness Memberships and much more.

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

Position Equivalency Code: A

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

The City of Barrie is committed to providing a safe working environment for our employees and members of the public with whom we interact regularly and as such City of Barrie has recently implemented a COVID-19 Vaccination Procedure. This procedure aims to strongly encourage vaccination for all City staff and mandate full vaccination amongst City staff in high-risk worker groups, critical worker groups, or in accordance with provincial directives and within the limits of the Ontario Human Rights Code. All new employees will be subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Procedure as a condition of their employment.

The City of Barrie is an equal opportunity employer, 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.

Disclaimer: The job posting has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required of employees to do this job. For full position details, please request a copy of the Job Description by emailing HR.Recruitment@Barrie.ca.

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