Gardener - Park Maintenance

Overview

This is gardening and grounds maintenance and supervisory work. Work is performed independently under general supervision, with directions for technical work provided by a supervisor.

The days and hours for this position:
Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm

Bargaining Unit:
Service Employee's International (SEIU)

Employees within the department of division shall be given first consideration

Posting may close at any time

• Maintains flowers, shrubs, and trees, including cultivating, transplanting, irrigating, pruning, spraying, and fertilizing.
• Maintains turf grass areas, including irrigating, planting, mowing, edging and trimming, controlling diseases and pests, and fertilizing.
• Maintains the cleanliness of walks and other hard-surfaced areas by sweeping and hosing with water.
• Removes snow from walks and other areas.
• Maintains litter-free areas, as assigned.
• Balls and burlaps trees.
• May be assigned as a park caretaker during the summer.
• Supervises other employees.
• Operates irrigation systems and power mowers.
• Repairs irrigation systems.
• Assists with prescribed burns.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
• Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

• Knowledge of the standard tools, equipment, materials, methods, and practices used in gardening and grounds maintenance work.
• Knowledge of hazards and safety precautions of the work.
• Working knowledge of horticulture, floriculture, irrigation systems, symptoms of plant disease, parasites, and insect pests, and of the means and methods used for their control.
• Skill in the use of standard hand and power equipment employed in the propagation and cultivation of garden and grass areas.
• Ability to push and/or pull and operate a standard lawn mower over rough terrain.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 150 pounds with the assistance of another.
• Ability to tolerate outdoors, open grounds, windy conditions, and pesticide and herbicide handling.
• Ability to shovel snow using a three-pound shovel, and lifting up to a ten-pound load 36 inches high and moving it up to six feet.
• Ability to effectively plan, organize, and supervise the work of others.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a State of Kansas Commercial Pesticide Applicator certification in General Knowledge Category 9A--Noxious Weeds or a General Knowledge 3-A, 3-B ornamental and turf pest control at the department's discretion.
• Ability to maintain a valid Kansas class A commercial driver's license (CDL). If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.
• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

• One year of experience either in horticultural maintenance or in greenhouse and nursery work.
• A valid driver's license.
• Ability to obtain a valid Kansas class A commercial driver's license (CDL) within Six months of employment. If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.
• Ability to obtain State of Kansas Commercial Pesticide Applicators License 3a/3b within the first 6 months of employment.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need of a sponsorship.

• A valid Kansas class A commercial driver's license (CDL)
• State of Kansas Commercial Pesticide Applicators License 3a/3b

Please note that this position is part of a random drug testing pool, and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory evaluation of the results of a criminal record check.

Starting pay for current City employees will be determined by City of Wichita policy or applicable bargaining unit agreement.