Grounds Person, Part-time, On-Call

Job Details

Grounds Person

Wage Range: $25.80 - $27.30 per hour Compensation is based on relevant education and experience and will be set within the listed range.

SCHEDULE: Part-time, on-call. Not to exceed 999 hours annually. Schedule may vary according to departmental and Academy needs. This position is *Essential Personnel.

Position Purpose

Maintains and preserves the Academy’s physical environment to ensure a clean, safe appearance and functional condition for those visiting, working on, and using the main campus, athletic facilities, and woodlands.

Job Responsibilities

• Performs routine and repetitive manual labor.
• Cleans culverts, drains, roads, and ditches; spread sand and gravel; erect road markers; shovel snow; collect refuse; rake leaves and grass; mow grass; operate light equipment related to above duties, including minor maintenance and cleaning of equipment.
• Performs other grounds maintenance as required.
• Maintains natural grass and synthetic turf athletic fields, including measuring and painting field markings.
• Maintains and repairs lawn irrigation systems.
• Maintains and repairs athletic equipment including goals, nets, and benches.
• Maintains outdoor tennis complex and Phelps Stadium venue.
• Assists with maintenance, event setup, and breakdown for athletic facilities.
• Cleans restrooms, athletic support buildings, and outside areas.
• Moves furniture, heavy objects, and equipment.
• Responsible for cultivating, transplanting, pruning, watering, fertilizing, and maintaining lawns, athletic fields, shrubs, trees, and plantings as instructed.
• Operates all motorized and non-motorized small grounds machines and tractors with implements i.e. snow blower, power brush, aerator, vacuum, over seeder, sweeper, large rotary mowers, and forklifts.
• Operates bucket truck for tree work.
• Participates in snow removal.
• Maintains a clean and orderly storage area within the grounds department.
• Provides support for the collection, hauling, and disposal of refuse and recycling from Academy facilities and residences.
• Performs other duties as assigned.