Recruitment #24-9103-01
Date Opened | 2/16/2024 12:00:00 AM |
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Filing Deadline | 3/14/2024 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $31.69 - $37.87/hour; $65,915.20 - $78,769.60/year |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
|
HR Analyst | Erika Beams |
Department | Public Works Agency |
Work Location |
Hayward
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REQUIREMENT: Applicants must possess and maintain a valid Qualified Applicator Certificate, with either a Landscape Maintenance (B) OR Gardener Maintenance (Q) endorsement. Additionally, candidates must have a valid California Motor Vehicle Class C Driver’s License with a three-year clean driving record. A clean driving record consist of no violations.
MUST BE
ATTACHED: Applicants
must provide an official DMV license printout showing a clean driving
record for the last three years AND Qualified Applicator Certificate, with either a Landscape
Maintenance (B) OR Gardener Maintenance (Q) endorsement at the time of application. Please note all attachments must be submitted under the RESUME tab which can only accept one (1) file.
THE AGENCY
The mission of Public Works is to enhance the quality of life for the people of Alameda County by providing a safe, well-maintained, and lasting public works infrastructure through accessible, responsive and effective services.
Public services provided by the Alameda County Public Works Agency include flood and storm water pollution control, transportation planning and design, roadway and flood control maintenance and inspection, and construction and building inspections.
The goals of the Agency are to keep roads safe and well maintained, provide the highest level of flood protection, provide service levels that optimize infrastructure life cycles, minimize deferred maintenance, ensure that development and construction adhere to applicable State and County rules, optimize disaster preparedness, response and recover, ensure that the Agency’s operations and services minimize negative impacts on the environment, and sustain and advance County and Agency programs through a vital business and administrative support system.
For more information about the Alameda County Public Works Agency, please visit their website at www.acgov.org/pwa.
THE POSITION
This series specification unique to the Public Works Agency describes two gardener classes which, under close supervision at the lower level and under general supervision at the higher level, plant, transplant, and propagate trees, shrubs and flowers; keep an assigned grounds area clean and attractive; and do related work as required.
Gardener II, Public Works Agency is the journey-level gardener classification. Positions in this class perform functions which require the exercise of independent judgment and skilled gardening knowledge. The Gardener II works under the general supervision of the Field Maintenance Supervisor and assists in giving direction to the Gardener I and other special program employees. Incumbents are responsible for keeping assigned ground areas clean and attractive, planting trees and shrubs, propagating seeds, applying pesticides safely, and installing, repairing and operating irrigation systems.
For more detailed information about the job classification, visit: Gardener II, Public Works Agency (#9103)
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
Ability to:
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this recruitment.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
For more information on the Civil Service Selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.
Deadline for Filing: | 5:00:00 p.m., Thursday, March 14, 2024 |
Review of Minimum Qualifications and Questionnaires: | by March 29, 2024 |
Oral Examination*: | Week of April 29, 2024 |
Department Selection Interview: | Mid-Late June 2024 |
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employees discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well-being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
For your Financial Future
For your Work/Life Balance
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
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Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box Noreply@jobaps.com and Noreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions, please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Erika Beams, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services Division, County of Alameda
Analyst Email Address Link: ERIKA.BEAMS@ACGOV.ORG | Phone: 510-272-6393
www.acgov.org/hrs
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.