Salary: $16.00 HourlyLocation : Discovery CenterJob Type: SeasonalJob Number: 202400021Department: RecreationOpening Date: 08/04/2025Closing Date: Continuous The City of Oakdale's mission is to provide high-quality, reliable services and foster a safe, clean, and welcoming community. Description Oakdale Discovery Center is one of the community's gems - join our team and be part of keeping this gem sparkling! We are hiring for building maintenance staff: part-time, flexible hours (primarily evenings and weekends) to provide excellent service, help with room set-up, and ensure the Discovery Center amenities are available and ready for use. Expectations This position is responsible for the overall supervision of the Oakdale Discovery Center during evening and weekends. This includes but is not limited to
- Ensure that rooms set-up as needed and provide a great guest experience
- Conduct light custodial work throughout the building to be certain it is clean, well-stocked, and welcoming
- Greet visitors, provide excellent public service, and represent the city in alignment with our mission, vision, and core values
- Willing and able to effectively complete both routine and repetitive tasks as well as a variety of miscellaneous tasks
- Able to follow written and verbal instructions and work independently
- Able to work effectively with others, provide excellent service, and be responsive and anticipatory to user needs
- Able to move and arrange light furniture and complete room set-up
- Other duties as assigned or directed
REQUIRED PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND WORK CONDITIONSThe physical demands and work conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. HazardsNonstrenuous- While performing the duties of this job, this position will frequently climb a few steps, balance, bend/stoop, kneel, crouch, squat, crawl, reach above shoulder level, sit, stand, walk, finger/enter data/keystroke, feel, talk, or hear, and/or occasionally exert up to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. While performing the duties of this job, this position will use close vision, far vision, depth perception, visual acuteness, color vision, and peripheral vision. While performing the duties of this job, this position will use their right and left hands for simple, firm, and fine handling or manipulation. While performing the duties of this job, this position will use their right foot and/or left foot for repetitive movements.SurroundingsLow Risk - Exposure to inside environmental conditions where it is adequately lighted, ventilated and heated, and normal precautions must be observed. Minimum qualifications To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the formal education, experience and training required.
- At least 18 years of age at time of hire
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent
- Able to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends
Desired qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the formal education, experience and training preferred in order to exceptionally perform all of the functions of this position.
Data Practices NoticeIn accordance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, the City of Oakdale is required to inform you of your rights as they relate to the private or confidential information collected from you. Private or confidential data is information that is available to you, but not to the public. The private or confidential data supplied by you will be used to determine your eligibility with the City of Oakdale. If you are appointed, it will be placed in your personnel file and used for payroll and other record-keeping purposes. The private data supplied by you is available only to you, to city employees and officials whose job duties require review of the data, and other individuals and agencies as provided by state and federal law who have a bona fide need for the data. Filling out the application is voluntary. Except for explicitly optional requested information, refusal to provide a complete application may result in immediate disqualification from consideration. By submitting an application, you have read and understand the information given above regarding the Minnesota Data Practices Act. Seasonal employees are eligible for Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) as required by Minnesota Statutes 181.9447, subdivision 9. Employees will accrue ESST at the rate of one (1) hour for every thirty (30) hours worked, up to 48 hours a year. Employees must work at least 80 hours in a year to be eligible to use ESST. Employees will be provided the complete ESST policy at time of orientation which explains how ESST can be used.01 Do/will you have a high school diploma/GED equivalent at time of hire?
02 Will you be at least 18 years old at the time of hire?
03 Are you able to work a flexible work schedule that includes nights, weekends, holidays, and includes varying shifts?
04 What kind of work environment are you looking for? 05 Do you have any hobbies or interests, or do you participate in any community activities that would be relevant to the position for which you are applying? Required Question