Street Maintenance Assistant

City of Palo Alto•Palo Alto, CA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Palo Alto Public Works Department is hiring two Street Maintenance Assistants to join our Street Maintenance Crew. This position is assigned to the Street Maintenance Crew. Most of your work will focus on cleaning and maintaining Downtown Palo Alto's sidewalks, streets, parking lots/garages, and other public spaces. Your work helps ensure residents, businesses, and visitors enjoy a clean, safe, and welcoming downtown every day. There are two available assignments with slightly varying daily duties and schedules. Assignment 1 focuses on Downtown Maintenance with a Tuesday through Saturday schedule (3:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.), primarily working independently with backpack blowers and sidewalk sweepers. Assignment 2 focuses on Street Sweeper Support with a Monday through Friday 9/80 Schedule (3:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.), primarily working alongside the City's Street Sweeper Operator.

Requirements

Reliable
Enjoy working outdoors
Take pride in keeping public spaces clean
Can perform physical work throughout the day, including walking all day
Work safely and follow established procedures
Value teamwork and reliability
Want to make a positive impact in the community, but can also work independently
High school graduate or GED preferred.
Experience in outdoor work, general construction, or outside maintenance.
Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

Nice To Haves

Experience in janitorial services, public works, facilities maintenance, landscaping, construction, sanitation, street maintenance, or other outdoor labor is highly desirable.
Candidates with previous experience operating or supporting street sweepers or similar maintenance equipment are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Cleaning sidewalks, streets, plazas, around parklets, and other public spaces
Cleaning City parking lots and garages
Picking up litter, debris, and other materials
Cleaning biohazards using City-provided equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), and established safety procedures
Assisting with the cleanup of unhoused sites following City procedures
Operating backpack blowers and other maintenance equipment
Supporting street sweeping operations
Using hand and power tools to complete maintenance work
Providing other maintenance services as needed
Filling holes in streets and roadways with asphalt or other compounds, and raking, compacting, and smoothing surfaces.
Cleaning clogged storm drains or irrigation systems of debris.
Digging trenches, placing shoring, provide tools to other workers, breaking up surfaces to be worked on, and clearing area of brush or other related obstacles.
Placing barricades and safety cones around area to protect workers and public from injury.
Clearing litter and debris from roadside areas.