What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groundskeeper position at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community?
Come explore Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community as part of our exceptional groundskeeping team. Nestled on 125 acres in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, Deerfield is an outstanding senior living community with a resort-like atmosphere. Our Groundskeepers are an important part of maintaining the beauty of our community and we have an opportunity for a full-time team member now. Deerfield offers an exceptional working environment, best-in-class equipment, a full benefits package, free parking, uniform allowances and a special category of paid time off for rain days when it's not possible to work outside.
Hours are 7:00 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday with periodic opportunity for weekend work. Your workday would include daily grounds work, mowing, weeding, pruning, snow removal, and plant installation, all designed to make our campus look its best.
Skills you'll bring to the role include:
Past experience using a Bobcat Skid Steer
Good plant and tree identification and chemical applications
Focus on safety, service and great attention to detail
Dependability and ability to work independently
Minimum of 1 year of experience in landscape maintenance/plant care
Deerfield employees enjoy a full suite of benefits including PPO health insurance (no high deductible plans), dental, vision, 403(b) with employer match, generous time away, professional development, and scholarship opportunities. In addition, our employees enjoy access to many community amenities and a workplace culture that seamlessly blends heart and mind.
Deerfield is faith-based, nonprofit, open to all, and provides a continuum of services to empower residents to live life to the fullest. We enrich the lives of those who live and work at Deerfield and commit to be a leader in the field of aging services. We provide a non-smoking campus and our employees provide either proof of COVID vaccine or provide a validated religious or medical exemption form. All new employees must successfully complete a background check and drug screen as part of our onboarding process.
Deerfield is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individual with disabilities in all aspects of our employment, our services, programs and activities. To request reasonable accommodation or for additional information, contact us at askhr@deerfieldwnc.org.
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