Gardener
Pasadena Area Community College District•Pasadena, CA
•$4,356 - $4,803•Onsite
About The Position
Join Our Team at Pasadena City College! This role involves working outdoors in a beautiful campus setting, offering stability with CalPERS retirement and excellent benefits. The Gardener will be part of a team that keeps Pasadena City College safe, welcoming, and thriving.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience in landscaping, gardening, or grounds maintenance.
- Knowledge of plants, soil, watering, and pest control.
- Comfort using hand and power tools for grounds work.
- Physical ability to work outdoors year-round, lift, bend, and kneel.
- A detail-oriented, dependable team player who takes pride in their work.
- Completion of a course in gardening methods or some paid or unpaid experience in maintaining lawns and shrubs.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in planting, weeding, cultivating, and maintaining plants for several seasons.
Responsibilities
- Plant, prune, cultivate, and maintain trees, shrubs, flowers, turf, and groundcovers.
- Keep lawns and outdoor spaces looking sharp: mowing, edging, trimming, raking, sweeping.
- Prepare soil, apply fertilizers, and manage pests and weeds responsibly.
- Operate and maintain landscaping equipment (mowers, blowers, sweepers, irrigation systems).
- Power wash, clean concrete surfaces, and help maintain athletic fields and event areas.
- Follow safety procedures and ensure equipment and chemicals are handled properly.
- Perform minor irrigation repairs.
Benefits
- Competitive pay: $4,356.47 – $4,803.02 per month
- CalPERS Retirement
- 20 paid holidays
- 12 vacation days (to start)
- 12 sick days
- Full medical, dental & vision coverage. No out-of-pocket cost.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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