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  • Groundskeeper (Part-Time)

    Hollywood, Florida United States HOLLYWOOD, FL Part Time $20.05 - $30.48 Hourly Apr 29, 2025
    City of Hollywood, FL Employer:

    HOLLYWOOD, FL

    Come to a City that Builds Careers! As one of the largest cities in Broward County, the City of Hollywood provides an energetic, innovative and collaborative work environment for its employees. Want Top Notch Insurance? We offer low-cost health insurance giving you the best value - Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Plans. Need Work Life Balance? We have got you covered with a 4-Day Work Week and an Award Winning Wellness Program. And We Don’t Stop There. The City of Hollywood provides a generous Paid Time Off Program inclusive of 13 Paid Holidays, Vacation Leave, Personal Leave, and Sick Leave. Repaying Student Loans? Employees at the City with 10 years of public service and on-time payments qualify for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Let’s Partner Together and Come Grow with the City of Hollywood. Apply Now! The City of Hollywood is a beachfront community located in southeastern Broward County midway between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Founded by Joseph Young in 1925, Hollywood is approximately 30 square miles in size and is Broward’s third-largest municipality with a population of roughly 153,000 residents. Hollywood has an average annual high temperature of 83 degrees and low temperature of 68 degrees. Hollywood is home to more than 60 parks, seven golf courses, seven miles of pristine beaches, and the one-of-a-kind Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, a promenade that stretches nearly 2.5 miles along the Atlantic Ocean. Named one of America's Best Beach Boardwalks by Travel + Leisure magazine, this brick-paved thoroughfare hosts pedestrians, joggers, bicyclists, rollerbladers, and millions of others every year. Dozens of eateries and inns line the Broadwalk and the promenade also features the Hollywood Beach Theatre, a children’s water playground at Charnow Park, and many other attractions. Hollywood Beach also offers dozens of luxury resort hotels and condominiums such as the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, Hyde Resort & Residences and Hollywood Beach Marriott.  In addition to many independently owned and operated boutique inns and vacation properties.  Hollywood is home to 32 public and charter elementary, middle, and high schools. Students take advantage of the wide range of award-winning magnet programs including S.T.E.M.; the Cambridge Advanced International Certificate (AICE); Communication and Broadcasting; Military Academy; Health and Wellness; Montessori; and several others. All public schools located within the City of Hollywood are operated by the School Board of Broward County. Hollywood also has 13 private schools and a number of career schools. Nationally renowned higher learning institutions such as Barry University, Nova Southeastern University, and City College have research and educational facilities in Hollywood.

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    The Position

    Come to a City that Builds Careers! As one of the largest cities in Broward County, the City of Hollywood provides an energetic, innovative and collaborative work environment for its employees. Want Top Notch Insurance? We offer low cost health insurance giving you the best value - Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Plans. Need Work Life Balance? We have got you covered with a 4-Day Work Week and an Award Winning Wellness Program. And We Don’t Stop There. The City of Hollywood provides a generous Paid Time Off Program inclusive of 13 Paid Holidays, Vacation Leave, Personal Leave, and Sick Leave. Repaying Student Loans? Employees at the City with 10 years of public service and on-time payments qualify for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Let’s Partner Together and Come Grow with the City of Hollywood. Apply Now!

    For more information about this position and our competitive pay, benefits package and pension plan, refer to this job posting or our City website at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/hollywoodfl .

    This is semi-skilled manual work in the maintenance of recreation areas, parkways and municipal golf course areas. Employees in this class are engaged in mowing, raking, trimming, irrigation, fertilization and pest control of a variety of grasses, shrubs, and trees. Work involves treatment and care of flora in all southern seasonal conditions and requires the operation of mowing, irrigation and fertilization/pesticide equipment. Work is performed under the general direction of a skilled superior who issues moderately detailed oral and written assignments and who reviews work in progress and upon completion.
    • Plants, cultivates, propagates, fertilizes, trims, sprays and waters grass, shrubbery and trees.
    • Inspects plantings for evidence of disease, harmful insects and weeds; operates equipment used in the application of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides.
    • Operates various mechanized and manual equipment utilized in raking, mowing, seeding and fertilizing putting greens, teeing areas, fairways, roughs, sand traps and surrounding areas of a golf course and rights of way and building grounds and park facilities.
    • Cleans sports fields, parkways, public buildings, grounds and park facilities; cleans restrooms and disposes of trash.
    • Maintains simple records of materials.
    • Must effectively and positively represent the City in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients, irrespective of gender, race, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, gender identity or sexual orientation.
    • Must establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors and managers.
    • Performs related work as required for this position description only.


    The Requirements

    Required:
    High School Diploma or GED equivalent, plus six (6) months experience in lawn maintenance work.

    Preferred:
    One year (1) experience in lawn maintenance work.

    Additional education and experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted for the above requirements.

    CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS :
    • Valid Driver’s License: With proof of automobile insurance
    • Background Check: Must have an acceptable background record
    • Driving Abstract: Must have an acceptable driving record


    The Examination

    Required Education and Background Information: Look over the announcement carefully to determine your eligibility. Please note minimum education and experience requirements. Closed competitive positions are open only to employees while open competitive positions are open to anyone who meets the minimum qualifications for the position. Evidence of a GED test score is required if submitted for high school diploma. Applicants are responsible for clearly documenting work experience and/or providing all relevant information at the time of application. Additional information will not be accepted after the announcement closing date.

    Examination: Depending on the number of applicants and the quality of their education and experience, the examination may consist of one or more of the following tests: written examination, performance examination, education and experience evaluation, oral examination and/or other job related examinations.

    You will be notified of the time and place of your examination when you file or later by mail. A passing grade is required on each part of the process. Repeated participation in any examination for which the same test is used is limited to once every 6 months. Your examination results will be sent by email as soon as possible after the grading is completed.

    Final passing grades are used to determine a candidate's position on the eligibility list of successful candidates. Departments fill vacancies from this list. The top three names are considered for each vacancy unless otherwise modified. Those not appointed are returned to the eligibility list for further consideration in accordance with the Civil Service Ordinance. Your name will remain on a register for one year for open competitive examinations and two years for closed competitive except where labor contract conflicts.

    Your name may be removed from an eligibility list prior to one year according to Hollywood's Civil Service Ordinance or labor contracts. Your eligibility may be canceled if you refuse a position or if you are not available for work. You are responsible for notifying the Employment Office, in writing, of any change in your address or telephone number.

    Special Accommodation and Communication Needs: The City of Hollywood provides necessary reasonable accommodation in the examination process upon request to persons with disabilities. Such requests must be made PRIOR to any scheduled examination.

    Veteran's Preference: The City values the service that veterans and their family members have given to our country, and as such, proactively recruits and hires veterans and qualified spouses to the greatest extent possible. Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. To obtain veteran's preference, candidates MUST submit a copy of separation papers (DD214) and meet eligibility requirements as stipulated by the Florida Statutes. For additional information, please refer to the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs .

    Additional Information

    All successful applicants will be required to pass an extensive background which may include criminal history searches, driving history checks, credit report, courthouse searches, education verification, employment verification, professional license verification, or other search methods as deemed necessary for the position. In addition, the applicant will be required to undergo a medical examination, which may include a drug screening, prior to appointment.

    Applicants who are considered for employment will be required to pay $55.00 for the background investigation .

    EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES: The City of Hollywood has an Ordinance which regulates the employment of relatives of City employees. Effective January 28, 2008, a relative may only be hired under the following additional conditions:

    • The relative must have competed in an appropriate examination process as determined by Human Resources and be placed on a civil service eligibility list;
    • The relative must be among the top three ranked candidates available on the certified eligibility list unless expanded by the Civil Service Board;
    • The Department or Office Director and the Director, Human Resources must demonstrate that it is in the best interests of the City of Hollywood to hire the relative of a public officer or employee.
    As of 12/15/2005 the City will require all newly hired employees to sign an affidavit affirming non-usage of tobacco or tobacco products within the last year prior to submission of application and will continue to be a non-user of tobacco products throughout employment with the City of Hollywood.

    REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The Employment Office will make reasonable efforts in the examination and workplace to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources of special needs by calling (954) 921-3216.

    All applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, abilities, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression (except as limited by law, Personnel Rules, Collective Bargaining Agreements, or bona fide occupational disqualifications).

    The City of Hollywood is an Equal Opportunity / Equal Access Employer.

    SUMMARY OF BENEFITS FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

    Regularly scheduled non-seasonal part-time employees who average at least thirty (30) hours or more of work per week shall be eligible for the following benefits:
    • All regular part time employees who average at least 30 hours per week shall accrue paid vacation following their employment anniversary date. Employees shall accrue vacation leave as follows:
    • up to seven (7) completed years 60 hours
    • more than seven (7) but less than ten (10) completed years 84 hours
    • more than ten (10) but less than fifteen (15) completed years108 hours
    • more than fifteen (15) but less than twenty (20) completed years 120 hours
    • twenty (20) completed years and above 150 hours
    After completion of the first full year of service, vacation time accrued as of September 30th of each year is to be utilized during the following 15 months. Cash payment in lieu of unused vacation shall be made only upon termination of employment or upon approval of the City Manager.
    • Part-time employees who average 30 hours or more per week are paid six (6) hours per holiday:
    New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday President's Day Memorial Day
    Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Veteran's Day
    Thanksgiving Day Day after Thanksgiving Christmas Eve Christmas Day
    New Year's Eve
    • Part-time employees who average 30 hours or more per week accrue six hours (6) per month in sick leave accruals. The hours paid to the employee will be the number of hours that the part-time employee was scheduled to work on the date they called in sick.
    • Part-time employees who average 30 hours or more per week will receive 12 hours each fiscal year of use-it-or-lose-it time off in recognition of the importance of mental health well-being.
    • Bereavement leave is provided for the demise of an immediate family member. Part-time employees will receive one work week with compensation based upon the average hours worked in the previous 13 weeks.
    • Employees will receive longevity compensation added to their base salary for the following continuous years of service with the City:


    • 5 years of service 5%
    • 10 years of service 3%
    • 12.5 years of service 2.75%
    • 15 years of service 2%


    • Part-time employees who average 30 hours or more per week will receive a (non-matching) City contribution to a Nationwide deferred comp 457 plan in the amount of $1,000.00 to be paid annually on the employee’s anniversary date of hire. (Employee must enroll in a 457 to receive).
    • Part-time employees who average 30 hours or more per week and families shall be provided the option of coverage in the City’s health insurance plans. The City will contribute 80% of the premium for employees electing single or dependent coverage on the OAP plan and the employee will be responsible for contributing 20% of the premium; The City will contribute 100% of the premium for employees electing single coverage on the OAPIN plan. For employees adding dependents, the City will contribute 90% toward the premium and the employee will be responsible for contributing 10% of the premium. For 2024, the biweekly rates are as follows:
    Enrollment Tier |Medical OAP |Medical OAPIN
    Employee Only | $110.08 | $64.08
    Employee +1 | $274.76 | $82.35
    Employee + 2 or More | $538.41 | $167.34
    • Part-time employees who average 30 hours or more per week shall have the option to purchase vision coverage through payroll deductions. Three plans are offered.
    Enrollment Tier |VSP Option 1 |VSP Option 2 |VSP Option 3
    Employee Only | $2.36 | $3.87 | $4.44
    Employee +1 | $4.73 | $7.73 | $8.87
    Employee + 2 or More | $7.61 | $12.45 | $14.28
    • Employees will receive from the City a “use it or lose it” Health Reimbursement Account annually. The amount to the employee is determined by the employee’s medical enrollment status or if no coverage is elected then it will default to the lowest level. The level of the City contribution will be reevaluated once a year. The levels are: Single or no coverage = $400; Employee plus one = $600; and Employee plus two or more = $1000. In addition, the employee may establish and contribute to a Flexible Spending Account.

    Regularly scheduled non-seasonal part-time employees who average more than 15 hours per week but less than thirty (30) hours of work per week shall be eligible for the following benefits:
    • All regular part time employees who average at least 15 hours per week but less than 30 shall accrue paid vacation following their employment anniversary date. Employees shall accrue vacation leave as follows:
    • up to seven (7) completed years 40 hours
    • more than seven (7) but less than ten (10) completed years 56 hours
    • more than ten (10) but less than fifteen (15) completed years72 hours
    • more than fifteen (15) but less than twenty (20) completed years80 hours
    • twenty (20) completed years and above 100 hours
    After completion of the first full year of service, vacation time accrued as of September 30th of each year is to be utilized during the following 15 months. Cash payment in lieu of unused vacation shall be made only upon termination of employment or upon approval of the City Manager.
    • Part-time employee who average more than 15 hours per week but less than 30 hours per week are paid 4 hours per holiday:
    New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday President's Day Memorial Day
    Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Veteran's Day
    Thanksgiving Day Day after Thanksgiving Christmas Eve Christmas Day
    New Year's Eve
    • Part-time employees who average 15 hours per week but less than 30 shall accrue four hours (4) per month in sick leave accruals. The hours paid to the employee will be the number of hours that the part-time employee was scheduled to work on the date they called in sick.
    • Part-time employees who average 15 hours per week but less than 30 will receive 8 hours each fiscal year of use-it-or-lose-it time off in recognition of the importance of mental health well-being.
    • Part-time employees who average 15 hours per week but less than 30 will be provided a supplement insurance product in the amount not to exceed $500.00.
    • Bereavement leave is provided for the demise of an immediate family member. Part-time employees will receive one work week with compensation based upon the average hours worked in the previous 13 weeks.
    • Employees will receive longevity compensation added to their base salary for the following continuous years of service with the City:
    • 5 years of service 5%
    • 10 years of service 3%
    • 12.5 years of service 2.75%
    • 15 years of service 2%


    • All part-time employees may enter a Deferred Compensation Program through payroll deduction.
    • All part-time employees have the option of joining the Sun Credit Union.
    • All part-time employees have the option of participating in payroll Direct Deposit.
    • All part-time employees are eligible to participate in the City’s Work/Life Assistance Program offering a wide range of services and support.
    • All part-time employees may have access the City’s fitness facility free of charge.
    IMPORTANT NOTICE -This document ‘BENEFITS SUMMARY’ is intended only as a summary of some of the benefits employees may be entitled to as an employee of the City of Hollywood. This is NOT a legal document, does NOT represent any guarantees, and is subject to change at any time. Continued eligibility for part-time benefits is reviewed periodically in accordance with applicable City Administrative policies and bargaining unit contracts.

    Closing Date/Time: 5/12/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
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