Tree Maintenance Specialist - Arborist Technician

Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here. Do you enjoy working with trees and know how to safely care for them? Join us in maintaining the trees across the Sarasota County properties! Spend your days outdoors, doing meaningful work that helps keep Sarasota beautiful. If you’re passionate about tree care and ready to make a difference, apply today! Perform tree trimming, pruning, and reduction cuts to tree branches in street tree inventory ensuring the lowest branches are reduced May need to remove small or large trees on County properties as needed Perform pesticide applications to all urban street trees within County rights of ways up to (3) times a year Perform hand spreading of fertilizers to trees that are confined in areas that are not accessible by motorized vehicles Respond to customer complaints relating to right-of-way line-of-site issues or roadway blockage concerns Complete and submits work orders Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. About You Minimum Qualifications: A High School Diploma or its equivalent One (1) year experience in tree care maintenance, landscaping, or natural lands management Pass the Green Industries Best Management Practices course for fertilizer application within six (6) months from the time of hire A valid Florida Driver's License at the time of hire Preferred Qualifications: One (1) year of tree pruning experience Florida Department of Transportation “Temporary Traffic Control Certification” Intermediate Level Experience operating and maintaining small power and hand equipment Experience operating Aerial lifts, Brush chippers, Chainsaws, Hand tools, Stump grinder, Ropes and Saddles Physical Demands: Employee is expected to lift logs and brush more than 75 pounds to feed brush chipper for up to six (6) hours per day Employee must be able to hoist/pull body weight while using rope and saddle for climbing Employee is expected to use various chain saws and hand tools for up to six (6) hours per day Employee works in high, precarious places, around fumes or air-borne particles, in outdoor weather conditions (cold/hot), with dangerous equipment Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years. About Everything Else Starting Pay Range: $21.85 - $22.00/ hour, based on experience