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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 time 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: $22.14 (Step 1)

Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)  

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)  

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! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!