CPRS Job Listing
Landscape Services Worker
Landscape Services Worker
Salary: $51,597.00 - $70,322.00 Annually
Location: Rocklin Corporation Yard, CA
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Job Number: 2024-00043 Department: Parks & Recreation
Division: Parks Services
Closing: 12/10/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
THE POSITION
Under general supervision, the Landscape Services Worker performs a variety of landscapes and/or recreational facility maintenance and repair work; provides maintenance support to the Landscape Services Division; and performs related work as required.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Incumbents receive general supervision from the Landscape Services Supervisor, and technical and functional direction from a Landscape Services Trades Worker; may provide training and/or technical and functional direction over assigned staff.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
This is the journey-level class in the landscape services series that performs the full range of duties required to ensure that City landscapes, and related facilities provide the highest level of safety for public use. Responsibilities include inspecting and attending to assigned areas in a timely manner, and performing a wide variety of tasks in the construction and repair of landscapes, and community facilities, inspection of park grounds, structures and related facilities, and maintenance of sports fields. This class is distinguished from the Landscape Services Trades Worker in that the latter is responsible for technical and functional direction of subordinate landscape services staff and is capable of performing highly complex and technical duties assigned to the unit.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Performs a wide variety of semi-skilled tasks in the construction and repair of landscapes, and park facilities such as installing and maintaining signs, erecting safety structures (i.e., barricades), installing park structures (i.e., benches, tables, awnings), building and maintaining fences and removing and pouring concrete.
- Inspects assigned landscape areas for safety, appearance and vandalism.
- Cleans and clears landscapes, facilities, structures and playing fields of debris and potentially dangerous conditions.
- Inspects and repairs playground equipment, picnic tables, barbecues, and other related park equipment.
- Plants, mows, prunes, and maintains turf, trees, shrubs, and plants; clears sites of weeds.
- Prepares and maintains athletic fields and related facilities; grades, fills and shapes baseball diamonds.
- Performs minor maintenance and repairs on equipment of park facilities such as replacing light bulbs, repairing electrical equipment (i.e., scoreboards), and laying conduit and pulling wire.
- Safely operates and maintains landscape maintenance equipment as well as a variety of hand and power tools.
- Safely operates trucks and other automotive equipment as required.
- Safely applies pesticide, herbicide and other pest management treatments.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12th) grade;
AND
One (1) year of experience in the maintenance, modification, and repair of parks, medians, and landscaped areas.
Licenses and Certifications
- A valid California Class C driver license or higher with a satisfactory driving record is required at the time of appointment. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to a disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
- A valid California Class A driver license with a satisfactory driving record is required within twelve (12) months of appointment.
- A Work Zone Traffic Control Safety Certificate issued by the International Municipal Signal Association (I.M.S.A.), or successful completion of the Traffic Control Technician-CA State Specific Training Course thru the American Traffic Safety Services Association is required within twelve (12) months of appointment.
- Qualified Pesticide Applicator Certificate issued by the Department of Pesticide Regulation is desirable.
- A Playground Safety Certificate is desirable.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
- While always welcome, a resume will not be accepted in lieu of an official City application. The application must be completed in its entirety (including any supplemental questions).
- All required documents must be attached to the application; missing documents may be submitted until the final filing date. Human Resources will not accept documents after the final filing date. For a degree to be considered, the degree or transcripts must be attached to the application.
- Applicants will be screened against the minimum qualifications and then the desired qualifications. Those who qualify may be further screened to identify the best qualified candidates.
- Candidates must pass LiveScan background check prior to appointment.
- This job classification requires a pre-employment medical screening which includes testing for drugs, including but not limited to marijuana; a positive test may result in revocation of an employment offer.
The City of Rocklin is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
To apply, visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/rocklinca/jobs/4744370/landscape-services-worker
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