Landscape Technician I: School Grounds Care

Bellevue School District; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Bellevue School District in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Landscape Technician I to perform grounds maintenance and related skilled/unskilled tasks to support an exceptional learning environment.

Responsibilities include mowing, edging, planting, irrigation checks, equipment operation, and safety compliance. Requires a high school diploma or GED, valid WA driver’s license, and pesticide license; two to five years’ experience preferred. Immediate start and union benefits apply.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED with two years’ grounds/maintenance experience preferred.
• 2–5 years’ experience in grounds/maintenance.
• Valid Washington State Driver’s License.
• Washington State Pesticide License: PO, OB, OC.
• CPR, First Aid & AED certification.

Responsibilities

• Maintains beds, lawns and shrubbery and other district grounds.
• Performs mowing, edging, blowing, fertilizing and seeding.
• Plants, prunes, weeds, fertilizes flowers, shrubs, trees.
• Operates and maintains grounds equipment.
• Trims and removes trees, plants and bushes.
• Applies pesticides and herbicides as needed.
• Evaluates irrigation coverage and documents issues.
• Maintains all-weather turf fields.
• Transports truck, trailer and equipment.
• Works from ladders/scaffolds as needed.
• Accesses work orders via district system.
• Performs other related duties.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Teamwork

Physical stamina

Interpersonal communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Bellevue School District in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Landscape Technician I to perform grounds maintenance and related skilled/unskilled tasks to support an exceptional learning environment.

Responsibilities include mowing, edging, planting, irrigation checks, equipment operation, and safety compliance. Requires a high school diploma or GED, valid WA driver’s license, and pesticide license; two to five years’ experience preferred. Immediate start and union benefits apply.