Tree Trimmer

Salary: $16.93 - $23.38 Hourly

Location : City of St. Cloud, FL

Job Type: FULL-TIME

Department: PARKS AND RECREATION

Division: BEAUTIFICATION

Opening Date: 10/27/2025

Closing Date: Continuous

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Description

Tree Trimmer

Department: Parks & Recreation - Beautification Division

Hours: Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Stand-by hours: Yes

Join the City of St. Cloud's Beautification Division and take pride in helping keep our community safe, beautiful, and vibrant. We're looking for a dedicated Tree Trimmer to perform skilled work in maintaining, pruning, and removing trees on public and private property to reduce hazards and enhance the City's landscape.

This role plays a key part in ensuring that our parks, streets, and public spaces remain safe and inviting for everyone. The ideal candidate will have experience with tree trimming tools and equipment, strong attention to safety, and a commitment to high-quality work.

What We're Looking For:

Knowledge of proper tree trimming and removal techniques.

Experience using power tools and heavy equipment safely.

Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.

Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Commitment to providing excellent service to the community.

At the City of St. Cloud, we believe in:

Accountability - Taking responsibility for our work and our impact on the community.

Empowerment - Encouraging employees to take initiative and contribute to continuous improvement.

Innovation - Finding new and effective ways to enhance safety and beautification efforts.

Ownership - Taking pride in maintaining our City's natural environment and public spaces.

Why Join Us:

As a member of the Beautification Division, you'll play an important role in preserving and enhancing the character of our City. You'll work alongside a dedicated team that values collaboration, safety, and community service.

If you take pride in hands-on work that makes a visible difference every day, we encourage you to apply!

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary.

Coordinates, assigns and reviews work and establishes work schedules; maintains standards; monitors status of work in progress; inspects completed work assignments; answers questions; gives advice and direction as needed.

Performs skilled work in trimming, pruning and repairing, removing diseased, broken and/or hazardous limbs for the safety, care, maintenance and/or aesthetic appearance of trees/palms.

Performs skilled work in the removal and disposal of the entire tree/palm or planting, relocating, replacing and/or preserving trees/palms as required.

Performs skilled work in staking branches/debris/brush for disposal; cleans worksite after completion of removed brush, limbs, fronds, and/or grindings.

Operates large, medium and small equipment and/or vehicles as necessary, including, the bucket truck; clam truck; water truck; and/or lift; chipper; stump grinder and/or other equipment assigned to the Turf and Landscape Division; on work sites, rights-of-way, park areas and/or other City properties.

Performs routine maintenance checks, servicing, and cleaning of all equipment prior to and subsequent to operation.

Communicates verbally or in-writing and/or answers citizen inquires when approached on the job; provides information on the nature of the work and schedule; refers more complex questions to the Superintendent. If required, fills out and files citizen complaint forms and submits them to the Superintendent.

Follows guidelines in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards; and, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI); and, local Ordinances set by the City for tree/palm preservation, protection, care/maintenance, and/or other operations implemented.

Performs related work as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by one (1) year of experience in the Arboriculture Industry; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Possession of a valid Florida state commercial driver's license, Class B preferred or able to attain within 365 days and an acceptable driving history.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to remain stationary; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to move; bend; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit; communicate and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Mathematics:

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Language Ability:

Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

Reasoning:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of St. Cloud is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination, harassment, or retaliation in all of its employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran or family status, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by applicable state or federal laws. The City participates in employment eligibility verifications through E-verify. Veteran's preference is given in accordance with Florida Law.

City of St. Cloud Benefits Package

We believe our City employees to be our most valuable asset. To attract and retain those employees, we offer a competitive wages and benefits package including on-the-job training, seminars, and performance appraisals.

We invite you to look at the benefits the City of St. Cloud has to offer. We think you will find that the rewards of the job are equal to the challenge.

All of our Full-time regular employees are eligible for the, which includes:

On-Site Employee Health Care Center - free for employees and their dependents on the health insurance plan

Paid Vacation

Sick Leave (Ability to roll over from year to year)

11 Paid Holidays for General Employees and Police Officers- The Fire department employees can earn up to 156 holiday hours per fiscal year (prorated from the employee's start date).

One (1) Floating Holiday for General Employees and two (2) for Police Officers.

Medical and Dental Coverage

Awards Programs

Deferred Compensation Plan

Discounted Automobile Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Account

Flexible Work Schedules

Holiday Bonus - subject to City Council approval

Indianapolis Plan (Police Officers)

Life and Accidental Death (One-time annual salary paid by City)

Long Term Disability Coverage (paid by City)

Management Leave

Sick Leave Bank available for all employees - for Fire Union sick leave bank information, see (PDF)

01

Do you have a valid Florida Driver's License?

Yes

No

02

Do you have a Florida Commercial Driver's License? If yes, which class?

No

Yes, Class A

Yes, Class B

Yes, Class C

03

If you do not currently hold a "Class B" commercial license, are you able to obtain one within (1) one year of hire?

Yes

No

04

Which best describes your level of education?

No High School Equivalency

High School Diploma or Equivalency

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

05

Do you have the skills and experience to perform tree maintenance work, including trimming, pruning, and removing trees and palms; operating related equipment; following safety standards; and communicating effectively with others?

Yes

No

06

If your answer is "Yes", please explain briefly.

Required Question