Job Description

Distinguishing Features of Work

This is gardening and grounds maintenance and supervisory work. Work is performed independently under general supervision, with directions for technical work being provided by a supervisor.
The day and hours for this position is: Mon - Fri, 7:00am-3:30pm

Bargaining Unit: Service Employee\'s International (SEIU)

**Posting may close at anytime

Examples of Work Performed

• 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.

Requirements of Work

• 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).
• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Required Experience and Training

One year of experience either in horticultural maintenance or in greenhouse and nursery work. A valid Kansas class A commercial driver\'s license (CDL) is required. An equivalent combination of experience and training may be considered. 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. Job posting may close at any time without prior notification. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need of a sponsorship.

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