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LEAD GROUNDSKEEPER I (CORRECTIONAL FACILITY)
CDCR - San Quentin State Prison
LEAD GROUNDSKEEPER I (CORRECTIONAL FACILITY)
$4,947.00 - $6,488.00 per Month
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.
Final Filing Date: 4/24/2026
Job Description and Duties
Under the direction of the Supervisor of Building Trades, this position will coordinate and lead the landscaping and grounds maintenance of San Quentin State Prison.
Lays out, designs, oversees, and works with inmate crews in the planting, cultivating, and maintaining flower beds, lawns, shrubs, and trees, and grounds maintenance work. Propagate flowers and ornamental plants and shrubs; design beds and borders; plant and care for flowers, ornamental plants and shrubs; ensure greenhouses, nurseries, and grounds are free from plant diseases and pests; schedule the pruning of shrubs and rose bushes; bud and graft plants; care for ornamental flowers and plants in the state facility; properly store, date, label, procure, and dispose of pesticides, herbicides, supplies, and applicable equipment. Plans and lays out of schedules, requisitions materials and equipment necessary to complete work orders in assigned areas; read schematics, plans, and blueprints and provide guidance to inmate work crews in the completion of maintenance work orders; ensure that materials and equipment are prepared and ready for scheduled work; contacts outside vendors for price quotes; prepares form CDCR 954 (Interoffice Requisition); and keeps simple work records. Attends all other training, meetings, and seminars as needed or required. Performs other duties as needed or required.
CDCR/CCHCS employees are encouraged to use their existing CDCR email address on their job application.
Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application.
Working Conditions
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (SQRC) - (ca.gov)
Position Details
Department Information
Vision
Mission
Commitment
CDCR and CCHCS are committed to building an inclusive respectful workplace. We are determined to attract and hire candidates from all communities and empower employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts at all levels of the Department.
CDCR and CCHCS strive to collaborate with the community to enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs. Incumbents establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within the department, other governmental agencies, health care partners, and communities.
CDCR/CCHCS values all team members. We work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population, which includes medical, dental, nursing, mental health, and pharmacy. We encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect, all of which are critical to the success of the CDCR/CCHCS mission.
Founded in 1885, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is one of the nation’s largest and most diverse correctional departments in the country. We are dedicated to enhancing public safety through the safe and secure incarceration of individuals in our care, by providing effective parole supervision, and implementing rehabilitative strategies for their successful reintegration into our communities.
Special Requirements
Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are meeting Minimum Qualifications with education, you should include your unofficial transcripts/diploma for verification. Official transcripts may be required upon appointment. If it is determined an applicant does not meet the Minimum Qualifications, the candidate will be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position. Candidates who have been withheld may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board.
Applicants who completed their education outside of the US (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must obtain and submit verification of U.S. course/degree equivalency. Foreign education credential evaluation services can be found at NACES | National Association of Credential Evaluation Services
Candidates new to CDCR/CCHCS are required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan Fingerprinting, as well as a Tuberculosis test/evaluation prior to appointment, followed by department annual Tuberculosis testing/evaluation thereafter.
When submitting supporting documents, PDF file format is preferred.
CDCR/CCHCS utilizes E-Verify to confirm candidate’s identity and employment authorization.
This advertisement may be used for other vacancies that occur during the life of this recruitment.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 4/24/2026Who May Apply
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
Desirable Qualifications
- Willingness to promote an inclusive workplace that empowers employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences.
Benefits
Information on benefits afforded by membership in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System can be found on the CalHR Salary and Benefits website at www.calhr.ca.gov/employees/pages/salary-and-benefits.aspx.
Information on the benefits and protections provided to public employees by the State Civil Service Act can be found on the CalHR website at https://www.calhr.ca.gov/Training/Pages/performance-management-merit-system- principles.aspx.
Additional
This webpage is intended to provide general information. Benefit eligibility may be based on job classification, bargaining unit, time base and length of appointment.
Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Human Resources Contact:
Yolanda Manzo
(415) 454-1460 ext: 5535
Yolanda.Manzo@cdcr.ca.gov
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:EEO Office
(415) 454-1460
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.
Examination Information
To obtain list eligibility for Lead Groundskeeper I (Correctional Facility) before applying for the position, you must first take and pass the Lead Groundskeeper I (CF) examination found here: Lead Groundskeeper I Exam Bulletin (ca.gov)
Minimum Qualifications
I
One year of performing the duties of a Lead Groundskeeper (Correctional Facility) or Lead Groundskeeper or three years performing the duties of a Groundskeeper (Correctional Facility) or Groundskeeper in the California state service.
Or II
Four years of experience in planting and cultivating flowers, trees, lawns, and shrubs, and in general ground maintenance work, at least one year of which must have been in the care and maintenance of public parks, large private estates, institutions, in commercial nurseries landscape work or in highway landscaping work. (Completion of a two-year nondegree course in landscape design or landscape gardening may be substituted for two years of the required experience.)
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
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