Galway City Council is seeking to form a panel from which temporary seasonal posts may be filled at General Operative grade.
Typical services include roads and transportation, maintenance of social housing units and estates, environmental, upkeep of recreation and amenity facilities etc. The temporary role is likely to be outdoors, operational and manual and the duties will vary according to the functional area to which the person is assigned. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, adaptable, flexible, and capable of acting on their own initiative and someone with a strong sense of commitment to delivering quality public services.
 

A Temporary Seasonal General Operatives duties may include but will not be limited to;

• Carrying out operational / manual work at the instruction of supervisors, which is likely to involve working outdoors and at times in adverse weather conditions;
• General maintenance duties in relation to roads and footpaths including drainage work and tar patching etc.;
• Driving Council / hired vehicles as required;
• Street cleaning;
• Pipe laying;
• Concrete work;
• Erecting fencing and netting;
• Grass cutting;
• Planting and other gardening duties;
• Power washing;
• Cutting and removal of vegetation;
• Carrying out any other maintenance, installation, construction and repair work as may be required from time to time;
• Attend to emergency work outside of normal working hours;
• Such other duties may be assigned to them from time to time.