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We invite you to join the Tree Maintenance team in our quest to improve the quality of life for the residents and visitors of Menlo Park. Your new “office” will stretch from the bay to the foothills. Join a team that takes pride in maintaining the City’s trees. Bring your positive attitude and customer service skills to a team that gets the job done safely and efficiently. If you value teamwork and want to have a meaningful impact in the community, apply today!
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will possess:
Knowledge of:
- Principles, practices, tools, and materials as they relate to the various areas of public works and community services, including landscape maintenance and grounds keeping; street upkeep and maintenance; tree trimming, maintenance, and removal
- Operation and minor maintenance of a variety of hand and power tools, vehicles, and light to heavy equipment.
- Basic mathematics.
- Safe driving rules and practices
- Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and City staff
- Types of plant/tree diseases and insect pests
- Principles and practices of preventing, treating, and eradicating plant diseases and pests; the use and application of insecticides and fungicides
- Various types of plants, shrubs, and trees
- Landscape plans, ground soil cultivation and preparation
Ability to:
- Perform construction, modification, maintenance, and repair work
- Troubleshoot maintenance problems and determine materials and supplies required for repair
- Make accurate arithmetic calculations
- Safely and effectively use and operate hand tools, mechanical equipment, power tools, and light to heavy equipment required for the work
- Perform routine equipment maintenance
- Cooperatively and effectively work with other crewmembers in a team environment
- Maintain accurate logs, records, and basic written records of work performed
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines
- Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
- Identify various types of plants, trees, and shrubs
- Recognize and eradicate common plant/tree diseases and insect pests
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Maintenance Worker I
- Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade
- One (1) year of experience in performing tree maintenance work
- Possession of a valid California Class C driver’s license by time of appointment
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class B license within six months of employment with appropriate endorsements
Maintenance Worker II
- Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade
- Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience in performing tree maintenance work
- Possession of a valid California Class C driver’s license by time of appointment
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class B license within six months of employment with appropriate endorsements
- Possession of a Certified Tree Worker’s Certificate
Benefits
Salary:
Maintenance Worker I: $66,817 to $81,216 Annually
Maintenance Worker II: $72,234 to $87,801 Annually
The City offers an excellent benefit package consisting of:
- Health Insurance: City contribution up to $2,655 per month towards a Cafeteria Plan which can be used to purchase medical insurance and participate in a flexible spending account for health care and/or child care reimbursement
- Dental: City-paid coverage for employee and dependents
- Vision: City-paid coverage for employee and dependents
- Vacation: 88 - 176 hours of vacation leave accrual each year, depending on length of service
- Sick Leave: 96 hours of sick leave accrued each year
- Holidays: 11 official holidays; 34 hours of floating holiday time per year; 8 “Day of Reflection” hours per year in recognition of holidays of individual and community importance
- Retirement: CalPERS: For classic members 2.0% @ 60 formula. For all others, 2.0% @ 62 formula
- Deferred Compensation: Voluntary participation in City Plans.
- Life Insurance: City-paid policy equal to 1.5 times regular annual wage
- Long Term Disability: City-paid coverage
- Educational leave and tuition reimbursement
- A City-paid Caltrain GoPass. The Menlo Park campus is centrally located within walking distance from Caltrain and downtown Menlo Park.
- A City-paid BayPass. This pilot program offers employees unlimited travel in 2024 for both work and personal trips on 25 Bay Area transit agencies that use the Clipper card.
- A transportation allowance program provides employees with $1.50 per day when they walk, bicycle or carpool to work at least once per week.
- Employees are provided with access to an on-site gym at no cost
For additional benefit information, visit www.menlopark.gov and review the City of Menlo Park and SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.
Special Instructions
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to fill out the required City application completely, including all relevant work experience. Applications with “See Resume” as a substitution for the work experience description and/or unclear past employment information will not be considered.
Applications will be screened according to the qualifications outlined in this announcement. If 25 or fewer qualified applications are received, the eligibility list will be established based on application review. If 26 or more qualified applications are received, candidates will be invited to participate in a Oral Board Panel Examination tentatively scheduled for the week of September 23, 2024. All applicants will be notified by email as to whether or not they are invited to participate further in the selection process.
An Eligible List will be established as a result of this examination process and will be valid for a period of six (6) months. The list may be extended up to a maximum of two (2) years. The hiring department will review the Eligible List to determine which candidates will be invited to the department selection process.
The City of Menlo Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the City of Menlo Park not to discriminate against all qualified applicants or employees. We will make reasonable efforts in the selection process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please contact Human Resources at (650) 330-6670 or jobs@menlopark.gov prior to the closing date for accommodation requests.
Before receiving an offer of employment, the candidate will be required to successfully complete a reference check, criminal conviction history questionnaire, OccuScreen background, DOJ fingerprinting, and a physical examination.
Applicants must be successful in all phases of the selection process to be considered for this position.
In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, all potential employees are required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship or authorization to work in the United States. The City will not sponsor applicants for work visas.