Job Details

Position:
Tree Surgeon

Company:
Los Angeles Unified School District - Los Angeles, California , United States

Starting Date :
03/04/2019 00:00:00

Location of job:
Los Angeles

Posted By: :
Roy Yurong

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Job Description:

Job Description

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is hiring Tree Surgeons to trim, shape, prune trees, and perform basic tree surgery, as part of the Maintenance & Operations Branch

 

Job Responsibilities

The duties consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

 

• Trims, prunes, shapes, and fells trees
• Plants and transplants trees, balling and boxing trees when necessary
• Cleans, treats, and fills tree cavities
• Eliminates hazardous conditions by cabling and bracing trees or removing branches
• Prunes, trims, and shapes vines and shrubbery and strips vines from buildings
• Operates hand and power tools and equipment, including those used in cutting and chipping tree trunks and branches
• Operates a truck and aerial boom for tree pruning
• Feeds branches into a chipper

 

Qualifications

Education:

Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency, preferably supplemented by courses in tree surgery, arboriculture, horticulture, or agriculture

 

Experience

Two years of experience in tree surgery that includes trimming, pruning, and felling. Experience must also include the trimming of tall trees using ropes, safety belts, and other climbing apparatus

 

SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

 

Agility to climb tall trees by means of ropes, safety belts, and other climbing apparatus

 

Benefits

Insurance:

Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

 

Retirement:

Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS)

 

Vacation:

Two Weeks of Paid vacation to start; three weeks after five years of year-round paid service

 

Paid Holidays: 12 days

 

 

Interested candidates should visit LAUSD’s Talent Acquisition & Selection Branch site to apply and for more details about the entire position

 

How to Apply

In order to be considered for this position, qualified candidates must visit http://www.lausdjobs.org to apply.

Click on the link “Jobs Open to the Public” to find job opportunity OR click HERE

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion

 

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information

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Contact Information

Lewis Kwong
Phone: NA
Fax: NA
lapwai.kwong@lausd.net