Federal Work Study Student - Grounds Help

Arkansas State University; Arkansas; On-site; USD 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

ASU-Beebe's Grounds/Landscape department is seeking a Federal Work Study student for Fall 2026/Spring 2027 at 20 hours per week. The position supports outdoor maintenance across the campus.

Typical duties include picking up trash, weed eating, mowing, removing limbs, replacing trash bags, pressure washing and blowing parking lots. Applicants must be able to work outside in all weather, follow directions, and lift up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work outside in all kinds of weather.
• The ability to take direction.
• The ability to drive or learn to drive a golf cart
• The ability to operate a weed eater and a lawn mower
• The ability to lift 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Pick up trash
• Weed eat
• Mow
• Pick up limbs
• Change out trash bags
• Pressure Wash
• Blow the parking lots

Skills

Outdoor work in all weather

Ability to take direction

Golf cart operation

Weed eater & lawn mower operation

Lift 50 lbs

Job description

Classification Title

Campus Location

Job Description

Grounds/Landscape department is seeking (1) Federal Work Study student at 20 hours per week for the Fall 2026/Spring 2027 terms. Duties include:

• Pick up trash
• Weed eat
• Mow
• Pick up limbs
• Change out trash bags
• Pressure Wash
• Blow the parking lots

Required Qualifications

• Must be able to work outside in all kinds of weather
• The ability to take direction
• The ability to drive or learn to drive a golf cart
• The ability to operate a weed eater and a lawn mower
• The ability to lift 50 lbs

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Salary or Salary Range

Minimum Salary or Salary Range $11.00 per hour

Physical Activities

Stand

Walk

Sit

Use hand to finger, handle, or feel

Reach with hands and arms

Climb or balance

Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

Talk or Hear

Taste or smell

Physical Exertion

Up to 10 pounds

Up to 25 pounds

Up to 50 pounds

More than 100 pounds

Up to 100 pounds

Up to 100 pounds regularly

Vision Requirements

Does this position have any special vision requirements? Check all that apply.

This position will be subject to a pre-employment criminal, sex-offender registry background check. In cases where pre-determined, an additional financial/credit history/ background check may be required as well. Convictions that have been sealed or legally eradicated and misdemeanor convictions for which probation was completed and the case was dismissed, will be excluded. Disclosure does not constitute an automatic bar to employment. Factors such as dates of the offense, seriousness and nature of the violation, rehabilitation and position applied for will be taken into account.

Posting Number

Posting Number S5942017

Open Date

Open Date 09/14/2026

Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

NOTE : If you are a veteran, disabled veteran, or spouse of a deceased veteran and would like Veteran’s Preference, we will need to see proof of status in order to grant that. Please see Veteran’s Preference section of the application for specific proof.

Applicants for this position with ASU-Beebe must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with ASU-Beebe such as H1-B, F-1 (CPT/OPT), TN or any other status.
U.S. Department of Labor

NOTE : If you are a veteran, disabled veteran, or spouse of a deceased veteran and would like Veteran’s Preference, we will need to see proof of status in order to grant that. Please see Veteran’s Preference section of the application for specific proof.

Applicants for this position with ASU -Beebe must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with ASU -Beebe such as H1-B, F-1 ( CPT / OPT ), TN or any other status.
U.S. Department of Labor

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Have you completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)?
• Yes
• No

• * Are you enrolled as a student in the current term at any of ASU-Beebe campuses (Beebe, LRAFB, Searcy, or Heber Springs?
• Yes
• No

Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents

• Other

ASU-Beebe is a public two-year college with its main campus located in Beebe, Arkansas on the 67/167 corridor approximately 35 miles north of the state's capital of Little Rock.

ASU-Beebe has campuses located in Beebe, Heber Springs, Searcy, Little Rock Air Force Base, and online.