Conservation Landscape Worker I
Job Posting for Conservation Landscape Worker I at Chino Basin Water Conservation District
POSITION CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE WORKER I
SALARY GRADE 110: $17.07 - $22.39 per hour; $35,498 - $46,576 per year
CLASSIFICATION Full-Time, 40 hours per week, Non-exempt under the Fair Labor
Standards Act (FSLA).
DATE June 13, 2022
ABOUT THE DISTRICT
Chino Basin Water Conservation District (District) is recognized throughout the state as an
innovative, fast paced, energetic, and effective water conservation organization. The District
is dedicated to the protection of the Chino Groundwater Basin to ensure that the current and
future water needs of the region will be met. Its core business is two-pronged: (1) increase
water supply through groundwater percolation; and (2) decrease water demand through
conservation education, workforce training, and services. The District provides programs,
services, and resources to audiences of all ages and backgrounds to cultivate a community-
wide conservation ethic and build regional capacity for water resilience.
The Conservation Programs Department provides:
- Landscape audits and retrofits
- Landscape design and horticultural consultations
- Irrigation audits and training
- Professional development courses and certification programs for landscape
- Green infrastructure and low impact development programs that promote water
- Classes and workshops for residents related to water conservation, landscape
- Maintenance of the District’s Waterwise Demonstration Garden and assistance on
- Assistance to the Facilities & Operations Department, in charge of maintaining the
Districts buildings and eight percolation basins.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Under general supervision, employees in the Conservation Landscape Worker I (CLWI)
classification perform a variety of responsibilities related to landscape and facility
maintenance and projects on District properties, provide assistance to the Conservation
Specialist and Conservation Technician classes in the performance of Landscape audits and
retrofits, and assist with events and other District programs.
SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE
This is an entry level position. Employees in this classification perform assigned
landscape maintenance and project related duties as identified below at the District
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Position approval date: June 13, 2022
Approved by: Board of Directors
demonstration garden, District offices, other District properties, or assigned locations
with ongoing supervision and assist with other District programs and events.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The duties listed below are illustrative only and are not meant to be a complete and
exhaustive listing of all of the duties and responsibilities. Under ongoing supervision, this
position shall perform a variety of responsibilities related landscaping, grounds and
vegetation maintenance and projects on District properties including but not limited to
pruning, planting, trimming, raking, watering, weeding, fertilizing, cleaning, and
renovating vegetation and garden areas. Additionally, this position is to assist other
Conservation Programs staff in the performance of landscape audit and retrofit programs.
- Participates in all aspects of Demonstration Garden and Park maintenance,
projects
- Under direction, assists with landscape irrigation audits on offsite properties
- Prunes or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
- Removes weeds, primarily though hand pulling and using hand tools
- Under supervision, monitors and repairs irrigation systems.
- Cleans demonstration garden and park signs, furniture, and walkways to
- Inspects grounds for hazards, reports and repairs as assigned.
- Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, or
other grounds features including sweeping, blowing, scrubbing, and other cleaning
and repair tasks.
- Participates in landscape and renovation improvement projects including soil
- Keeps work environment clean, organized, and safe for the public at all times.
- Under supervision mixes of concrete for various projects.
- Painting in District properties.
- Facility maintenance and repairs throughout District properties.
- Under supervision assists in mixing and dispensing fertilizers and herbicides.
- Under supervision operates District tractor to move heavy objects and spray weeds
- Maintains or repairs tools, equipment and structures.
- Gathers and removes litter.
- Inspects assigned areas for insects and rodents.
- Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with co-workers,
- Assists with setup of District events.
- Operates vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, chain saws,
gas clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws. Operates a variety of hand and power
equipment commonly used in landscaping and maintaining grounds.
- Mow or edge lawns using power mowers or edgers.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
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Position approval date: June 13, 2022
Approved by: Board of Directors
COMPETENCIES
Knowledge and experience, skills, and abilities that employee must possess to effectively
perform job and succeed in position.
Knowledge and Experience
• Methods and techniques of planting, transplanting, cultivating, pruning, plant
propagation and maintaining a variety of lawns, ground cover, plants, shrubs,
hedges, and trees.
- Various irrigation systems.
- Proper work safety standards.
- Proper operation and maintenance of various types of equipment used in
- Trees and plants
- Basic and accurate arithmetical calculations.
Skills
• Competency in applying technical knowledge and carrying out a learned
- Uses knowledge of a subject or area appropriately to achieve desired results.
- Successful application of knowledge to carry out tasks.
• Safely use and maintain tools and equipment used in grounds maintenance.
- Record assigned tasks, ask for clarification as necessary, complete tasks
- Learn and perform a wide variety of horticultural and grounds maintenance
- Effectively apply fertilizers and herbicides.
- Follow oral and written directions in English.
- Reports to: Conservation Programs Manager.
- Supervises: None.
- Full-time, forty-hour work week, with evenings, weekends, and holidays occasionally
required. Forty-hour work week may include Saturdays.
- Required: Equivalent to graduation from high school.
- Preferred: Certificates from recognized organizations in landscaping and / or
irrigation preferred.
- Exposure to the sun: 50% to 100% work time spent outside a building and exposed
- Work above floor level: Some work done on ladders or other surfaces from 4 to 20
- High temp: Considerable work time in hard manual labor in temperatures between
- Humidity: Work in areas with unusually high humidity.
- Wetness: More than 10% of the work time getting part or all of the body and/or
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Position approval date: June 13, 2022
Approved by: Board of Directors
- Noise: Occasionally there are unusually loud sounds.
- Slippery surfaces: Occasional work on unusually slippery surfaces.
- Oil: Some parts of the body in contact with oil or grease occasionally.
- Dust: Works in or around areas with minor amounts of dust.
- Irregular or extended work hours. Occasionally required to change working hours
- Exposure to chemicals: Herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, and
housecleaning chemicals.
- Operates District vehicles and equipment in construction, maintenance, and repair
- Must be able to carry, push, pull, reach, and lift equipment and parts weighing up to
- Operates Equipment including trucks (with and without trailers) lawn mowers, and
- Operates District tractor to move heavy object and spray weeds.
- Stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls, and climbs during field maintenance and repair
- Works in an environment with exposure to dust, dirt, and significant temperature
- Communicates orally with District staff and public in face-to-face, one-to-one
- Stands and walks for extended time periods.
- Hearing and vision within normal ranges with or without correction.
- Possession of a valid California Class C Driver’s License and proof of a good driving
record as evidenced by freedom from multiple or serious traffic violations or
accidents for at least two (2) years duration.
- Obtain a QWEL, Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper, Certification within 1 year of
- Obtain a Recycled Water On-Site Supervisor certification within 1 year of hire.
- Must satisfactorily meet job requirements for this position for a minimum of 12
months before progressing to another level.
- This job description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and
activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE WORKER I pg. 4
Position approval date: June 13, 2022
Approved by: Board of Directors
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