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Job Description
Definition & Distinguishing Characteristics
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a tangible impact on your community? The Department of Public Works is currently seeking two dedicated and hardworking individuals to join our team as Public Works Laborers. If you’re safety-conscious and ready to make a real impact through physical, outdoor work, this could be the career for you! To explore the full details of the position, visit the job description page HERE .
This recruitment will be used to fill two (2) vacant positions and establish an eligibility list to fill future openings without reposting.
What's This Job All About?
The Public Works Laborer plays a vital role in supporting the County’s road maintenance and construction efforts. Under close supervision, this position involves performing manual labor both indoors and outdoors, including tasks such as debris removal, loading and unloading materials, and operating various hand and power tools. Laborers typically work as part of a crew on road maintenance, flood control, and general construction projects. Responsibilities include patching roads, filling potholes, mowing, removing debris, flagging, and assisting in flood response efforts to help maintain and support the County's road infrastructure.
What are the benefits?- A beautiful, safe community in which to work and serve.
- A caring, empathetic, & fun work family that you will be welcomed into - where we work hard, but play hard, too!
- A job with WORK-LIFE BALANCE
- Competitive salary commensurate with education & experience
- A LIFETIME PAYCHECK (3% @ 60 for Classic Members and 2% @ 62 for New Members) - As long as you work for 5 years and vest in the CalPERS system, you will receive a retirement paycheck for the rest of your life.
- Amazing health care BENEFITS at NO COST to you - Unless you choose a premium health care plan.
- Authentically kind and engaged leadership who truly enjoy developing staff.
- 457 Deferred Compensation.
- PAID vacation, PAID holidays (13), and PAID leave if you get sick.
- Vacation Parity - Previous service with a public agency counts towards vacation accrual at Colusa County. A public agency includes cities, counties, districts, military, and similar entities. To learn more about vacation parity, please see our benefit summary.
COME WORK FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUSA: WE’RE WAITING FOR YOU!
Supervision & Examples of Duties
Receives direct supervision from supervisory or management staff.
Qualifications
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience :
Two (2) years' experience as a general laborer in the construction or related field.
Training :
Formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.
License or Certificate:
Possession of a valid California Class C driver’s license with satisfactory driving record required.
Supplemental Information
The salary range above consists of 15 steps. Steps 1-6 are annual merit steps with approximately 5% difference between each step, based on successful performance. Steps 7-15 are additional merit steps, requiring 2 years of satisfactory performance at the previous step. Steps 7-14 provide 2.5% increases, while Step 15 offers a 5% increase. The final salary offered will depend on the applicant's experience and qualifications, ranging from steps 1 to 15.
Colusa County offers an excellent benefit package. For a summary of benefits, please click here: 2025 Benefit Summary
Closing Date/Time: 7/27/2025 11:59 PM Pacific -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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County of Colusa
Show moreThe County of Colusa, nestled in the heart of the Sacramento Valley approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento and 100 miles northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a vibrant community rich in history and tradition and, offering a wonderful environment in which to live, work and play. The County, with approximately 22,000 residents, includes two incorporated cities; Colusa, which is the county seat, and Williams. The local economy is largely agriculturally based producing crops valued at more than $900 million each year and exporting farm commodities throughout the United States and to about seventy countries worldwide.
County government business is still conducted within the antebellum court house which was built in 1861 and has operated continuously ever since. The County’s annual General Fund budget is roughly $28 million; the total budget is about $78 million. The workforce is comprised of approximately 350 full-time equivalent positions that are assigned to five represented bargaining units.
Colusa County also offers many diverse outdoor recreational opportunities and is considered to be a sportsman’s paradise. The Sacramento River meanders through the County. Portions of five national protected areas are located within the county: Butte Sink Wildlife Refuge; Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; Delevan National Wildlife Refuge; Mendocino National Forest and; Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Recreational opportunities such as hiking, bird watching, camping and water sports abound. The Sacramento River and local lakes, offer world class fishing
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