Grounds-person-to-Tree Climber Summer Internship - Tree Care Industry

• -Are you seeking a career as a professional Climber?
• -Are you PHYSICALLY FIT and able to hoist yourself up a tree?
• -Are you certain that your are NOT AFRAID OF HEIGHTS?
• If so, please keep reading....

Professional Tree Care is hiring Grounds-people who will become our next professional tree Climbers.Anyone hired must meet these minimum requirements:

1) Speaks/read/writes in English well but is willing and able to learn TCS (Tree Care Spanish) if you don't already speak Spanish. If you are already bilingual, please indicate so on your resume or write a cover letter.

2) Physically fit: able to hoist your full body weight up a tree using ropes and pulleys. (If you haven't done this before, try doing 10 full-weight pull-ups.) The candidate we hire will be able to work outdoors in inclement weather year-round, meaning hot in summer and cold in winter. Able to work extremely hard for up to 8 hours per day.

3) NOT afraid of heights. Yes, there will be a test. In your on-site interview, you'll pull yourself (in a safety seat and with support around you) to a height of +/- 30 feet so you can imagine climbing even higher once you learn how.

4) Seeking a career, not a job. To become a good climber quickly, one must study on their own time. If you have free time in the morning or evenings, this might be a great career for you. Check out ( https://www.isa-arbor.com/) for details on getting your ISA Tree Climber certifications.

5) You must have reliable transportation to the job site, which cannot be reached by public transportation, Uber, or bike. We work from Napa to Monterey and Sacramento to the Bay.

6) A current and clean CA Driver's license is required. *Clean = no points or recent tickets. All Climbers have their own company trucks. 

7) You absolutely MUST live within a 45 minute commute of Richmond, CA. Please calculate your morning commute using Google maps with an arrival time of 6:15 a.m. If you live outside this area and DO NOT plan to move, please do not apply. 

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• $20.00 to $21.00 per hour to start. NOTE: If you have experience doing Grounds-person work or are already a Climber, please let us know by uploading a note/cover letter. Folks with experience will be placed at the front of the interview line.
• After 90 days of employment, full-time employees are eligible for:
  • Medical, dental, and optical insurance at a 50% contribution rate.
  • 5 paid holidays
  • 5 paid sick days
  • 3 bereavement days (for immediate family)
  • PTO (paid time off) earned as you go
• 401(k) program. Register immediately on onboarding your first day so please plan to put an amount away.
• Worker's Compensation kicks in on your first day of work.

HOW TO APPLY

-Submit a resume or a list of all of the jobs you've held since High School/GED. Include your education/graduation year and any other coursework or certificates you've received.

-Include ALL JOBS since high school/GED. Include the months and years for each position, plus the company name, location, and your title.

-Watch this video to be certain this career is for you, “Basic Training for Ground Operations in Tree Care”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5WAH2kljDE 

-We will send Indeed messages to qualified candidates who live nearest to Richmond, CA first.

-If you are sent a survey from Predictive Index (dot com), please take it in the language in which you have the strongest vocabulary. For example, if you were raised speaking Spanish, take it in Spanish. The results will be sent back in English. 

Best of luck!!

The Recruiting Team at Professional Tree Care dot com