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Lead Gardener
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 8 days ago
About the Role
The position is at the full performance level located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) at the VA Phoenix Healthcare System, Environmental Management Service. The primary purpose of the position is to serve as leader over a crew of Gardeners at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center.
What You'll Do
- →Oversee an inspection program that encompasses the entire acreage that surrounds the medical center to ensure that work is being accomplished in accordance with supervisor instructions.
- →Explains work requirements to grounds crew and checks work in progress, initiates and recommends corrective action/measures as required.
- →Demonstrates proper work methods and ensures that employees have the equipment, tools, and supplies needed to perform the work.
- →Ensures that all safety rules are followed including safe equipment operation and proper use of tools.
- →Works along with the other grounds crew members set the work pace and perform a variety of gardening, cleaning of grounds and equipment operator duties.
- →Plans and designs, landscaping; installs, repairs, and maintains sprinkler system.
- →Operates and maintains various power-driven lawn equipment, such as sweepers, mowers, weed eaters, blowers and trimmers.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: 40 hours a week.
- →Days off are determined by the needs of the service.
- →Summer Season: April - October 4:00am - 12:30pm & Winter Season: November - March 5:00am - 1:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Lead Gardener/PD14703O Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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