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Sarasota County Government Landscaping Skilled Trades Worker in Sarasota, Florida
Department:
General Services
Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.
Do you enjoy working outside and have a green thumb? As a Landscaping Skilled Trades Worker, you will provide irrigation maintenance, landscaping, and pest management for multiple countywide Sarasota County Buildings. Apply today and spend your days doing what you love while enjoying the various County benefits.
Maintenance of green space at primary Facilities’ Managed sites, Lawns, Landscape Beds, and Planters.
Prune trees & palms from the ground by hand pruning or with gas-powered tools, prune shrubs & ground covers using hand tools or gas-powered hedge shears.
Test irrigation systems, repairs, and reports any deficiencies.
Coordinate and implement maintenance needs with contractors and contracted services in conjunction with the Supervisor, Horticultural Specialist, and Planner/Scheduler.
Inspect landscape work performed by contractors, including irrigation, mowing & edging, weeding of plant beds, mulching beds, trimming foliage, and herbicide application.
Ensure compliance with County standards, policies, and ordinances regarding the application of fertilizer, pest management, and pesticides.
Maintain trees and palms for appearance, canopy clearance, storm prep, and obstructions to pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
Integrated Pest Management Program & Services at all County Facilities:
Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. *On-Call Required.
About You
Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma or its equivalent.
Three (3) years of experience in performing landscaping, grounds maintenance, and irrigation systems.
Valid Florida Driver’s License at the time of hire.
Must possess a Limited Lawn and Ornamental license or the ability to obtain within six (6) months from the date of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
Certified Arborist and/or Florida Horticultural Professional credentials.
The ability to identify plants and know the environments in which they thrive, diagnose and treat them accordingly.
Knowledge of growth habits of Florida-friendly native trees, bushes, and plants.
Physical Demands: Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
** Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.
CJIS Clearance: **The successful candidate will be subject to an extensive background check(s) as a part of the hiring process.
About Everything Else:
Starting Pay Range: $21.07 (Step 1) may be higher based on experience
Benefits:
Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Starting January 2024, choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net (https://www.scgov.net/government/human-resources/employee-health-and-benefits) for additional information.
Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.
Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)
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We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.
Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.
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Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.
Do you like leaving things better than you found them? We serve the greater good! Our team is here to make Sarasota the premier community to live, work and play!
Sarasota has 37 miles of award-winning beaches, over 80 parks and 100 golf courses, and is known as the cultural capital of Florida with museums of art, theaters, an aquarium, botanical gardens and the annual international film festival. Unsurpassed beauty, rich cultural offering, diverse educational opportunities, wide-ranging recreational possibilities make Sarasota a great place to live and work!
We believe in work-life balance with a generous leave plan.
“US News & World Report: Sarasota is No. 1 in Florida and No. 18 in the country for best place to live.”
We need YOU to help create wonderful experiences for residents and vacationing guests enjoying Sarasota! Apply today!