{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"bb2c0e13ce2fe7bdc6d9d9e7","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bb2c0e13ce2fe7bdc6d9d9e7","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bb2c0e13ce2fe7bdc6d9d9e7","title":"Laborer","description":"Laborer\nSALARY: 16.00\nTYPE OF EMPLOYMENT: Part Time - Seasonal\nISSUE DATE: 06/15/26\nTHE FINAL DATE TO FILE APPLICATIONS: 06/22/26\nDATE THAT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM POSTING: 06/23/26\nRESIDENCY: Candidates must have been legal residents of Tompkins County or one of the six adjoining counties (Cayuga,\nChemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga) for at least one month immediately preceding the date of application and maintain\nresidency. For Examinations: The eligible list resulting from the examination will be established in accordance with the final\nearned numerical ratings of passing candidates regardless of residence. A municipality or district may exercise its right under\nsection 23-4-a. of Civil Service Law to request a certification of eligible candidates who have been residents of that municipality\nor district for at least one month prior to appointment. After the names of residents have been exhausted, Tompkins County must\nthen certify the names of non-residents on the list.\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:\nThere are no minimum requirements for this position.\nTompkins County is committed to Equity and Inclusion. We encourage those with similar values to apply.\nDISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:\nA Laborer performs perform the physical/unskilled duties of the construction trades. This is hard physical work that requires\nendurance and a willingness to perform physically demanding tasks indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions. An employee\nin this class is responsible for assisting skilled workers in performing a variety of tasks such as road construction and\nmaintenance, building construction and maintenance, landscaping, buildings and grounds maintenance, cleaning of fleet vehicles,\npainting, and any other cleaning or minor repair work required. A Laborer who has obtained the appropriate license or learner’s\npermit may be assigned to operate heavy trucks or heavy equipment on a trainee basis. The work is generally performed under\ndirect supervision. Supervision of others is not a function of this class. The incumbent will perform all related duties as required.\nTYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:\nThe following work activities are illustrative. Not all duties will be performed at every location in the jurisdiction. In addition,\nother unspecified labor-class duties may be assigned by the supervisor or appointing authority as necessary.\nMay operate heavy trucks (with possession of the appropriate license or learner’s permit) or heavy equipment on a\ntrainee basis;\nMay operate (with the appropriate license) light trucks, automobiles, mowing tractors, broom tractors or other motorized\nequipment;\nMay rake and shovel asphalt to patch potholes or assist in the paving of roads;\nMay assist in the installation, maintenance and repair of sidewalks by shoveling, jack hammering, laying forms, and\npouring cement;\n\nMay assist in the installation, maintenance, and repair of pipeline by excavating, laying pipe, and back filling;\nMay cut brush, remove dead trees, plant grass, and mow lawns or rights-of-way;\nMay clean debris from parking lots and culverts;\nMay shovel snow, remove ice, and spread salt on targeted areas;\nMay serve as a wing person on a snowplow;\nMay operate power tools and equipment such as saws, mixers, jackhammers, snowblowers, mowers, or tractors;\nMay act as a flag person on road-repair jobs;\nMay perform routine maintenance on water and sewer systems;\nMay clean and maintain vehicles and building areas;\nMay pick up and haul recyclables and trash;\nMay take part in general grounds maintenance activities such as litter and debris removal, lawn mowing, weed-eating,\nraking, reseeding, and trimming;\n\nMay make deliveries, load and unload materials, and perform all necessary moving services;\nMay perform physical labor in support of masonry, carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, computer technology, and\npainting for maintenance and construction projects;\n\nMay check buildings or other areas of responsibility to ensure that building systems are fully operational (e.g., HVAC,\nelevators, lights, roof, doors);\n\nMay be required to keeping an eye on activities in and around a building, park or other public area and report any\nsuspicious activity to local law enforcement officials;\n\nActs as an essential personnel and may be required to respond to emergency call-ins;\nPerforms all labor-related duties as required by the supervisor or appointing authority.\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:\nSkill in the use of basic hand and power tools (e.g., hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, power drills, and circular saws;\nAbility and willingness to perform routine tasks requiring physical exertion such as lifting, climbing, painting, washing,\nsweeping/mopping, moving furniture, shoveling, raking, and mowing;\n\nAbility to operate and maintain a variety of buildings and grounds equipment and vehicles such as scaffolding, pumps,\nlifts, riding and walk-behind mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, blowers, plows, spreaders, pressure washers, and (depending\nupon the appointing authority) trucks (pickup, dump and lift-gate);\nAbility to follow oral and written directions;\nAbility to identify, avoid, and report potentially hazardous working conditions;\nAbility to understand, interpret, and follow all applicable safety policies;\nWillingness to respond to emergencies as an essential staff member and perform overtime work;\nWillingness to work outdoors in inclement weather;\nPhysical strength and endurance;\nMechanical aptitude, manual dexterity, thoroughness, dependability, tact, and good judgment;\nThe employee’s physical condition must be commensurate with the demands of the position either with or without\nreasonable accommodations.\nOriginally created 01/01/1969\nL1.doc\nFURTHER INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS\nFalsification of any part of the \"Application for Employment\" will result in disqualification.\nAccepted candidates will be notified when and where to appear for the examination. If you do not receive your notice to appear at least three days before the\ndate of the written examination, call Tompkins County Department of Human Resources at 274-5526. If an application is disapproved, due notice will be\nsent. This department does not make formal acknowledgment of the receipt of an application or take responsibility for non-delivery or postal delay.\nApplicants must answer every question on the application form and make sure that the application is complete in all respects. Incomplete applications will\nbe disapproved.\nACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL, VETERANS OR DISABLED VETERANS desiring to claim additional credit will request the Veterans Credits\napplication form, at any time between the date of application for examination(s) and the date of the establishment of the resulting eligible list. You must\nmeet the requirements set by NYS for these credits and they may be used only once. YOU MAY NOT CLAIM ADDITIONAL CREDITS AFTER THE\nELIGIBLE LIST HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. IT IS THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST THE VETERANS CREDIT\nAPPLICATION FORMS AND TO SUBMIT THESE FORMS AND ANY SUPPORTING PAPERWORK BEFORE THE ELIGIBLE LIST IS\nESTABLISHED.\nTompkins County's written examinations are prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of\nCivil Service Law. The provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations, which deal with the rating and review of the examinations\napply.\nThe duration of the eligible lists may be fixed for a minimum of one and a maximum of four years and may be extended beyond four years if there has been\na restriction against the filling of vacancies in that title.\nThe candidates must complete a separate \"Application for Employment\" for each open-competitive and/or promotional examination that the candidate is\neligible to take.\nAll experience required meeting the acceptable training and experience is full-time experience. (Part-time experience will be credited on a prorated basis).\nAppointment from an eligible list must be made from the top three candidates willing to accept the appointment.\nTompkins County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As part of its efforts to provide employment opportunities to the physically handicapped, Tompkins\nCounty Civil Service has adopted a rule permitting the employment of qualified physically handicapped persons without competitive examination (pursuant\nto Section 55 of Civil Service Law). If you meet the minimum qualifications for this position and wish to know more about this rule, please contact the\nTompkins County Department of Human Resources Office.\nUnless otherwise notified, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand-held, and solar or battery powered calculators. Devices with Typewriter Keyboards,\nSpell Checkers, Personal Digital Assistants, Address Books, Language Translators, Dictionaries or any similar devices are prohibited. You may not bring\nbooks or other reference materials.\nCROSS-FILING - APPLYING FOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS IN MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS WHEN EXAMINATIONS ARE\nSCHEDULED ON THE SAME DATE: When applying for examinations across multiple jurisdictions - all of which are scheduled on the same day - you\nmust submit a Tompkins County Cross-Filing Form. This form must be submitted no later than 4:30 PM on the final filing date of the examination. On this\nform, list each examination that you are taking and then tell us where you would like to sit. The purpose is to ensure that all of the test materials for the\nvarious examinations that you are taking will be available in one location. If you do not provide the cross-filing form to us by the final filing date, we cannot\nensure that we can accommodate your desire to cross-file. If any of the examinations are State level examinations, you must sit at the State test center. You\nwill still need to complete the Tompkins County cross-filing form. If sitting at the State site, the State will notify you of when and where to report for your\nexamination(s) and you should bring all admittance letters to the State site. If you are not taking a State examination, bring all admittance letters to your\nchosen testing site. If you have any question please call Tompkins County Department of Human Resources Department (607) 274-5526. The Cross File\nform is located at http://www.tompkins-co.org/personnel/CivilSrvForms/index.html\nFOR RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS: If special arrangements for testing are required, please indicate this on\nyour application.\nALL CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT FOR POSITIONS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOCES GOVERNED BY TOMPKINS COUNTY\nCIVIL SERVICE MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL REQUIREMENT. PER CHAPTER 180 OF THE LAWS OF 2000, AND BY\nREGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, TO BE EMPLOYED IN A POSITION DESIGNATED BY A SCHOOL\nDISTRICT OR BOCES AS INVOLVING DIRECT CONTACT WITH STUDENTS, A CLEARANCE FOR EMPLOYMENT FROM THE\nSTATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED.\nIn conformance with Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duties shall be entitled to receive\nan additional ten points in a competitive examination for original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has served. If you are\nqualified to participate in this examination and are a child of firefighter or police officer killed in the line of duties in this municipality, please inform this\noffice of this matter when you submit your application for examination. A candidate claiming such credit has a minimum of two months from the\napplication deadline to provide the necessary documentation to verify additional credit eligibility. However, no credit may be added after the eligible list has\nbeen established.⒝\nBACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: Applicants may be required to undergo a State and national criminal history background investigation, which will\ninclude a fingerprint check, to determine suitability for appointment. Failure to meet the standards for the background investigation may result in\ndisqualification.\nTOMPKINS COUNTY PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, 125 EAST COURT STREET, ITHACA, NY 14850","company":"Tompkins County","rawCompany":"tompkins county","city":"Ithaca","state":"NY","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-21T12:26:25.736Z","occupations":[{"code":"47-2061.00","title":"Construction Laborers","slug":"construction-laborers"},{"code":"47-4099.00","title":"Construction and Related Workers, All Other","slug":"construction-and-related-workers-all-other"},{"code":"37-3011.00","title":"Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers","slug":"landscaping-and-groundskeeping-workers"}],"industries":[{"code":"237990","title":"Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction","slug":"other-heavy-and-civil-engineering-construction"},{"code":"921140","title":"Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined","slug":"executive-and-legislative-offices-combined"},{"code":"926150","title":"Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors","slug":"regulation-licensing-and-inspection-of-miscellaneous-commercial-sectors"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Laborer","description":"Laborer\nSALARY: 16.00\nTYPE OF EMPLOYMENT: Part Time - Seasonal\nISSUE DATE: 06/15/26\nTHE FINAL DATE TO FILE APPLICATIONS: 06/22/26\nDATE THAT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM POSTING: 06/23/26\nRESIDENCY: Candidates must have been legal residents of Tompkins County or one of the six adjoining counties (Cayuga,\nChemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga) for at least one month immediately preceding the date of application and maintain\nresidency. For Examinations: The eligible list resulting from the examination will be established in accordance with the final\nearned numerical ratings of passing candidates regardless of residence. A municipality or district may exercise its right under\nsection 23-4-a. of Civil Service Law to request a certification of eligible candidates who have been residents of that municipality\nor district for at least one month prior to appointment. After the names of residents have been exhausted, Tompkins County must\nthen certify the names of non-residents on the list.\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:\nThere are no minimum requirements for this position.\nTompkins County is committed to Equity and Inclusion. We encourage those with similar values to apply.\nDISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:\nA Laborer performs perform the physical/unskilled duties of the construction trades. This is hard physical work that requires\nendurance and a willingness to perform physically demanding tasks indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions. An employee\nin this class is responsible for assisting skilled workers in performing a variety of tasks such as road construction and\nmaintenance, building construction and maintenance, landscaping, buildings and grounds maintenance, cleaning of fleet vehicles,\npainting, and any other cleaning or minor repair work required. A Laborer who has obtained the appropriate license or learner’s\npermit may be assigned to operate heavy trucks or heavy equipment on a trainee basis. The work is generally performed under\ndirect supervision. Supervision of others is not a function of this class. The incumbent will perform all related duties as required.\nTYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:\nThe following work activities are illustrative. Not all duties will be performed at every location in the jurisdiction. In addition,\nother unspecified labor-class duties may be assigned by the supervisor or appointing authority as necessary.\nMay operate heavy trucks (with possession of the appropriate license or learner’s permit) or heavy equipment on a\ntrainee basis;\nMay operate (with the appropriate license) light trucks, automobiles, mowing tractors, broom tractors or other motorized\nequipment;\nMay rake and shovel asphalt to patch potholes or assist in the paving of roads;\nMay assist in the installation, maintenance and repair of sidewalks by shoveling, jack hammering, laying forms, and\npouring cement;\n\nMay assist in the installation, maintenance, and repair of pipeline by excavating, laying pipe, and back filling;\nMay cut brush, remove dead trees, plant grass, and mow lawns or rights-of-way;\nMay clean debris from parking lots and culverts;\nMay shovel snow, remove ice, and spread salt on targeted areas;\nMay serve as a wing person on a snowplow;\nMay operate power tools and equipment such as saws, mixers, jackhammers, snowblowers, mowers, or tractors;\nMay act as a flag person on road-repair jobs;\nMay perform routine maintenance on water and sewer systems;\nMay clean and maintain vehicles and building areas;\nMay pick up and haul recyclables and trash;\nMay take part in general grounds maintenance activities such as litter and debris removal, lawn mowing, weed-eating,\nraking, reseeding, and trimming;\n\nMay make deliveries, load and unload materials, and perform all necessary moving services;\nMay perform physical labor in support of masonry, carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, computer technology, and\npainting for maintenance and construction projects;\n\nMay check buildings or other areas of responsibility to ensure that building systems are fully operational (e.g., HVAC,\nelevators, lights, roof, doors);\n\nMay be required to keeping an eye on activities in and around a building, park or other public area and report any\nsuspicious activity to local law enforcement officials;\n\nActs as an essential personnel and may be required to respond to emergency call-ins;\nPerforms all labor-related duties as required by the supervisor or appointing authority.\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:\nSkill in the use of basic hand and power tools (e.g., hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, power drills, and circular saws;\nAbility and willingness to perform routine tasks requiring physical exertion such as lifting, climbing, painting, washing,\nsweeping/mopping, moving furniture, shoveling, raking, and mowing;\n\nAbility to operate and maintain a variety of buildings and grounds equipment and vehicles such as scaffolding, pumps,\nlifts, riding and walk-behind mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, blowers, plows, spreaders, pressure washers, and (depending\nupon the appointing authority) trucks (pickup, dump and lift-gate);\nAbility to follow oral and written directions;\nAbility to identify, avoid, and report potentially hazardous working conditions;\nAbility to understand, interpret, and follow all applicable safety policies;\nWillingness to respond to emergencies as an essential staff member and perform overtime work;\nWillingness to work outdoors in inclement weather;\nPhysical strength and endurance;\nMechanical aptitude, manual dexterity, thoroughness, dependability, tact, and good judgment;\nThe employee’s physical condition must be commensurate with the demands of the position either with or without\nreasonable accommodations.\nOriginally created 01/01/1969\nL1.doc\nFURTHER INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS\nFalsification of any part of the \"Application for Employment\" will result in disqualification.\nAccepted candidates will be notified when and where to appear for the examination. If you do not receive your notice to appear at least three days before the\ndate of the written examination, call Tompkins County Department of Human Resources at 274-5526. If an application is disapproved, due notice will be\nsent. This department does not make formal acknowledgment of the receipt of an application or take responsibility for non-delivery or postal delay.\nApplicants must answer every question on the application form and make sure that the application is complete in all respects. Incomplete applications will\nbe disapproved.\nACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL, VETERANS OR DISABLED VETERANS desiring to claim additional credit will request the Veterans Credits\napplication form, at any time between the date of application for examination(s) and the date of the establishment of the resulting eligible list. You must\nmeet the requirements set by NYS for these credits and they may be used only once. YOU MAY NOT CLAIM ADDITIONAL CREDITS AFTER THE\nELIGIBLE LIST HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. IT IS THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST THE VETERANS CREDIT\nAPPLICATION FORMS AND TO SUBMIT THESE FORMS AND ANY SUPPORTING PAPERWORK BEFORE THE ELIGIBLE LIST IS\nESTABLISHED.\nTompkins County's written examinations are prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of\nCivil Service Law. The provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations, which deal with the rating and review of the examinations\napply.\nThe duration of the eligible lists may be fixed for a minimum of one and a maximum of four years and may be extended beyond four years if there has been\na restriction against the filling of vacancies in that title.\nThe candidates must complete a separate \"Application for Employment\" for each open-competitive and/or promotional examination that the candidate is\neligible to take.\nAll experience required meeting the acceptable training and experience is full-time experience. (Part-time experience will be credited on a prorated basis).\nAppointment from an eligible list must be made from the top three candidates willing to accept the appointment.\nTompkins County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As part of its efforts to provide employment opportunities to the physically handicapped, Tompkins\nCounty Civil Service has adopted a rule permitting the employment of qualified physically handicapped persons without competitive examination (pursuant\nto Section 55 of Civil Service Law). If you meet the minimum qualifications for this position and wish to know more about this rule, please contact the\nTompkins County Department of Human Resources Office.\nUnless otherwise notified, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand-held, and solar or battery powered calculators. Devices with Typewriter Keyboards,\nSpell Checkers, Personal Digital Assistants, Address Books, Language Translators, Dictionaries or any similar devices are prohibited. You may not bring\nbooks or other reference materials.\nCROSS-FILING - APPLYING FOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS IN MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS WHEN EXAMINATIONS ARE\nSCHEDULED ON THE SAME DATE: When applying for examinations across multiple jurisdictions - all of which are scheduled on the same day - you\nmust submit a Tompkins County Cross-Filing Form. This form must be submitted no later than 4:30 PM on the final filing date of the examination. On this\nform, list each examination that you are taking and then tell us where you would like to sit. The purpose is to ensure that all of the test materials for the\nvarious examinations that you are taking will be available in one location. If you do not provide the cross-filing form to us by the final filing date, we cannot\nensure that we can accommodate your desire to cross-file. If any of the examinations are State level examinations, you must sit at the State test center. You\nwill still need to complete the Tompkins County cross-filing form. If sitting at the State site, the State will notify you of when and where to report for your\nexamination(s) and you should bring all admittance letters to the State site. If you are not taking a State examination, bring all admittance letters to your\nchosen testing site. If you have any question please call Tompkins County Department of Human Resources Department (607) 274-5526. The Cross File\nform is located at http://www.tompkins-co.org/personnel/CivilSrvForms/index.html\nFOR RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS: If special arrangements for testing are required, please indicate this on\nyour application.\nALL CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT FOR POSITIONS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOCES GOVERNED BY TOMPKINS COUNTY\nCIVIL SERVICE MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL REQUIREMENT. PER CHAPTER 180 OF THE LAWS OF 2000, AND BY\nREGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, TO BE EMPLOYED IN A POSITION DESIGNATED BY A SCHOOL\nDISTRICT OR BOCES AS INVOLVING DIRECT CONTACT WITH STUDENTS, A CLEARANCE FOR EMPLOYMENT FROM THE\nSTATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED.\nIn conformance with Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duties shall be entitled to receive\nan additional ten points in a competitive examination for original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has served. If you are\nqualified to participate in this examination and are a child of firefighter or police officer killed in the line of duties in this municipality, please inform this\noffice of this matter when you submit your application for examination. A candidate claiming such credit has a minimum of two months from the\napplication deadline to provide the necessary documentation to verify additional credit eligibility. However, no credit may be added after the eligible list has\nbeen established.⒝\nBACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: Applicants may be required to undergo a State and national criminal history background investigation, which will\ninclude a fingerprint check, to determine suitability for appointment. Failure to meet the standards for the background investigation may result in\ndisqualification.\nTOMPKINS COUNTY PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, 125 EAST COURT STREET, ITHACA, NY 14850","datePosted":"2026-07-21T12:26:25.736Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T12:26:25.736Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Tompkins County","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Ithaca","addressRegion":"NY","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"bb2c0e13ce2fe7bdc6d9d9e7"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bb2c0e13ce2fe7bdc6d9d9e7"}}