The City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department (NSD) is dedicated to making Phoenix a community of desirable neighborhoods and helping residents access critical services and resources. To achieve these goals, NSD administers a number of programs that preserve, enhance, and engage communities across the city.

The Materials Handler (Trades Helper) position is part of the NSD, Preservation Division.

Materials Handlers work a 5/8 schedule and assist with the Abandoned Shopping Cart Retrieval and Illegal Sign Programs. Staff in this role locate, retrieve, and transport abandoned shopping carts and illegal signs from a variety of locations. Staff assist with the enforcement of the Division's abandoned shopping cart ordinance by educating residents and businesses on compliance standards and reporting repeat violations for follow-up action. Responsibilities may also include graffiti removal and participating in neighborhood clean ups and/or delivering supplies for clean ups. Currently, the department is recruiting to fill a Materials Handler position.

Pay Range: $21.54 - $30.31 per hour.

Hiring Range: $21.54 - $26.18 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

Internal Only: Please understand that this is pay grade 237. If selected, your salary offer will be based on the applicable promotion or demotion worksheet in accordance with the City Pay Ordinance.

• Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
• Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
• Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
• When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit.

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The pay grade and classification/unit of your current position may be found by looking up your job title on the job description page.

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

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• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

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• Two years of experience assisting a skilled trades person or performing manual work which involved the use of an acquired skill.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• Working conditions:
  • Moving objects weighing up to 50 pounds will be required.
  • Requires working outside in a variety of environmental extremes such as heat, cold, rain, air pollution, and dust.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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• The City job description can be found here.

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• One year of experience operating large vehicles, and or flat bed trucks.
• One year of experience in a customer service role or in responding to customer complaints.
• Experience with small engine and/or tool repair.
• Experience working with latex or flat paint products.
• Experience collecting, moving, lifting, and transporting materials and objects.
• Experience working with a computer or web application on a cellular telephone.
• Experience performing field operations, including working with the public.
• Experience using a map, routing, and identifying locations and street addresses.
• Experience working with different hand tools to paint surfaces (i.e., rollers, brushes).
• Experience operating equipment, paint machines, airless sprayers, or a pressure washer.
• Experience operating paint shakers, paint matching, and other paint related equipment.
• Bi-lingual or fluent in Spanish, highly desired.

Recruitment closes June 17, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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Trades Helper, JC:70060, ID# 61974, 06/04/2026, USM, GO, Benefits:002

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