Journey Level Gardener

Job Title: Journey Level Gardener

Job Summary:

The journey-level gardener, under the supervision of the Landscape Superintendent, performs skilled and varied landscape gardening for the ongoing creation of a safe, engaging, environmentally responsible, and beautiful outdoor campus.

Full Job Description:

Position Responsibilities:

• General grounds-keeping maintenance to lawns, shrubs, trees, bedding plants, hardscape exterior surfaces, and playing fields (natural and synthetic) including but not limited to mowing, pruning, dead-heading, litter abatement, and weeding
• Responsible and safe application of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, including maintaining appropriate education levels and certifications as necessary or required
• Use, care, and maintenance of manual and power equipment including but not limited to tractors, mowers, clippers, edgers, and blowers
• Renewal of planted and hardscape landscape as directed including but not limited to site preparation, planting, transplanting, soil amending, and mulching
• Safe and responsible operation of vehicles in the execution of daily duties amid a densely crowded campus to transport materials, equipment, and fellow gardeners
• Inspection, maintenance, and repair of campus irrigation systems and replacement as directed
• Implementation of landscape designs from plans or as directed for new spaces created as a result of construction
• Daily exercise of observation toward outdoor campus safety, reporting trip hazards, inadequate lighting conditions, and any other safety or hazard potential

Requirements:

• High School graduation supplemented by at least two years of experience in gardening and landscape maintenance work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Knowledge of common trees, plants, plant culture, turf maintenance, and pest control maintenance and methods
• Ability to perform mechanical maintenance on equipment
• Knowledge of irrigation systems and ability to perform repairs and maintenance
• Must possess the physical characteristics to perform the duties of the job including sufficient strength to lift 60 pounds
• Must be willing to work weekends and overtime based on university needs, such as, but not limited to: Opening Weekend, Graduations, meeting project deadlines
• Must be willing to work in all varieties of weather conditions
• Must be willing to work in an environment where noxious plants, herbicides, and pesticides may be present
• Must be willing to obtain a California Certified Applicator’s License if directed
• Valid California driving license and satisfactory driving record required

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full time

Pay Rate: Hourly

Salary Range: $36.86/hour