Description

Grounds and Nursery Services Specialist 2 (Landscape Specialist)

Do you have experience with gardening and grounds maintenance? We are excited to have an opportunity for a Landscape Specialist to join our team at Rainier School Habilitation Center in Buckley, Washington.

We are looking for a self-starter who is passionate about landscapes and understands the importance of a clean, tranquil, inviting space. Working in all weather conditions, you'll have an important role in supporting a safe environment for the team and clients we serve at Rainier.

Pierce County employees are eligible to receive an Orca Card for transportation needs.

Some of what you'll do:

• Perform skilled gardening work on the campus
• Maintain lawns, plants, shrubs, trees, walkways, flower beds, and landscaping in nurseries, garden beds, and greenhouses
• Use a variety of manual tools such as rakes, pruning shears, shovels, wheelbarrows, and sprayers
• Spread, cultivate, and weed soil for gardens and level and seed lawns
• Operate work vehicles and power equipment such as riding lawnmowers, grass sweepers, tractor-mounted fertilizer spreaders, blowers, hand mowers, weed trimmers, pressure washers, chain saws, light tractors, front-end loaders, sod cutters, and snow blowers
• Snow and ice removal
• Remove trash, paper, and debris

Who should apply:

• People with one year of experience or training involving grounds maintenance, gardening, plant care, cultivation, and landscape installation

Our Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) mission to Transform Lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s mission that you bring an equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

If you have questions about the application process, email Anthony Distefano, Recruiter, at distear@dshs.wa.gov and reference job number 01640

Employees of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Any offer of employment is contingent upon verification of your vaccine status. Please note medical or religious accommodation may be available once an offer of employment is made.

Supplemental Information

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.

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