Description

This is a Promotional/Open Opportunity. Any interested candidates may apply. Current monthly-salaried employees that successfully pass the examination process receive precedence over other candidates on the eligible list.

For the 2022-23 school year, any newly hired Landscape Technician II will receive a $1,000 new hire incentive.

The Landscape Technician II plants and cares for lawns, shrubbery, and trees; assists in the training and direction of entry level Landscape Technicians; and performs other skilled gardening and ground maintenance duties.

OSS Salary Grade: 028
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Examples of Duties

To view the detailed job description for Landscape Technician II, click here.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to one year of recent, full-time, paid, diversified gardening or landscaping work.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Possession of a valid California driver’s license.
Personality and character suited to working on school grounds.

Supplemental Information

To be eligible for consideration, interested candidates must submit the following documents by the application deadline.
Online employment application

Please complete the online application to include all current and previous work history and education.
The length of time you worked in each position or assignment must be clearly shown. (Please double check all beginning and ending dates.)
- Substitute Experience
- Please note that general or occasional Substitute Experience is not included when determining if a candidate has met the minimum qualifications for the position.
- Individuals working in related, specific, LONG-TERM substitute assignments of substantial hours per week must specify each separate long-term assignment in the work history section of the application in order for this experience to POSSIBLY count towards meeting the minimum qualifications.
- This information must include an approximate start date, end date (where applicable), specific site, job title, hours per week, and job duties performed for each long-term assignment.
- Internship or Volunteer Experience
- Unpaid work experience may be included but DOES NOT satisfy the minimum experience required to qualify for a position.
- Answer all supplemental questions
- The supplemental questions should be answered thoroughly, clearly, and concisely as the responses provided (along with the entire application package) will be reviewed to determine which candidates will move forward in the recruitment process.
- Any work experience referenced in the supplemental questions must be included in the work history section of the application to be counted towards meeting the minimum qualifications.
- Providing incomplete responses or answering “See Resume” or “See Application” may automatically disqualify your application from further consideration.
Attachments
- Proof of education
  - To receive education credit, you must provide a photocopy of your OFFICIAL transcript or Copy of Degree.
- Resume
  - A resume may be attached but DOES NOT substitute for completing the education section, work history, or answers to supplemental questions of the employment application.
- Additional documents
  - Additional documents, if any, should be attached to the online employment application at the time of submission.

EXAMINATION PROCESS:

The examination process will consist of an application screening based on the candidate’s education, work history and responses to the supplemental questions. Candidates who pass the application screening may be invited to a written exam.

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Additional Information:
The San Diego Unified School District provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, immigration status, association with a group with one or more actual or perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. The Title IX Coordinator’s contact information is [email protected], 619.725.8000 or by mail, 4100 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103. It is the policy of San Diego Unified School District to maintain a drug-free workplace. If needed, individuals protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may request accommodation.

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The following supplemental questions will help us determine how well you meet the minimum employment qualification standards for this position. Additionally, the information provided in answer to these questions may be considered in determining whether you will move forward in the recruitment process.

Respond honestly and truthfully to all questions. Over-evaluating your experience or skill level is considered providing false and/or misleading information. Applicants found to have provided false or misleading information of their skills or experience will be disqualified from further employment processing, or if hired, immediately terminated from employment. Experience listed below must be represented in the work history section of your application.

A resume may be attached, but not substituted for completing the work history, education sections, or the supplemental questions of the employment application.

Providing incomplete responses or answering “See Resume” or “See Application” may automatically disqualify your application from further consideration.

I acknowledge that I have read and understand the above statement. (Please initial in the space provided below.)

EXAMINATION PROCESS:

Only those candidates whose application demonstrates a combined education and experience which meets the minimum requirements for this position will be considered qualified and advanced in the examination process.

All positions require qualified candidates to pass the examination process which may include one or more of the following components:

–An application screening and evaluation based on the candidate’s education, work history, and responses to the supplemental questions. Please note that not all qualified applicants will advance to subsequent phases of the examination process.
–A multiple-choice exam specific to the position.**

**Due to ongoing social distancing requirements, at this time the multiple-choice exam and performance evaluations will be conducted remotely utilizing an online testing platform. Access to the internet and the use of a camera-ready desktop/laptop with a microphone is required to participate in these processes.

I acknowledge that I have read and understand the above Examination Process statement. (Please initial in the space provided below.)

This is a PROMOTIONAL/OPEN opportunity, which means that current monthly-salaried employees receive precedence over other candidates on the eligible list.

For a promotional/open posting, the top ten internal applicants will be provided unless there is an insufficient number and then the list will be supplemented with the top external applicants to make up the ten (Employment Regulations for the Classified Service of the San Diego Unified School District: Article 2, Section 9).

Are you currently a monthly-salaried employee of San Diego Unified School District?

If you ARE a current monthly-salaried employee of SDUSD, please enter your SDUSD employee I.D. number.

NOTE: If you are a current monthly employee (not a substitute) in this job classification (title), please DO NOT apply. You must instead apply for transfer.

Click here to view the Classified Transfer Link.

If you are not a current monthly employee, please type N/A

Do you possess a valid California driver’s license? If so, please complete the driver’s license information on your application profile.

Have you completed a recognized apprenticeship training program in landscape maintenance? If yes, please attach a copy of the certificate of completion.

How many years of full time paid work experience do you have in diversified gardening and landscape work.

Your related work experience must be clearly shown in the areas for work history on your application.

I do not have any related work experience.
I have been trained in this area but have no related work experience.
I have less than 1 year of related work experience.
I have more than 1 year but less than 2 years of related work experience.
I have more than 2 years but less than 4 years of related work experience.
I have more than 4 years but less than 6 years of related work experience.
I have more than 6 years but less than 8 years of related work experience.
I have more than 8 years but less than 10 years of related work experience.
I have more than 10 years but less than 12 years of related work experience.
I have more than 12 years but less than 14 years of related work experience.
I have more than 14 years of related work experience.

Please describe the experience you have in diversified gardening or landscape work:

Be sure to include the specific duties/tasks you performed, where this experience was obtained, your position title, and how long you performed these duties.

The experience listed must be represented in the work history section of your application.