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Job Title: Summer Youth Program Worker
Duration: 8 Weeks
Job Descriptions:
Summary
- The Summer Student Workers will participate in professional development activities while working on projects created by various divisions within the City of Chattanooga Public Works Department. Our goal is to provide high school students in the Chattanooga area with impactful work experience that they can learn from, use on their resumes, and help them understand the scope of local government. Students may be assigned to a wide variety of tasks. All workers will receive the necessary training upon arrival; no previous experience is needed.
Essential Functions
- The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all
- duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities.
- Assist with various projects in Citywide maintenance; painting graffiti, mowing, weed trimming, etc.
- Recycling education & information distribution
- General office work; scanning documents and using spreadsheets
- Assisting City mechanics in vehicle maintenance
- Assists and participates in public meetings, board and commission
- meetings, program work groups, and/or special events, as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Any student that is enrolled in or has graduated from high school within 1 year.
- Students must be 16 years of age or older
- Students must be available to work in-person, 24 hours/week and be able to commute to the worksite
Knowledge and Skills
- • All training will be provided upon arrival
Work Environment
- Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Positions in this class typically require climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.