Summary
Are
you a person that enjoys being outdoors? 
Are you passionate about horticulture? Are you excited about an
opportunity to engage with your community through the maintenance of our
beautiful streetscapes? Are you passionate about learning
skills that will help you grow the green industry?  Are you looking for practical, real-world skills that are in
high demand?  Then you’re the perfect
applicant for the Parks Streetscape Horticulture Worker position. 

The Parks
Streetscape Horticulture Worker is a skilled position where you’ll work
outdoors assisting with horticultural maintenance of the annual flowerpots and
shrub beds throughout the City owned properties as well as streetscapes,
medians, and parkways in a traffic-controlled environment.  You’ll be able to hone your skills in
horticulture maintenance, green industry
standards, landscaping, xeriscaping, plant health care and irrigation practices
which are practical and in demand career skills. 

Incentives:
Hourly
employees are highly valued team members that the Parks
Department and the City of Fort Collins recognize by providing the following
perks:
-Potential for paid personal time and paid holidays.
-Employee Assistance Program: counseling, legal and financial assistance.
-Wellness program and access to workout facilities.
-Personal and professional learning opportunities plus potential for career mobility.
-Collaborative work environment.
-Gift card drawings for participating in Safety and Wellness programs.
-Discounted Golf Green Fees.
-Discounted passes to City Recreation facilities.
-Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provided such as gloves, hard hats, safety glasses, boots, ear protection, etc.
-Safety boots and Parks Division logo work attire provided.
-Mentoring by world-class, knowledgeable, and experienced Park professionals.
-Training opportunities to expand educational background.
-$100.00 gift card for referring a newly hired employee through the Employee Referral program.

Essential Duties:
-Follow established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties in a timely and efficient manner.
-Assist with horticultural maintenance, Integrated Pest Management best practices, and plant health care in medians, rights-of-way, shrub beds, annual flowerpots, and general transportation areas throughout the City.
-Perform horticulture maintenance along heavily traveled streets and parkways, with and around heavy equipment under conditions that require intense situational awareness.
-Perform general median maintenance including, but not limited to, weed and trash removal, pruning, deadheading, mulching, planting (shrubs, perennials, and annual flowers), and performing soil amendments.
-Assist with irrigation maintenance and repairs.
-Assist with snow removal and special events.
-May assist in maintenance of City parks, trails, City buildings, recreational areas, and downtown public spaces.
-May Apply chemical pesticides and herbicides after required training.
-Assist with additional tasks to help other Park divisions including Cemetery or Forestry if needed.
-Work successfully in a team environment, as well as autonomously, in all weather conditions.
-Engage with team members in a considerate and helpful manner and project a positive attitude in the workplace.
-Maintain a positive, helpful, and solution-oriented attitude while assisting others.
-Interact with the public in a professional and courteous manner.
-All other duties as assigned.

City Competencies

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

 Knowledge & Skills
-Currently possesses, or will obtain, a DOT certificate (after in-house training) within one month of hire.
-Understand safety procedures and traffic control requirements to perform job duties safely.
-Must be able to interact and communicate appropriately with the public and contractors.
-Develop skills in general plant, weed, and pest identification.
-Learn to operate and maintain a variety of equipment including truck and trailer combinations, traffic control devices, utility vehicles, and hand and power tools.

Minimum
Qualifications/Experience:
-Unrestricted valid driver’s license.
-Must be at least 18 years old.
-Successfully pass a motor vehicle record and background check.
-Strong situational awareness and safety mindset.
-Possess physical, mental, and cognitive abilities sufficient to perform the essential duties outlined above with or without reasonable accommodation.
These include:
Must be proficient in English with the ability to read, write, speak, and understand.
Physical ability and stamina to perform duties including bending, lifting, digging, pushing, and kneeling.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; occasionally up to 50 pounds maximum.  
Proper safety
measures for lifting/moving any item are expected to be followed; including,
but not limited to, the use of proper Personal Protection Equipment (PPE),
use of lifting/moving equipment, and/or assistance from co-workers.

Work Schedule/Conditions:
-Position is a non-benefitted seasonal/temporary hourly position.
-Potential for flexible work schedules to allow for work-life-school balance.
-Hours vary from part-time to full-time and may include weekends and holidays.
-Potential for overtime pay and accrued sick/personal time based on qualified hours worked.
-Work occurs outdoors in a variety of weather conditions under the supervision of a crew leader.
-Safety gear is provided and required including, but is not limited to, safety-toed boots, safety glasses and ear protection.
-May use chemicals including cleaning supplies and pesticides.
-Attendance at weekly staff meetings, trainings, and safety meetings is required.
-City of Fort Collins works together with staff to prevent the spread of
germs (COVID, etc.) to maintain a clean, safe environment. 

 The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities.  Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance.
 
Notice Regarding Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Use:
 Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body.  The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy. 

The
City is committed to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and
employees. Employment decisions will comply with all applicable laws
prohibiting discrimination in employment. The City does not tolerate
behavior that results in the terms and conditions of employment being
adversely impacted based on an employee’s protected status, or any
behavior that violates this policy.

Consistent with the City’s respect for the rights and dignity of each employee,
the City is committed to providing a work environment that is free from
unlawful discrimination and harassment. The City prohibits discrimination or
harassment based on protected characteristics, including race, color, national
origin, ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including perceived
sexual orientation), gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability,
age 40 years or older, pregnancy or related condition, military, veteran status
or uniformed service member status, genetic information, marital status or any
other status protected under federal, state or local law.

The City is committed to providing a healthy and safe work environment. In
addition to the City’s commitment to equal opportunity employment, the
City strictly prohibits discrimination or retaliation against an employee
who raises any reasonable concern about workplace violations of government
health or safety rules or a significant threat to the health or safety of City
employees or the public, if the City controls the workplace conditions
giving rise to the threat or violation.
 
 POST OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK AND MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT (MVR) REQUIRED. (Background checks are considered in relation to the responsibilities and requirements of the position)
 
 Note: Some information in your application may be public information under the Colorado Open Records Act.