Lead Landscape Technician

Lead Landscape Technician

San Diego Unified School District, Various Locations - San Diego, California

This job is also posted in San Diego Unified School District Job Opportunities

Job : 5499022

Final date to receive applications: Feb 01, 2026 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: To Be Determined

The San Diego Unified School District is currently accepting applications for the position of Lead Landscape Technician. This promotional / open opportunity is open to all interested candidates.

OVERVIEW:

San Diego Unified School District, the second largest district in California and one of the top largest urban school districts in the United States, is looking for professionals who care deeply for students and are committed to the communities in which they serve.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

Because each person is born with inherent worth and dignity, and because equitable access and opportunity are essential to a just, educated society, San Diego Unified employee commitments include being respectful of differences and diverse perspectives, and being accountable for one’s actions and the resulting impact.

BASIC FUNCTION:

The Lead Landscape Technician will organize, train, direct, and work with Landscape Technicians I and II and other staff in the performance of a variety of landscape maintenance functions.

To view the detailed position description for Lead Landscape Technician .

VACANCY / POSITION SPECIFICS:

• Working
  
  Location:
  
  
  Various sites within the District
• The District covers a large portion of San Diego County. Refer to the District Area Map at this Link and make sure to identify any and all specific area(s) you are interested in working in. The area(s) you identify in your application will be used for any future vacancies filled using the eligibility list from this recruitment.
• Work Schedule: 12 months per year / 40 hours per week.
• Salary: This position is paid on the Operations-Support Services Salary Schedule, Grade 036. To view the Salary Schedule, .
• Benefits: Positions 20 hours per week or greater qualify for District-paid health and wellness benefits for the employee and their eligible dependents.
• Bilingual requirement: Vacancies that require the incumbent to be bilingual in English/Spanish will be noted. Candidates for bilingual positions will be invited to a Performance Test (Qualifying Only) for oral and written fluency. Bilingual positions qualify for a 5% bilingual differential.

This is a PROMOTIONAL/OPEN opportunity, which means that current monthly salaried employees receive precedence over other candidates on the eligible list. For a promotional/open posting, the top ten internal candidates will be provided unless there is an insufficient number of internal candidates and then the list will be supplemented with the top external candidates to make up the list of ten (Employment Regulations for the Classified Service of the San Diego Unified School District: Article IV, Section
9).

TRANSFER REQUESTS:

If you are currently working in this job title as a monthly (not hourly) District employee and wish to transfer, DO NOT submit an online application through this posting. Instead, complete a Transfer Request Form.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

Any combination of education, training, or experience equivalent to two years of recent full time, paid experience in gardening, landscaping, or nursery work, one year of which must have been in gardening work for the district.

Licenses and other requirements: Possession of a valid California driver’s license. May be required to obtain a Qualified Applicator certificate Category “B,” issued through the State of California Department of Agriculture.

NOTE:

Your related education and experience must be clearly represented in the work history and education section of your application.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

Application Process

To be eligible for consideration, interested candidates must submit the following items. Your application will be considered incomplete if you do not include all required information, including completion of the Work Experience and Education Sections of the online application, required…