Grounds & Nursery Specialist 1 Jobs

Available Title(s):
591I-YN_CS_NPS - Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 1

Business Title:
Grounds & Nursery Specialist 1

Employee Type:
Classified

Time Type:
Full time

Position Term:
12 Month

Position Details:

Summary of Duties:
Under general supervision, perform a variety of skilled gardening duties to maintain safe, clean, and attractive grounds on the Tri-Cities campus.

Required Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent.

• Physical ability to perform the tasks.
• Must have, or be able to obtain at time of hire, a valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with grounds and landscape power equipment, experience pruning and shrub bed maintenance, and tree pruning, trimming, and removal.

Additional Information:

Department Name: Facilities and Maintenance

City, State, Zip: Richland, WA

Monthly Salary: Range 32 A-M | $ 2,805.00 - $3,700.00 USD |

Successful candidates typically begin at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28 OR applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes: paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.

For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for classified staff visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-Benefit-Overview-for-Civil-Service.pdf. Find total compensation here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/recruitment-toolkit/total-compensation/.

Overtime Eligibility: Overtime Eligible

Position Type: This is a Permanent position.

Posting Close Date: Applicants must submit their completed application by Monday, August 14, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. The screening of applicants will begin immediately .

Background Check:

This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions:

Applicants must upload the following documents to their online application.

Required Documents:

1) Resume

External candidates, please upload all documents in the "Resume/CV" section of your application.

Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the "Resume/Cover Letter" section of your application.

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected].

To apply, visit https://wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jobs/job/Richland-WA/Grounds-Nursery-Specialist-1_R-9562-1

Washington State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Educator and Employer.

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