The City of Fort Worth
Gardener
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Pay Range: $18.32 - $22.90/hr. | $38,109 - $47,636 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆
A full-time Gardener is available with the City of Fort Worth Park and Recreation Department in the Park Division to perform skilled gardening and landscape work including design, installation, and maintenance.
The successful candidate must be able to receive instruction, read and design landscape plans, process work orders for the job, plan details of working procedure, use tools, supervise subordinate grounds personnel, maintain appropriate records and write reports as needed, maintain equipment and assigned vehicles, and keep work area clean and orderly.
Minimum Qualifications:
- HS diploma/GED supplemented by college-level coursework in Horticulture or closely related field
- Two (2) years of responsible experience in a professional gardening or nursery environment selecting and applying pesticides, planting, and pruning
- Valid Texas driver's license
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Texas pesticide applicator's license
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Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working at private estate gardens, other botanic gardens and arboretums, college campuses or corporate landscapes
The Gardener job responsibilities include:
- Operate a computerized irrigation controller and perform minor irrigation repair such as fixing broken pipes and replacing damaged or missing sprinkler heads.
- Read and design landscape plans
- Process work orders for the job and plan details of working procedure
- Operate landscape tools and machinery including but not limited to front end loader, tractor, skid steers, riding mowers, blowers, trimmers, edgers, chain saws, and assorted stick tools such as shovels and rakes.
- Have the ability to follow herbicide and fertilization programs.
Working Conditions and Physical Demand:
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling, and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases, vibrations, chemicals, oils, and workspace restrictions.
Medium work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.
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Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train, and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
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