Eric Gehle, a summer employee of the city of Bozeman’s forestry department, pulls a hose from a 20-gallon water reservoir fixed to the base of a hawthorn tree as his co-worker, Nick Martin, waits in the cab of their work truck at Langohr Park on July 28, 2021.
Eric Gehle, a summer employee of the city of Bozeman’s forestry department, pulls a hose from a 20-gallon water reservoir fixed to the base of a hawthorn tree as his co-worker, Nick Martin, waits in the cab of their work truck at Langohr Park on July 28, 2021.
As longer days portend warmer weather ahead, the city of Bozeman is looking to hire dozens of short-term workers for the summer.
The positions range from full-time to part-time, and fall under several city departments, including aquatics, parks and recreation, forestry, water conservation, library and solid waste, among others.
Amanda Keith, a human resources associate for the city, said they get a range of applicants for these types of positions, including students who have the summers off and seasonal workers who may work in winter recreation jobs and be looking for something to fill the gap.
There are about 60 positions open for the summer. They include lifeguards for both the Swim Center and Bogert Pool, summer camp workers for the parks department, and workers for the engineering department doing inspections of city public works projects.
The water conservation department is also hiring, which Keith said will be to help with the informational and outreach events the department holds in the summer. The department also does a lot of irrigation and sprinkler assessments during the summer.
Keith said they just recently opened the positions, but have gotten good feedback so far from potential applicants, including at a job fair at Montana State University. The city is also holding a hiring event on March 27 at the Story Mill Community Center from noon to 6 p.m.
Managers for several departments will be there and there will be application workshops and on-the-spot interviews, according to the city.
The city has struggled in recent years with filling positions across the board, with vacancy rates at some points well above 10%. Keith said the current vacancy rate is about 7%, not including the open short-term summer positions which have only recently opened.
The short-term positions are for 90 days, Keith said, and include both 20-hour and 40-hour work weeks. The city plans to start interviewing in mid-March and have onboarding in April. The positions start from mid-May to early June.
The pay starts at $21 per hour, Keith said.
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