Litter Abatement Staff
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St. James Parish Government is hiring Litter Abatement Staff under the Operations Department. JOBFUNCTION: To provide physicaleffort to accomplish a variety of semi-skilled tasks and is considered anintroductory level of employment. It is classified as essential during declaredemergencies or natural disasters and is a nonexempt position at forty hours perweek. This position is SafetySensitive and subject to random drug testing as per the St. James ParishGovernment Employee Handbook. Individuals in this class are able to complete the majority of theirprojects/assignments with a minimum amount of supervision.ESSENTIALDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Includes anycombination of the following illustrative examples of duties andresponsibilities including but not limited to:- Pickingup trash and litter along all major roads and subdivisions in the Parish- Pickingup trash and litter on all parish owned property- Transportingtrash and litter to local landfill sites.- Otherduties as assignedSUPERVISORYRESPONSIBILITIES: NoneQUALIFICATIONREQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, anindividual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below arerepresentative of knowledge, skills and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made toenable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATIONAND/OR EXPERIENCE: High School diploma or general educationdiploma (GED).MATHEMATICALSKILLS:Ability to add, subtract, and divide in all units of measurement using wholenumbers, common fractions, and decimals.REASONINGABILITY: Ability to define common sense understandingto carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involvingseveral concrete variables in standardized situations.CERTIFICATES,LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS: Class E Louisiana Drivers License.OTHERSKILLS AND ABILITIES: - Abilityto work with minimal supervision and enjoy outdoors- Abilityto work as a team player and display a pleasant respectful, and positiveattitude.- Working knowledge of traffic laws and regulations related to a motor vehicle- Abilityto perform physical labor required of the positionPHYSICALDEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must bemet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, theemployee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk orhear. The employee frequently isrequired to use hands to finger, handle, feel objects, tools, and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required tostand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.The employee must occasionally lift and/ormove up to 100 pounds. Specific visionabilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.WORKENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representatives ofthose that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions ofthis job.While performing the duties of this job, theemployee regularly works in outside weather conditions, extreme heat/cold, nearmoving mechanical parts, and is regularly exposed to vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumesor airborne particles.St. James Parish is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. The parish will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis including, but not limited to veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, agree or political affiliations.