Groundskeeper/Turf Crew

Position Title: Groundskeeper/Turf Crew

Department: Close-wide Shared Services (Horticulture and Grounds)

Position Type: Full-time, Non-exempt

Reports To: Assistant Director, Horticulture and Grounds

Salary: $21-23/hour

Job Summary:

Carries out all grounds maintenance including trash pick-up, deliveries, mowing, trimming, edging, blowing, mulching, fertilizing, weeding, planting, watering, leaf removal, and snow removal. Acts as general laborer to assist with other projects such as turf and landscape renovations, irrigation projects, office moves, and special work orders.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follows the direction of the Assistant Director of Horticulture and Grounds in mowing, edging, athletic field maintenance, snow removal, moves, deliveries, special projects and other assigned tasks.
• Daily trash pick-up/removal as required.
• Helps to plant, mulch, prune shrubs, trees and plant material using proper horticulture techniques under direct supervision.
• Weeds turf areas and mulches beds and may assist with fertilizing under direct supervision.
• Understands and follows proper turf practices and an Integrated Pest Managment Program.
• Recognizes and reports water demands of plant material in assigned areas.
• Operates all equipment and tools safely and properly. Returns cleaned tools and equipment to proper place.
• Follows proper techniques of soil preparation, plant installation, and pesticide application under direct supervision.
• Keeps hardscapes blown, edged, and cleaned after mowing and when directed additionally. Assists gardeners in cleaning drains and catch basins before and after storms.
• Shovels snow, spreads salt and sand, and operates snow removal equipment safely.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor(s).

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of one year experience in landscaping and grounds maintenance preferred.
• Most Possess a valid driver's license and good driver's record and be capable of operating pickup trucks and tractors safely
• One year experience with athletic field maintenance preferred
• Successful completion of period background checks, including FBI background check, and, at the discretion of the PECF, drug and alcohol screening.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Ability to understand basic concepts of turn maintenance, planting, and horticulture techniques
• Ability to take proper safety precautions in all situations.
• Ability to work as part of a team or individually with little or no supervision.
• Good interpersonal, communication and literacy skills.
• Ability to work well within a diverse and multicultural workforce.
• Ability to operate many types of grounds maintenance equipment safely, such as mowers, sprayers, blowers, trimmers, aerators, tillers, hand tools and snow equipment.

Working Conditions:

• Normal work hours are Monday-Friday 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; must have flexible schedule as work priorities will shift.
• Must be able to work required overtime, often with little advance notice (e.g., snow removal, storm damage). Scheduled overtime includes annual events.
• Must be able to work outside in inclement weather - extreme heat and cold, high winds, rain, and snow.
• Must be able to perform physical work including bending, stooping and reaching. Must be able to work on feed for extended periods of time and to lift, carry, and push at least 50 lbs.