Workplace Essential Skills

• Reading
• Document use
• Writing
• Numeracy
• Oral communication
• Working with others
• Thinking skills
• Continuous learning

1. Lawn Maintenance - mowing (operate hand and ride-on mowers), whipper snipping, shrub trimming, flower bed care, and debris removal. Responsible for operating and using equipment as directed following safety protocols. 2. Buildings - cleaning, minor repairs, prep and painting. Cleaning floors, windows, and contents. Repair work may involve working with others. 3. Inventory – update and record items donated during the period. Fill out forms in a legible, concise manner. 4. Guide – visitors wanting to tour the site, and hand out info pamphlets about the buildings. Direct persons through the buildings while answering questions about the site. 5. Fundraising – Assist society members carry-out fundraising activities. Including setting up displays of old machinery and farm equipment, mock demonstrations of how machines and apparatus work, selling tickets, directing traffic to parking areas, working in the canteen, setting up tables and chairs, etc.