Dilboy Stadium Laborer (Multiple Openings)

The Dilboy Stadium Laborer is responsible for the oversight of Dilboy Stadium facility. Dilboy rentals include activities for children, adults, seniors, and other special citizens of Somerville. Performs all related duties. Works with various populations of the Somerville community in connecting them to the appropriate resources. Works independently and is responsible for overseeing activities. Duties include opening and closing the facility, setting up and cleaning up for special events, including weekends, holidays, and evenings. Works collaboratively with Parks & Recreation team in providing quality programing.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or any equivalent of education. Training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skill:

Knowledge: Must have knowledge of various recreational modalities. 

Abilities: Ability to meet and deal with the public effectively and appropriately; ability to handle problems effectively; ability to communicate clearly orally; ability to maintain confidential information; ability to maintain, manage, and organize records; ability to deal appropriately with employees, officials and members of the general public.

Skill: Excellent organizational skills. 

Work Environment:

The work environment involves everyday discomforts typical of offices, with frequent exposure to elements. Noise or physical surroundings may be distracting, but conditions are generally not unpleasant. Work requires some agility and physical strength, such as moving in or about ice rink, standing or walking for some of the work period. Occasionally, work may require lifting heavy objects and carrying them. There may be need to stretch and reach to retrieve materials. The work may require extended physical effort over a significant portion of the work day.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.

Physical Skills: Minimal physical demands are required to perform the work. Work effort principally involves standing to perform work tasks, with intermittent periods of stooping, walking, and sitting. Work requires some agility such as moving in or about athletic facilities, or over rough terrain. There may also be some occasional lifting of objects such as recreational equipment, office equipment or photocopy paper (up to 30lbs.).

Motor Skills: Duties are both mental and physical; the job may occasionally require motor skills for activities such as moving objects, interacting in recreational activities, operating a telephone.

Visual Skills: Visual demands require constantly reading documents for general understanding and analytical purposes.

Hours: Part-Time (up to 19 hours per week / not benefits eligible)
Salary: $19.00 per hour
Union: Non-Union
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Date Posted: May 3, 2023

City of Somerville residents are especially encouraged to apply.

The City of Somerville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability or any other protected category. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities free of charge, upon request. Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Adrienne Pomeroy at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or apomeroy@somervillema.gov.

Pre-Employment Requirements for All Employees:

• MA Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) clearance
• Completition of Conflict-of-Interest Law Education training for municipal employees

Overview of Total Rewards:

• 4 weeks annual vacation (for non-union positions) union positions vary by contract
• Medical insurance through the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) - 80% of premium costs paid by City
• Dental coverage low and high plans through Cigna
• Vision care through Vision Service Plan (VSP)
• Long term disability through Sun Life
• Group and voluntary life insurance through Boston Mutual
• Health Care and Dependent Care flexible spending through Benefit Strategies
• Deferred compensation plans through a choice of three vendors
• Free, confidential services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provided by E4Health
• Annual cancer screening & wellness release
• Somerville Retirement Pension System
• Tuition reimbursement
• MBTA pass program
• FREE Blue Bikes membership
• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

Benefits listed are for benefits-eligible positions and the above information is meant to be a general overview of the benefit programs offered by the City of Somerville and not a binding contract.