Gardener
for each section heading only if there is real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, duplicated lines, application instructions. Keep substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key content:
- Position Description: Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking a Gardener to help maintain the landscapes that keep Seattle vibrant, healthy, and welcoming. In this journey-level role, you’ll perform skilled gardening and landscaping, working either independently at remote sites or as part of the Grounds Maintenance Team within the Drainage and Wastewater Line of Business. Your care for Seattle’s green spaces will support a cleaner, safer, and more resilient city for everyone who calls it home.
- About Seattle Public Utilities: description.
- Why join our team? About We know work isn't only about what you do it’s also about who you work for and with! SPU provides a fun and family-friendly work environment that supports a work life balance, including: Hybrid work schedule opportunities (As Appropriate)Family-friendly and multicultural work environmentGenerous benefits packageFree Orca PassCity pension plan with employer/employee contributionsGrowth potential and advancement opportunities
- Job Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Qualifications: Education/Experience, Licensing, Certifications And Other Requirements, Physical and Written Test, schedule (4/10), Ideal Candidate Profile.
- Additional Information: Who may apply (EEO) - we should remove EEO boilerplate. Also "The full hourly range for this position is $34.32 - $37.06" => Pay section.
- Benefits: The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More info link.
We need to include sections only when there is real specific content.
Potential sections:
- About the role: could combine Position Description and About Seattle Public Utilities? The instruction: Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should create headings exactly those strings if we have content.
We have content for About the role: we can put the Position Description + About Seattle Public Utilities + Why join our team? maybe.
Responsibilities: we have Job Responsibilities list.
Requirements: maybe combine Licensing, Certifications And Other Requirements, Physical and Written Test, etc. Could be Requirements.
Qualifications: Education/Experience and Ideal Candidate Profile maybe.
Skills: maybe we can extract from Ideal Candidate Profile: ability to secure trailer, operate riding mowers, identify plants, experience with pesticides, maintain irrigation systems. Could be Skills.
Benefits: we have Benefits paragraph.
Pay: we have hourly range.
Schedule: we have "This position works an in-person, 4/10 schedule (Tuesday-Friday) at various locations (dispatched daily)". Also mention Hybrid work schedule opportunities (As Appropriate) in Why join our team? but schedule specific is 4/10.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not include duplicated lines.
We must not include application instructions, EEO, etc.
We must not include navigation/legal.
We must not include "Who may apply" EEO lines.
We must not include "How To Apply" etc.
We must not include "Position Details" about working test etc? That's application instructions; we should remove.
We must not include "Recruiter Contact".
We must not include "More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at:" maybe we can keep benefits description but drop the link? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. The link is part of benefits info; maybe we keep it as part of benefits paragraph? It's a URL; it's substantive. Could keep.
But we need to remove application instructions like "How To Apply", "Failure to attach your resume..." etc.
We also need to remove duplicated lines.
Now craft HTML.
Structure:
About the role
About the role
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking a Gardener to help maintain the landscapes that keep Seattle vibrant, healthy, and welcoming. In this journey-level role, you’ll perform skilled gardening and landscaping, working either independently at remote sites or as part of the Grounds Maintenance Team within the Drainage and Wastewater Line of Business. Your care for Seattle’s green spaces will support a cleaner, safer, and more resilient city for everyone who calls it home.
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is a community-centered utility that delivers vital services to Seattle residents and businesses including drinking water, drainage and wastewater, and garbage/recycling/compost. SPU also provides drinking water for 1.5 million customers in the region. SPU’s work includes system maintenance and improvements and keeping Seattle clean. Over 1,500 SPU employees work with our community to provide affordable and equitable stewardship of our water and waste resources for future generations.
SPU provides a fun and family-friendly work environment that supports a work life balance, including: Hybrid work schedule opportunities (As Appropriate), Family-friendly and multicultural work environment, Generous benefits package, Free Orca Pass, City pension plan with employer/employee contributions, Growth potential and advancement opportunities.
But note: "Hybrid work schedule opportunities (As Appropriate)" is schedule info; maybe we could move to Schedule section. However we already have schedule specifics. Might keep in About the role. Now Responsibilities:Responsibilities
- Transplant and prune trees and shrubs; prepare, plant, and maintain planting beds
- Seed and maintain lawn areas, including mowing, aerating, fertilizing, and sod installation
- Perform tree and shrub planting, including balling and burlapping; rototill topsoil; grade and prepare new lawn areas; plant ground cover; design and install flower beds with annuals, biennials, and perennials
- Apply pesticides in accordance with safety regulations; operate spraying equipment and maintain detailed records of applications
- Maintain and repair irrigation systems
- Provide training and guidance to temporary gardeners
- Operate motor vehicles to, from, and between job sites, including towing small equipment trailers
- Use landscape power equipment such as weed trimmers, hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, chain saws, walk-behind edgers/mowers, zero-turn mowers, and slope mowers
- Maintain a variety of operational records and prepare reports as needed
- Work as part of landscape construction, landscape maintenance, or street tree planting and maintenance crews
Requirements
- Washington Public Pesticide operator's license required within 1 year of hire
- Valid Washington State Driver License at time of appointment
- Pass a Physical and Written Test (selected candidates invited to interview)
Qualifications
- Minimum of two years' work experience in landscape construction or maintenance, or in the propagation and maintenance of flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees at a conservatory, greenhouse, or nursery (combinations of education, training and experience evaluated individually for comparability)
Skills
- Ability to properly secure and operate a trailer pulling equipment
- Ability to operate riding mowers and landscape equipment/tools
- Ability to identify plants and weeds native to western Washington State
- Experience working with pesticides (handling, application, storage)
- Ability to maintain and repair irrigation systems
- .
Thus:
- Vacation, holiday, and sick leave
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance for employees and dependents
- Free Orca Pass
- City pension plan with employer/employee contributions
- In-person 4/10 schedule (Tuesday‑Friday), dispatched daily to various locations
- Hybrid work schedule opportunities (as appropriate)
Benefits
More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits
Now Pay: We have "The full hourly range for this position is $34.32 - $37.06". So:Pay
The full hourly range for this position is $34.32 - $37.06 per hour.
Now Schedule: We have "This position works an in-person, 4/10 schedule (Tuesday-Friday) at various locations (dispatched daily)". Also Hybrid work schedule opportunities (As Appropriate) from Why join our team? Could include both. Thus: