Gardener II – Athletics

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## 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:Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30
PM

Bargaining Unit: Service Employees International (SEIU)

Employees within the department or division shall be given first
consideration

## 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 departments discretion.
– Ability to maintain a valid Kansas class A commercial drivers
license (CDL). If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be
required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.
– An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety
of other individuals in the workplace.

## Required Experience and Training

Required Experience and Training

– One year of experience either in horticultural maintenance orin
greenhouse and nursery work.

– A valid Kansas class A commercial drivers license (CDL) within
six (6) months of hire. If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen,
you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.

– Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the
need of a sponsorship.

Preferred Experience and Training

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A valid Kansas class A commercial drivers license (CDL)

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.