Gardener Ii, District

Job Description:
**JOB TITLE**: GARDENER II, DISTRICT (6-Month Contract)

**DEPARTMENT**: COMMUNITY SERVICES
**NUMBER OF POSITIONS**: 8
**JOB STATUS & DURATION**: Temporary 6-months
**HOURS OF WORK**: 40 hour workweek / variable hours
**LOCATION**: Undefined
**HOURLY RATE**: $32.31 per hour
**JOB TYPE**: Union
**POSTING DATE**: December 09, 2024
**CLOSING DATE**: July 1, 2025

**AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY**:
Reporting to the Foreperson, Horticultural/Supervisor, Operations Facility, this position designs and maintains annual beds, shrubs and turf in assigned City Parks (maintains Park facilities). Directs students/temporary and full-time employees as assigned.
- Diagnoses flower, shrub, and turf problems and sprays as needed: selects required pesticide, calibrate required amounts and apply, ensuring safety.
- Designs, prepares, and maintains annual and shrub beds and planters, including selecting flowers/shrubs, laying topsoil, fertilizer, and developing a program of care. Plants, cultivates, prunes and fertilizes. Inspects beds and performs required maintenance; sprays with pesticides as needed.
- Directs assigned staff including assigning, scheduling, and verifying on-site work, providing training in horticultural practices and policies.
- Responsible for an individual budget for the year; estimating, selecting plants, ordering, receiving, reconciling material as well as ordering supplies and hard goods from vendors
- Selection of trees and shrubs needed for replacement or new planting.
- Prunes, maintains, transplants trees; checks for damage/disease, potential hazards and risks, improvements in aesthetics, and provides general health management
- Responds to on-site public requests, provides information.
- Maintains turf areas: cuts/mows, fertilizes, aerates, dethatches, irrigates, seeds, sods, applies top dressing and applies herbicides/pesticides.
- Inspect and maintain irrigation systems throughout the City.
- Interiorscaping for indoor plants; selects, purchases, designs, waters, fertilizes, repots, and applies pesticides.
- Adheres to Integrated Pest Management practices to control and eliminate pests, adapting and implementing methods as required.
- Prepare stock requirement for tender and provide input with regard to suppliers.
- Attend related seminars, trade shows and maintain certifications.
- Keeps abreast of industry trends and practices, researching new plants, equipment, materials, and methods
- Operates tractors, mowers, chainsaw, brush chipper, water and spraying equipment, snow removal equipment, and hand tools. Maintains equipment/tools, and sets-up for Park projects. e.g. removes trees, plants or transplants/stakes.
- Maintains park areas including litter and debris pick-up, removing and replacing garbage cans, overpainting graffiti, checking Park buildings for cleanliness, etc.
- Repairs, assembles Park facilities, i.e. constructs or repairs planters, beds, fencing, signs, pathways, sports facilities (e.g. bleachers), etc.
- Provides advice to Foreperson and Landscape Architects regarding horticulture, maintenance routines, pathways, and other park planning matters.
- Liaise with industry professionals on projects and oversees work of contractors.
- Performs winter maintenance: operates equipment to clear snow from park walkways, bridges, outdoor ice rinks, etc. Salts and sands park areas; grooms ski trails.
- Inspects Park facilities/fixtures on an on-going basis to identify required repairs, and to ensure public safety. Informs Foreperson of required work.
- Fulfils administrative duties as required; documenting inspections, completing work orders, preparing weekly planners, handling purchases.
- Maintain knowledge of applicable legislation, manuals, and established procedures related to Environment, Workplace Health and Safety, Vehicular Safety.
- Performs additional similar and related duties as assigned.

**SELECTION CRITERIA**:

- High school (Grade 12) graduation plus an additional program of up to one (1) year in Landscape Technology, Horticulture Science, or equivalent.
- Over two (2) years, up to and including four (4) years of in a horticulture, greens keeping or gardening environment.
- A valid, non-probationary Ontario Class D license with airbrake Z endorsement.
- Landscape Exterminator License
- Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on customer service.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

**Preference will be given to students that have a permanent residency in Brampton.

**Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria.

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