• Herbicide/pesticide license preferred
• Perform skilled gardening work on the campus
• Maintain lawns, plants, shrubs, trees, walkways, flower beds, and landscaping
• Use a variety of manual tools such as rakes, pruning shears, shovels, and wheelbarrows
• Spread, cultivate, and weed soil for gardens and level and seed lawns
• Clean up trash, paper, and debris
• Operate work vehicles and power equipment such as riding lawn mowers, grass sweepers, tractor-mounted fertilizer spreaders, blowers, hand mowers, weed eaters, pressure washers, and snow blowers
• Load, transport, and spread soil and fertilizers

Who should apply:

People with high school graduation or equivalent and at least one year of experience or training involving grounds maintenance, gardening, plant care, cultivation, and landscape working in gardening or in the grounds maintenance field.

Our Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) mission to Transform Lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s mission that you bring equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

NOTE: Employees of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Any offer of employment is contingent upon verification of your vaccine status. Please note medical or religious accommodation may be available once an offer of employment is made.

Questions? Please contact adrian.alegria@dshs.wa.gov and reference project number 04127.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.

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