FWS – Landscape Worker

Position Title: FWS – Landscape Worker
# of Positions to Fill: 2
Department/Program: Facilities 70000
Work Location Authorization: 100% On-Site
Campus Location: Arapahoe Campus
Reports to: Director, Facilities & Operations
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt/Hourly
FTE: 13% (5 hrs/week)
Compensation: $18.00 - $18.00/hour

Application Deadline: 2/15 or until filled

Job Summary

Job Summary
The Naropa Student Employment Landscape Worker will work with the University landscaping crew to maintain and enhance the beauty and sustainability of Naropa’s landscaping on both campuses.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of the job duties.
• Weed and mulch.
• Water plants (indoors and outdoors), and planting.
• Sweep walkways.
• Pickup trash.
• Small projects.
• Other duties as needed.

What Naropa Requires…

• Student must have a Naropa Student Employment award from Student Financial Services to be eligible to apply for this position.
• Must be able to create and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of their job duties.
• Must be punctual and have exceptional attention to detail.
• Must be hardworking, reliable and both task as well as people oriented.
• All job candidates must hold a commitment to co-create a diverse and inclusive community and actively participate in related JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) professional development regarding the dynamics of privilege and oppression and the impact these have in the workplace.
• All job candidates must demonstrate their level of understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity.
• All job candidates must demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of and appreciation for the values of Naropa University and the capacity to demonstrate an integration and embodiment of these values as evidenced in work, communication, collaboration styles, and other general workplace behaviors.

What We’d Like You to Have…
• Previous landscaping experience.

Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions

Maximum amount of weight employee must be able to lift/carry with or without reasonable accommodation(s):
• 50 pounds

During regular daily activities, employee must be able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation (check all that apply):

☒ Stand
☒ Walk
☒ Sit
☒ Run
☒ Handle/Finger
☒ Bend at the waist
☒ Reach above shoulder level
☒ Kneel
☒ Crouch
☒ Crawl

During regular daily activities, employee may be exposed to the following:

☒ Interruptions/Distractions
☒ Heat/Cold
☒ Dust
☒ Dampness
☒ Heights
☒ Moving machinery parts
☐ Other (please list):

Salary : $18