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Horticultural Attendant Leader

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Horticultural Attendant Leader

Salary

$3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

Grambling, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

GSU 12/04/2025 AM (3)

Department

Grambling State University

Opening Date

12/04/2025

Closing Date

12/26/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Grambling State University is an Equal Opportunity/ADA/AAP Employer. We recruit, select, employ and promote without regard to race, sex, religion, age, disability, national origin, or any other protected class.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires Grambling State University to inform applicants that the University can employ only U.S. citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Each new employee is required to present documentation verifying his/her identity and right to accept employment.

Grambling State University is currently seeking a fulltime qualified Horticultural Attendant Leader to work in the Facilities Management department.

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of experience or training in farming, the care and maintenance of trees and shrubs, or groundskeeping; OR

Twelve semester hours in a plant science or landscape field of study.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=128920) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Assist the Grounds and Landscaping Manager with directives

+ Operates riding mower House power 35 1/2 Bush Hog front end loader

+ Trim Hedges, edge sidewalks, blow off sidewalks and weed eats

+ Spray herbicides, fertilize grounds and flower beds, straw beds and remove flowers

+ Operates chain saw, prune trees, remove brush and fallen limbs, remove dead animals

+ Operates light and heavy, horsepower 65-85, tractors

+ Other duties as assigned

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational

Career Progression: Not eligible

Work Schedule: Work hours are 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Thursday and 7:30 am - 11:30 am on Fridays

Compensation: This position is eligible for the minimum hire rate

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Amy Minniefield/Cheryl Ivory

Grambling State University/Human Resources

403 Main St

Grambling, La. 71245

318-274-3119/318-274-3829

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Do you possess twelve semester hours in a plant science or landscape field of study?

+ Yes

+ No

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(Ex. HORT 2050 – General Horticulture – 3 hrs – LSU) NOTE: Failure to list all specific courses may result in your application being considered incomplete.

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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