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Welcome! Thank you for your interest in employment with Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners.

Below you will find a list of available employment opportunities. Although resumes are accepted, an Okeechobee County Employment Application must be completed and submitted either electronically or in person to:

Email: careers@okeechobeecountyfl.gov (for your protection, please redact confidential information when transmitting electronically, i.e. social security number)

Address: Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse, Human Resources - 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 103, Okeechobee, FL 34972

Please click here to download the Okeechobee County Employment Application.

Satisfactory pre-employment background check is required for all positions.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Okeechobee County provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoffs, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Drug Free Workplace: Okeechobee County is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws. All selected candidates will be required to pass a post-offer pre-employment drug test.

Veterans Preference Eligible (VPE): Former military personnel or their spouse that have been verified as a “veteran” under Florida Administrative Code Rule 55A-7.009 will receive an interview if they meet the minimum competency factors of the position. The veterans’ preference laws do not guarantee the veteran a job. Positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determine by the hiring manager.

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Notice: The positions listed on our website are with the Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners. In order to view job listings from other Constitutional Offices, please visit each of their websites. Links to the Constitutional Officers sites are listed below:

Okeechobee County Clerk, Jerald D. Bryant
Property Appraiser, Mickey Bandi
Sheriff, Noel Stephen
Supervisor of Elections, Melissa Arnold
Tax Collector, Celeste Watford

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Grounds Maintenance Supervisor

Type:Full Time
Salary/Pay Rate:$20.72/hr
Posted Date:08/23/2024

Grounds Maintenance Supervisor– Full-Time $20.72/hourly

Supervises grounds keeping personnel and maintains the grounds of all County owned properties. Work is performed under the general direction of the Facilities Maintenance Manager.

Essential Job Functions

• Supervises the grounds keeping staff responsible for both routine and extensive grounds keeping activity.
• Plans, assigns, and inspects the activities of staff responsible for mowing and trimming County owned lawns, planting grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs.
• Supervises the trimming and pruning of trees and shrubs; applying herbicides, insecticides, and fertilizers; litter and leaf removal and assisting with minor preventive maintenance and remodeling functions.
• Develops and implements training procedures to ensure the safe operation of all grounds keeping equipment.
• Inspects and maintains grounds keeping equipment. Makes recommendations to the Facilities Maintenance Manager for repair and new equipment.
• Reviews incident and accident reports and makes necessary recommendations to the Facilities Maintenance Manager.

(These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job-related marginal duties as required.)

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to employees, vendors, and contractors.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or acceptable high school equivalency diploma
• Three years of responsible grounds keeping experience
• One year of supervisory experience
• Preferred: Courses in lawn care and grounds maintenance or a combination of education and training.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations

Valid Florida Driver’s license

BOCC Employment Application

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