Part Time Custodian/Recycling Center Helper
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April 11, 2025 5:00 PM
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Job Title: Part-Time Custodian/Recycling Center Helper
BASIC FUNCTION
This position functions under the general supervision of the Public Works Department for day-to-day operations. The role involves supporting the daily operations of the Town of Litchfield’s Recycling Center and the Park and Recreation Department. Responsibilities include maintaining clean, organized facilities, assisting the public at the Recycling Center, and ensuring that community spaces are welcoming and safe.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Recycling Center Duties:
Custodial Duties:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and application detailing relevant experience to nyarrish@townoflitchfield.org. Please include "Part-Time Custodian/Recycling Center Helper" in the subject line.
(This job description complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and may include additional duties as assigned.)
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Job Description
Job Title: Part-Time Custodian/Recycling Center Helper
Location: Litchfield, CT
Employment Type: Part-Time (up to 19 hours per week)
Compensation: $19.50 per hour
BASIC FUNCTION
This position functions under the general supervision of the Public Works Department for day-to-day operations. The role involves supporting the daily operations of the Town of Litchfield’s Recycling Center and the Park and Recreation Department. Responsibilities include maintaining clean, organized facilities, assisting the public at the Recycling Center, and ensuring that community spaces are welcoming and safe.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Recycling Center Duties:
- Assist residents in determining applicable charges and direct them to appropriate areas for recyclables and waste material disposal.
- Maintain the Recycling Center in a clean, well-organized manner, avoiding clutter.
- Collect payment, and maintain a daily log of transactions.
- Oversee the Swap Shop, ensuring items rendered by residents are properly displayed.
- Open and close the Recycling Center as needed.
Custodial Duties:
- Clean and sanitize restrooms, picnic areas, playgrounds, and other public facilities.
- Clean, dust, and mop the town gym regularly.
- Perform basic groundskeeping tasks, such as raking leaves, pulling weeds, watering plants, and trimming bushes.
- Shovel and apply ice melt around doors and sidewalks as needed.
- Assist with setting up and dismantling of events as needed.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Strong customer service skills with the ability to assist the public in understanding facility procedures.
- Ability to follow directions and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong organizational skills to maintain clean and functional public spaces.
- Effective communication skills and the ability to establish good working relationships with superiors, colleagues, and the public.
- Physical ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds frequently and work in various weather conditions.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
- Ability to pass a thorough background check, including DMV, references, and pre-employment drug screening.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and use hands and fingers.
- Must occasionally lift/move items weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance.
- Work involves outdoor tasks in various weather conditions and handling cleaning chemicals and equipment safely.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and application detailing relevant experience to nyarrish@townoflitchfield.org. Please include "Part-Time Custodian/Recycling Center Helper" in the subject line.
Help keep our community clean, organized, and enjoyable for all residents by joining our team!
(This job description complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and may include additional duties as assigned.)
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
ASSESSOR
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Job Description
TOWN OF LITCHFIELD
Job Opportunity
ASSESSOR
ASSESSOR DEPARTMENT
This position is governed under the agreement between the Town of Litchfield and the Litchfield Supervisors Union, affiliated with CSEA, EIU Local 2001. It has a salary of $90,000 per year, with an expected retroactive increase to July 1. The Town offers Health/Dental/Vision through the CT State Partnership Plan, generous time off allowances, and an employer-contributed 401 (A) plan.
Interested applicants should submit their application, resume, and cover letter to nyarrish@townoflitchfield.org
*Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application*
Applications, resume, and cover letter can also be mailed to the following address:
Town of Litchfield
Selectman’s Office
74 West St
Litchfield, CT 06759
Applications & resumes will be accepted until the position is filled.
Individuals must be able to pass a thorough background check, including DMV, references, and pre-employment drug screen, and physical.
BASIC FUNCTION
Reporting to the First Selectman, the incumbent plans and coordinates town-wide assessments of real and personal property preparatory to compiling the Grand List for taxation purposes and related activities; adheres to mandated General Statutes schedules; administers revaluations, office, and budget procedures; compiles the Grand List by verifying the Town Clerk’s data; monitors and confirms data to the Grand List.
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
- Discovers, lists, and measures all the properties; analyzes location and structural parameters to compute values; checks building permits; classifies all new buildings and additions; reviews new houses following issuance of Certificate of Occupancy; issues house numbers and serves as Chairman of the street numbering committee.
- Keeps abreast of current construction costs; testifies on behalf of the Town in lawsuits related to the value assessments; investigates records, transfers, and related data to ensure compliance with regulations.
- Establishes values of unpriced motor vehicles for regular and supplemental lists according to State code letters; prepares, submits, and verifies data for all real and personal property assessments.
- Administers all programs of exemption; oversees and verifies all work pertaining to ten-year revaluations by independent agencies; adheres to schedules, forms, reports, and applications required by state statutes, Town officials, businesses, agencies, and individuals.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Work requires independent judgment in the execution and completion of varied clerical and technical duties. Accuracy in typing and recording data.
- Considerable skill in the performance of clerical duties, including the ability to arrange tabular material in a clear and accurate manner.
- Ability to fully operate a variety of state-of-the-art office equipment, including departmental computers, and to adapt and work with technological changes in office equipment and computer software to secure more effective and efficient operations.
- General knowledge of the principles of governmental policies and procedures and working knowledge of the Assessor’s duties, general statutes, and regulations.
- Ability to organize and coordinate work so as to complete projects in accordance with established due dates.
- Determines and controls related office procedures, prepares annual department budget; responsible for related legal notices and press releases, computerized Grand List and tax records; attends Board of Tax Review meetings.
- Supervises the Assistant to the Tax Assessor
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Considerable knowledge of theory, principles, methods, and techniques of real and personal property assessment.
Ability to maintain, prepare and delineate aerial maps and other surveys.
Ability to deal effectively and tactfully with other Town Personnel and the general public, supervise and persuade others, and clearly express recommendations and decisions both orally and in writing.
Ability to analyze problems and develop required reports, adheres to schedules, forms, reports and applications required by State Statutes and others.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is primarily of an intellectual nature but requires a variety of physical capabilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk and talk or hear, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. Employee must be able to access all levels of a construction site and traverse uneven terrain. The employee must be able to drive a vehicle. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision. This position requires the ability to operate a keyboard and calculator at efficient speed. The employee must be able to hear normal sounds, distinguish sound as voice patterns, and communicate through human speech using American English.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must have and maintain a Certified Connecticut Municipal Assessor and either of the following combinations of qualifications and experience:
- Completion of two years of college plus two to three years of responsible experience in municipal assessment or property appraisal experience or any combination of related experience and training, including two to three years of experience in computerized assessment procedures.
- Five years of responsible experience in municipal assessment or property appraisal experience or any combination of related experience and training, including two to three years experience in any computerized assessment procedures.
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EEOC STATEMENT
It is the policy of the Town of Litchfield to provide equal employment opportunity to all
persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental
disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or
expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance,
veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In
addition, the Town of Litchfield will provide reasonable accommodations that do not
present an undue hardship for qualified individuals with disabilities.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.