Gardener Job at City of New York, Queens, NY

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  • City of New York
  • Queens, NY

Job Description

Under supervision candidate will work on the Arterial Maintenance herbicide crew. Responsibilities will include controlling weedy plants along the arterial highways within the five addition to herbicide application work there will be incidental work with tree planting inspecting roadway landscape planting medians turf establishment manual weed control and general landscape maintenance including snow removal. Candidate will operate and care for hand and power gardening tools and equipment and make necessary operating adjustments; Initiate requests for repairs and replacements and maintain simple records and prepare written reports. Perform related duties.

To Apply: All resumes are to be submitted electronically. All applicants please go to and search for Job ID #758674. No phone calls faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Appointments are subject to OMB approval. For more information about DOT visit us at: 78-88 Park Drive East Queens NY 11367.

Hours: 40 Hours Per Week.

GARDENER - 81310

Qualifications :

1. One year of full-time experience in gardening work including experience in each of the following planting cultivating and caring for trees plants shrubs and lawns; or


2. A certificate from a horticulture or botanic program containing college-level courses such as programs offered by the New York Botanical Garden the Brooklyn Botanical Garden etc.; or


3. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to 1 above. Thirty semester credits from an accredited college at least fifteen of which must be in horticulture agriculture agronomy plant pathology botany landscape design or architecture entomology forestry floriculture plant production and/or crop management may be substituted for the one year of the work experience described in 1 above.


4. To be appointed or assigned to Gardener - Assignment Level II after meeting the qualification requirements for Gardener - Assignment Level I candidates must have one additional year of satisfactory full time experience in gardening work including experience in each of the following areas: propagating planting cultivating and caring for trees plants shrubs and lawns. To be appointed or assigned to Gardener - Assignment Level II candidates must have a Commercial Pesticide Applicator - Category 3A License issued by the New York State Department of Environmental conservation. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.


Driver License Requirement: A motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. This license 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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Job Tags

Full time, Work experience placement, Remote work,

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