Trailer officers in Tucson

We are in Tucson for Christmas and of course I picked up one of the free employment newspapers at the supermarket. An ad for a "trailer officer" caught my eye. I checked out the Web site. The job description is as follows:

"A trailer officer lives on the job site 7 days a week and is guaranteed overtime, in a trailer that we provide. T/O duties are to patrol the job site during your shift hours and watch for theft and vandilism of the jobsite. Report any issues to your supervisor and then the superintendant."

They will take someone with no experience, but prefer a valid AZ guard card. Benefits are included since they want someone full-time. It looks like the pay is more than $10/hour since starting wage is $27,500/year.

This is the kind of position where the company might be open to giving the job to someone (or a couple) living in their own RV who would make a commitment of at least six months. It would be worth checking out if you wanted (or were willing) to stay in the area for a while.

Also in this newspaper was an ad for inventory associates. Pay is $8.75/hour, though work is scheduled during non-business hours. If you got started with this company, it is one you could probably come back to each winter and work for a few months and they'd be delighted to have you anytime you were in the area.

Tucson does have inexpensive mobile home parks. Because they get a tax break if they have a few RV sites, they do welcome RVers. Mobile home parks don't have the amenities that RV resorts have, but are a good deal for someone looking for an inexpensive place to winter. Jaimie

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