<p>Job Title:</p> <p>Journey Level Gardener</p> <p>Job Summary:</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Full Job Description:</p> <p>Position Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>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 </li><li>Responsible and safe application of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, including maintaining appropriate education levels and certifications as necessary or required </li><li>Use, care, and maintenance of manual and power equipment including but not limited to tractors, mowers, clippers, edgers, and blowers </li><li>Renewal of planted and hardscape landscape as directed including but not limited to site preparation, planting, transplanting, soil amending, and mulching </li><li>Safe and responsible operation of vehicles in the execution of daily duties amid a densely crowded campus to transport materials, equipment, and fellow gardeners </li><li>Inspection, maintenance, and repair of campus irrigation systems and replacement as directed </li><li>Implementation of landscape designs from plans or as directed for new spaces created as a result of construction </li><li>Daily exercise of observation toward outdoor campus safety, reporting trip hazards, inadequate lighting conditions, and any other safety or hazard potential </li></ul> <p>Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>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 </li><li>Knowledge of common trees, plants, plant culture, turf maintenance, and pest control maintenance and methods </li><li>Ability to perform mechanical maintenance on equipment </li><li>Knowledge of irrigation systems and ability to perform repairs and maintenance </li><li>Must possess the physical characteristics to perform the duties of the job including sufficient strength to lift 60 pounds </li><li>Must be willing to work weekends and overtime based on university needs, such as, but not limited to: Opening Weekend, Graduations, meeting project deadlines </li><li>Must be willing to work in all varieties of weather conditions </li><li>Must be willing to work in an environment where noxious plants, herbicides, and pesticides may be present </li><li>Must be willing to obtain a California Certified Applicator's License if directed </li><li>Valid California driving license and satisfactory driving record required </li></ul> <p>Full-Time/Part-Time:</p> <p>Full time</p> <p>Pay Rate:</p> <p>Hourly</p> <p>Salary Range :</p> <p>$36.86/hour</p>