"Part-Time Seasonal Groundskeeper"

Job Details

Position Information

Vacancy Number: S-00951

Position Title: Part-Time Seasonal Groundskeeper

Classification Title:

Department: Campus Services

Employment Type: Part-Time

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Auburn University at Montgomery reserves the right once interviewing has begun to stop accepting applications.

Seasonal Groundskeeper (May-October)

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Campus Services Department invites applications for a seasonal part-time Groundskeeper. This position provides maintenance of university grounds and landscaper installation. The qualified candidate selected for this position may be responsible for the following duties:

• Maintains University grounds using edger, blower, rake, shovel, trimmer, mower, and other equipment.
• Maintains equipment such as hand tools, including picks, shovels, and rakes; power equipment, including chain saws, edger, weed eaters, fork-lifts, push and riding mowers, backhoes and field painters.
• Installs landscaping and related items on University grounds,
• May operate motorized street sweeping and cleaning equipment to keep University streets and parking lots free of dirt, leaves and other debris.
• May maintain athletic fields.

Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned similar to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Physical Requirements

• Regularly involves lifting, bending or other physical exertion. Often exposed to one or more elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, chemicals, etc., with one often to the point of being objectionable. Injuries may require professional treatment.
• Work schedules, volume of work, or priorities seldom change; able to anticipate new work; minimum distractions or interruptions; seldom involves conflicting demands on time.
• Job frequently requires standing, walking, reaching, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling, hearing, handling objects with hands, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Job occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing, talking, and lifting up to 100 pounds.

Minimum Qualifications:

Highschool Diploma or GED

Job Open Date: 10/21/2022

This posting will remain open until closed: Yes

About the University/College

Located in Alabama’s vibrant state capital, Auburn University at Montgomery is a fast-growing university on the rise. Don’t just take our word for it: The Princeton Review rates us as one of the best colleges in the Southeast, while U.S. News & World Report recently ranked us No. 22 among regional universities in the South for the quality of undergraduate teaching and 38th among all public institutions in the region.

Auburn University at Montgomery is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity; therefore, we encourage applications from historically underrepresented groups, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. We are committed to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and faculty. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. Prospective candidates will help further the institutional goals of promoting equity, diversity, and inclusivity.

Quick Link https://www.jobs.aum.edu/postings/5733

Applicant Documents

Required Documents
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. Professional Reference Sheet