Groundskeeper

Under general supervision, to perform a variety of tasks involving the maintenance, repair and improvement of grounds, athletic fields and courts, and other college facilities; and to perform related duties as assigned.

This job is distinguished from other maintenance jobs by its focus on grounds and related exterior maintenance.

Ideal Candidate:

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Gardener to maintain our campus grounds. The ideal candidate has a strong background in landscaping, plant care, irrigation systems, and outdoor maintenance. They should be skilled in using gardening tools, pruning, and seasonal planting to ensure a safe, healthy, and welcoming environment for all. The ideal candidate will perform a variety of landscaping and grounds keeping duties on the college grounds/facilities; and perform related duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate understands the mission and purpose of the Grounds Department and Facilities Services and demonstrates a commitment to student centered practices, effective cross campus collaboration, purposeful service to the community and culturally responsive practices.

The following duties are typical of those performed by employees in this job title; however, employees may perform other related duties, and not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each employee in the job title.

• Seeds, installs sod, fertilizes, mows, edges, and aerates lawns, athletic fields, and other turf using edgers and walk-behind and riding mowers;
• Irrigates grounds and installs, adjusts and maintains irrigation systems piping, wiring and controls;
• Sweeps, repairs and maintains paved court areas including patching, painting surfaces;
• Picks up/sweeps/blows trash and debris on grounds, walkways and other surfaces; empties and cleans waste receptacles; disposes of waste and debris;
• Prepares athletic fields according to specifications: cut lines, chalk, prepare base areas, and pitchers mounds;
• Prunes, trims, and shapes shrubs, and small trees; clears brush and removes trees;
• Weeds grounds, prepares soil, and plants trees, shrubs and plants; · Mixes and applies insecticides, herbicides and other pesticides;
• Operates tractors, trenchers, trucks, backhoe and front loader to dig trenches, clear grounds and grade dirt, and load and haul soil, trimmings and debris;
• Builds and maintains fences, outdoor handrails, and other basic facility maintenance incidental to landscape maintenance;
• Prepares forms, sets rebar, pours and finishes concrete; lays and patches asphalt; · Ensures safety of worksites, uses safety equipment, traffic barriers and related safe work practices; corrects or notifies others of safety issues, needed repairs, etc.;
• Maintains supply inventory and initiates replacement and restocking; maintains logs and records of work performed;
• Assists in loading and unloading of furniture, equipment and supplies;
• May supervise and train student workers, and others;
• May assist with construction, remodeling and other repair and maintenance of facilities.