Job Description

Under direct supervision, as a General Laborer Apprentice, you will remove graffiti and assist laborers in the removal of refuse and dirt from city streets, sidewalks, plazas, stairways, building frontages, parks, playgrounds, and other areas for reasons of public safety, code compliance, health, beautification, and maintain streets at a clean, healthy, and attractive condition.

** Important and Essential Duties:**
As a General Laborer Apprentice, your duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Assists individually, or as part of a crew, in sweeping and removal of litter in assigned areas; screening of sandboxes for glass and litter; depositing of debris in plastic bags for pickup; and loading of debris on various clean-up trucks such as pickups, flatbeds, dump trucks, and refuse packer trucks.
• Mixes paints and cleaners according to instructions; scrapes, scours and soda-blasts areas and materials; and applies paint for graffiti removal jobs on a variety of clean-up and graffiti removal jobs.
• Assists in responding to specific service requests generated by the public, department or other City agency.
• Cleans surface areas around street catch-basins and drainage grates.
• Loads and unloads materials, supplies, and equipment on and off trucks in a proper and safe manner
• Operate power equipment (e.g., high-pressure hot water washers and steam cleaners, compressors, soda-blasting units, chain saws); a variety of small hand tools; lawn mowers, and a computerized color-matching system.
• Assists craft workers by performing various non-technical tasks.
• Assists in setting up traffic barricades and lights on work sites in a safe and proper manner; may serve as flag operator as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

License and Certification:
Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license.

Verification of Education and Experience:
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. More information can be found at: https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#verification

All work experience, education, training, and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Note: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Selection Procedures:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

The selection process will include an evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will move forward in the recruitment process.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through all of the steps in the selection procedure.

Additional Information

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: At the City and County of San Francisco, we share a commitment to a diverse, inclusive and equitable community. Each member of our organization is responsible and accountable for what they say and do to make San Francisco an inclusive and equitable place to live and work by employing fair and just practices to and for all.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Eric Chan, at Eric.K.Chan@sfdpw.org.

_ CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:_ All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.