Gardener

About the role

Join Our Team at Pasadena City College!

Responsibilities

• Plant, prune, cultivate, and maintain trees, shrubs, flowers, turf, and groundcovers.
• Keep lawns and outdoor spaces looking sharp: mowing, edging, trimming, raking, sweeping.
• Prepare soil, apply fertilizers, and manage pests and weeds responsibly.
• Operate and maintain landscaping equipment (mowers, blowers, sweepers, irrigation systems).
• Power wash, clean concrete surfaces, and help maintain athletic fields and event areas.
• Follow safety procedures and ensure equipment and chemicals are handled properly.
• Minor irrigation repairs.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience in landscaping, gardening, or grounds maintenance.
• Knowledge of plants, soil, watering, and pest control.
• Comfort using hand and power tools for grounds work.
• Physical ability to work outdoors year-round, lift, bend, and kneel.
• Detail-oriented, dependable team player who takes pride in their work.

Qualifications

• Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be completion of a course in gardening methods or some paid or unpaid experience in maintaining lawns and shrubs.
• Experience in planting, weeding, cultivating, and maintaining plants for several seasons.

Skills

• Landscape Maintenance & Plant Care
• Irrigation System Awareness & Water Management
• Operation of Groundskeeping Equipment
• Pest, Weed & Soil Management
• Safety Practices
• Hazard Awareness
• Work Planning & Attention to Detail
• Teamwork & Reliability

Benefits

• Retirement: CalPERS
• Paid Time Off: 20 paid holidays, 12 vacation days (to start), 12 sick days
• Health and Wellness: Full medical, dental & vision coverage. No out-of-pocket cost.

Pay

Competitive pay: $4,356.47 - $4,803.02 per month

Schedule

Tuesday - Saturday 5:00 am - 1:30 pm (weekend work premium of +1% on base salary)