SUPERVISING HOUSING GROUNDSKEEPER (HA)

Job Description

1. Plan and supervise work of housing caretakers and other employees engaged in gardening, tree care, and grounds maintenance; ensure work is carried out in an efficient and effective
manner and that all safety rules/regulations are followed.
2. Supervise the care, cleaning and maintenance of landscaped areas, walks, driveways, parking areas, playgrounds and fixtures theron.
3. Train others in gardening techniques, grounds maintenance, and in making minor repairs on grounds and fixtures.
4. Ensure the proper maintenance of all assigned materials, tool and equipment. Prepare requisitions for material and supplies.
5. Check repair work being performed by contractors on grounds and landscaped areas and reports on completion of work.
6. Assist Resident Building Superintendent in emergency repair work, such as digging and shoring of trenches and holes to find leaks in underground lines and piping.
7. Assist tenants in community development projects such as flower and vegetable gardens.

Additional Information
1. For NYCHA employees: this position is open on a direct transfer (lateral) basis and as a promotional opportunity.
2. For NYCHA employees: this vacancy is for a title which is normally filled through the Automated Transfer List System (ATLS). However, employees applying to this location via the Automated
Transfer List System (ATLS) must reapply to this vacancy posting to be considered for this position.
3. Employees applying for transfer, promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
4. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

NOTE: The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) administered a civil service exam for the Supervising Housing Groundskeeper title on 05/24/24. Therefore, applicants (candidates) that did not take and pass the exam will potentially not be considered, likewise applicants not reachable on the established civil service list will potentially be in jeopardy of being replaced with an eligible civil service candidate.

NOTE: EMPLOYEES MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE TITLE OF HOUSING CARETAKER OR THE LABOR CLASS TITLE OF CARETAKER. EMPLOYEES MUST HAVE SERVED PERMANENTLY IN TITLE FOR ONE (1) YEAR; AND THE ONE (1) YEAR MUST BE CONTINUOUS SERVICE IN TITLE TO BE ELIGIBLE.

NOTE: IF THIS APPOINTMENT IS MADE ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS PURSUANT TO 65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW, NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.

Qualifications

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and three years of satisfactory full-time gardening experience, at least one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

License/Certificate Requirement
1. Must possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York; and
2. Within the first six months of the probationary period, probationers will be required to pass the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation examination for a Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certificate (Category 3A) in ornamental shade tree and turf. The license and certificate described in "1" and "2" above must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.