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Form of workSalary: $5,687.00 - $6,912.00 Monthly
Location : Everett, WA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: A23032
Department: Parks & Facilities
Opening Date: 05/25/2023
Closing Date: 6/11/2023 5:00 PM Pacific
Nature of Work
The City of Everett is accepting applications on an open/competitive basis for the civil service examination for Groundskeeper/Park Maintenance Technician II. All vacancies in this job class will be filled from the ranked Civil Service register established from the examination process until the register expires in 12 months or is depleted.
Everett Parks and Community Services is committed to providing parks and community services that offer recreational opportunities accessible to every citizen. Become a part of a team who act as stewards to preserve, protect, and enhance public lands and facilities. Parks and Community Services employees work in independent and team capacities creating a strong City workforce.
Parks and Community Services is seeking employees who can provide high quality service and operate with strong safety standards. We provide opportunities to develop personal, technical, and professional skills and offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a retirement plan!
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The work of this classification involves maintenance of park, golf, ball field and associated City-owned boulevards, right of way, lawns, grounds and other recreational areas. Additionally, the work of this class involves outdoor operation of a variety of general and specialized grounds maintenance equipment and shop work associated with repair, maintenance and refurbishing of specialized equipment. Employees may also plan, design and implement irrigation and drainage installation and/or small scale construction projects, e.g., foot bridges, paths or shelters and, train and direct the work of Park/Golf Laborers, General Laborers, seasonal day laborers, community service workers and volunteers by providing specific instructions for tasks to be completed. The work also involves responsibility for observation, recording and repairing of damage to City property and grounds; additionally, performs related tasks as required.
Please see city website for and
QUALIFICATIONS:
The following knowledge, skills, and abilities are essential and critical to successful performance in this position:
Knowledge of:
Filing Opens: May 24, 2023
Filing Closes: June 11, 2023
Open/Competitive
A23032
The City of Everett provides a to eligible members consisting of the following:
Benefits for the eligible employee and eligible dependents begins the first day of the third month following the employee's hire date (i.e. if hired in March, benefits start May 1st.) Premiums for Delta Dental and VSP Vision are paid by the City on behalf of the employee for single or family coverage. Premiums for HMA Medical and Kaiser Medical Coverage are shared by the employee. Premiums for Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage on behalf of the employee are paid by the City.
An additional life insurance benefit is available through a Voluntary Life insurance program for the employee, spouse and children. The employee pays the premiums for this benefit.
It is mandatory that both the City and the employee pay into the Department of RetirementSystems for Washington State.
Three voluntary Deferred Compensation programs are available for employee participation.
A Flexible Spending Plan is available that allows you to make pre-tax contributions for Health Care reimbursement and/or Dependent Care reimbursement for eligible expenses not covered by medical insurance.
Employees are responsible for their own Long Term Disability premiums through the AFSCME Union. Contact Tyler Johnson at (425) 257-8010 for information on premiums and coverage.
The Employee Assistance Program EAP is provided free of charge to eligible employees and family members.
Vacation, sick leave, and holiday benefits are provided to eligible employees in accordance with the Labor Agreement.
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Important! Please read ALL of the instructions below: Please treat this supplemental questionnaire as a TEST. Your responses to the supplemental questionnaire will be the source of information used to determine whether you meet the eligibility requirements to move on in this process. Your answers will be the measure of your knowledge, skills, abilities, critical to successful performance in this job class. Your supplemental questionnaire will be individually reviewed and evaluated. The supplemental questionnaire will be "blind rated," and raters will only have the information you have provided on this questionnaire. Your responses should be concise, yet in sufficient detail to clearly indicate the nature and extent of your qualifications in the required area. Applicants will be accountable for the accuracy of their representations made in the supplemental questionnaire. These representations will be verified by the City. I have read and understand the above instructions.
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Explain IN DETAIL how you meet the minimum eligibility requirements of:
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Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience with the operation and maintenance of grounds care equipment used to maintain large turf and landscape areas.
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Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience with the methods and practices of lawn, turf, trees, shrub, and flower care, and your understanding of plant disease and pest identification.
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Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience with the use of and methods, materials, and practices used in applying pesticides, which may include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers, and other related chemical preparations. (Include any licenses or certifications you currently possess.)
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Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience with irrigation systems including installation and repair of pop up heads, rotors, and drip systems, and your knowledge of evapotranspiration rate, basic irrigation design, computer-based irrigation systems, and developing effective watering schedules.
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Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience in the planning, designing and implementation of small-scale construction projects, e.g., foot bridges, paths or shelters.
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Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience in the training and directing the work of subordinate personnel. Please include any relevant training and/or experience which would illustrate your ability to plan, organize, and guide the work activities of others.
Required Question
Location : Everett, WA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: A23032
Department: Parks & Facilities
Opening Date: 05/25/2023
Closing Date: 6/11/2023 5:00 PM Pacific
Nature of Work
The City of Everett is accepting applications on an open/competitive basis for the civil service examination for Groundskeeper/Park Maintenance Technician II. All vacancies in this job class will be filled from the ranked Civil Service register established from the examination process until the register expires in 12 months or is depleted.
Everett Parks and Community Services is committed to providing parks and community services that offer recreational opportunities accessible to every citizen. Become a part of a team who act as stewards to preserve, protect, and enhance public lands and facilities. Parks and Community Services employees work in independent and team capacities creating a strong City workforce.
Parks and Community Services is seeking employees who can provide high quality service and operate with strong safety standards. We provide opportunities to develop personal, technical, and professional skills and offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a retirement plan!
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The work of this classification involves maintenance of park, golf, ball field and associated City-owned boulevards, right of way, lawns, grounds and other recreational areas. Additionally, the work of this class involves outdoor operation of a variety of general and specialized grounds maintenance equipment and shop work associated with repair, maintenance and refurbishing of specialized equipment. Employees may also plan, design and implement irrigation and drainage installation and/or small scale construction projects, e.g., foot bridges, paths or shelters and, train and direct the work of Park/Golf Laborers, General Laborers, seasonal day laborers, community service workers and volunteers by providing specific instructions for tasks to be completed. The work also involves responsibility for observation, recording and repairing of damage to City property and grounds; additionally, performs related tasks as required.
Please see city website for and
QUALIFICATIONS:
The following knowledge, skills, and abilities are essential and critical to successful performance in this position:
Knowledge of:
- The structure, function, diagnostics, maintenance, and repair techniques for a variety of lawn and grounds maintenance equipment.
- Methods and practices of lawn, turf, trees, shrub, and flower care and basic understanding of disease and pest identification.
- Methods, materials, and practices used in applying pesticides, which may include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers and other related chemical preparations.
- Irrigation systems including installation and repair of pop up heads, rotors, and drip systems. Knowledge of evapotranspiration rate, basic irrigation design, computer-based irrigation systems, and developing effective watering schedules.
- Safely operate and diagnose, maintain and repair a variety of small tools and equipment associated with grounds, parks and golf course maintenance in order to efficiently and effectively complete, and direct the completion of, mowing, spraying, loading, hauling, and other associated activities.
- Plan, design, and supervise the completion of small-scale drainage and construction projects.
- Understand and follow oral and written directions.
- Coordinate, train, and direct the work activities of others.
- Utilize computer software to maintain field and maintenance records and ability to adapt to software the department may acquire and implement.
- Perform a variety of manual labor tasks requiring some strenuous physical effort such as lifting objects weighing in excess of fifty (50) pounds.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other city staff, and the public.
- Relate to others in a professional, courteous, and respectful manner.
- Maintain a work environment free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
- Work safely and in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, and with City laws, policies, and standards.
- Support diversity and multi-cultural understanding in the workplace.
- Proactively address potential employee issues.
- High School diploma or equivalent and sufficient education to enable reading and understanding of plans, instructions, shop service manuals, forms and reports AND
- A minimum of two years of verifiable experience in grounds, parks and/or golf course maintenance which includes the diagnosis, maintenance and repair of equipment associated with grounds, parks and golf course maintenance.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain and maintain, a valid Washington State Driver License within 30 days of hire.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain and maintain, a valid Washington Commercial Driver License (C.D.L.), with the necessary endorsements as prescribed by law, within three (3) months of hire.
- Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain Flagging card and First Aid/CPR certification within six (6) months of hire.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain and maintain, any applicable licenses or certificates needed for mixing, handling and/or applying pesticides, which may include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides or other chemical preparations associated with grounds keeping tasks within a six (6) months of hire.
- Successful completion of a Washington State Patrol background inquiry pursuant to RCW 43.43.832.
- All interested applicants are required to submit 1) the standard City of Everett online employment application and 2) responses to the supplemental application questions.
- A limited number of applicants with the highest passing grades on the supplemental questionnaire (weighted 30%) will be invited to a practical evaluation (weighted 70%) tentatively scheduled for June 28 and 29.
- A passing grade of 70.00 or higher is required on all parts of the screening process for placement on the ranked Civil Service eligible register.
- The examination is designed to sample and measure the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Candidates will be contacted throughout this process via email and should periodically check their spam folders for messages filtered by their email providers.
- Apply through city
- Completed applications must be submitted through the City's online application system by 5:00 p.m. on June 11, 2023 to be considered.
- LATE, INCOMPLETE, FAXED, OR EMAILED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
- This job classification is represented by Everett Municipal Employees Local 113, AFSCME.
- Applicants claiming veterans' preference points in accordance with RCW 41.04.010 as amended and meeting eligibility criteria must submit form DD214 on or before the date filing closes.
Filing Opens: May 24, 2023
Filing Closes: June 11, 2023
Open/Competitive
A23032
The City of Everett provides a to eligible members consisting of the following:
- Kaiser Permanente CORE HMO or HMA Self-insured Medical Plan
- Dental Plan 12 through AFCME Council 2 Trust
- Vision insurance through Vision Service Plan (VSP).
- Life Insurance for the employee in the amount of 1x the annual salary
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Policy
Benefits for the eligible employee and eligible dependents begins the first day of the third month following the employee's hire date (i.e. if hired in March, benefits start May 1st.) Premiums for Delta Dental and VSP Vision are paid by the City on behalf of the employee for single or family coverage. Premiums for HMA Medical and Kaiser Medical Coverage are shared by the employee. Premiums for Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage on behalf of the employee are paid by the City.
An additional life insurance benefit is available through a Voluntary Life insurance program for the employee, spouse and children. The employee pays the premiums for this benefit.
It is mandatory that both the City and the employee pay into the Department of RetirementSystems for Washington State.
Three voluntary Deferred Compensation programs are available for employee participation.
A Flexible Spending Plan is available that allows you to make pre-tax contributions for Health Care reimbursement and/or Dependent Care reimbursement for eligible expenses not covered by medical insurance.
Employees are responsible for their own Long Term Disability premiums through the AFSCME Union. Contact Tyler Johnson at (425) 257-8010 for information on premiums and coverage.
The Employee Assistance Program EAP is provided free of charge to eligible employees and family members.
Vacation, sick leave, and holiday benefits are provided to eligible employees in accordance with the Labor Agreement.
01
Important! Please read ALL of the instructions below: Please treat this supplemental questionnaire as a TEST. Your responses to the supplemental questionnaire will be the source of information used to determine whether you meet the eligibility requirements to move on in this process. Your answers will be the measure of your knowledge, skills, abilities, critical to successful performance in this job class. Your supplemental questionnaire will be individually reviewed and evaluated. The supplemental questionnaire will be "blind rated," and raters will only have the information you have provided on this questionnaire. Your responses should be concise, yet in sufficient detail to clearly indicate the nature and extent of your qualifications in the required area. Applicants will be accountable for the accuracy of their representations made in the supplemental questionnaire. These representations will be verified by the City. I have read and understand the above instructions.
- Yes
- No
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Explain IN DETAIL how you meet the minimum eligibility requirements of:
- Requires graduation from high school or equivalent and possessing sufficient education to enable reading and understanding of plans, instructions, shop service manuals, forms and reports, AND
- Two (2) years minimum of verifiable experience in grounds, parks, and/or golf course maintenance that includes the diagnosis, maintenance and repair of equipment associated with grounds, parks, and golf course maintenance.
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Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience with the operation and maintenance of grounds care equipment used to maintain large turf and landscape areas.
04
Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience with the methods and practices of lawn, turf, trees, shrub, and flower care, and your understanding of plant disease and pest identification.
05
Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience with the use of and methods, materials, and practices used in applying pesticides, which may include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers, and other related chemical preparations. (Include any licenses or certifications you currently possess.)
06
Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience with irrigation systems including installation and repair of pop up heads, rotors, and drip systems, and your knowledge of evapotranspiration rate, basic irrigation design, computer-based irrigation systems, and developing effective watering schedules.
07
Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience in the planning, designing and implementation of small-scale construction projects, e.g., foot bridges, paths or shelters.
08
Describe IN DETAIL your training and/or experience in the training and directing the work of subordinate personnel. Please include any relevant training and/or experience which would illustrate your ability to plan, organize, and guide the work activities of others.
Required Question
