Available Title(s): 591I-YN_CS_NPS - Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 1
Business Title: Grounds & Nursery Specialist 1
Employee Type: Classified
Time Type: Full time
Position Term: 12 Month
Position Details:
Summary of Duties: Under general supervision, perform a variety of skilled gardening duties to maintain safe, clean, and attractive grounds on the Tri-Cities campus.
Required Qualifications:
High School diploma or equivalent and must have, or be able to obtain at time of hire, a valid driver's license.
Physical ability to perform the tasks.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with grounds and landscape power equipment, experience pruning and shrub bed maintenance, and tree pruning, trimming, and removal.
Additional Information:
Department Name: Facilities and Maintenance
City, State, Zip: Richland, WA
Monthly Salary: $2,591.00 - $3,401.00 USD | Range 30
Successful candidates typically begin at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28 OR applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes: paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.
Posting Close Date: Applicants must submit their completed application by Friday, June 16, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. The screening of applicants will begin on Tuesday May 30, 2023.
Background Check:
This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
Required Documents:
Applicants must upload the following documents to their online application.
External candidates, please upload all documents in the 'Resume/CV' section of your application.
Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the 'Resume/Cover Letter' section of your application.
Required Documents:
1) Resume
2) Cover Letter
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