Grounds Coordinator

Lancaster Bible College; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancaster Bible College is seeking a Maintenance Grounds Supervisor to oversee the campus grounds, vehicles, and equipment, ensuring safe, attractive and well‑kept outdoor spaces.

You will supervise full‑time staff and student workers, recruit and train, manage workflows, and partner with the Operations Director on budgets and standards. The role requires leadership, reliability, and a commitment to a Christian campus environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 2 years of groundskeeping and landscaping experience.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• PA Pesticide License categories 6 and 7 or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance of campus grounds, vehicles, and equipment.
• Assist Operations Director with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training staff and student workers.
• Oversee daily workflow and provide timely performance evaluations.
• Ensure safety and upkeep by following industry best practices and college standards.

Skills

Decision-making abilities

Groundskeeping experience

Leadership/supervisory

Valid driver’s license

Education

High school diploma or GED

PA Pesticide License 6/7

Job description

Job Summary:

This position exists for the purpose of overseeing the maintenance and upkeep of the campus grounds, vehicles, and equipment.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Assists the Operations Director with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training full-time employees and student workers.
• Oversees all aspects of grounds care, vehicle and equipment repair and maintenance.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.

Physical Requirements (Also see Physical Demands at the end of this job description):

The physical ability to use the body in primary type skills necessary to perform duties such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Heavy lifting, carrying, and reaching high places.
• Working in adverse elements such as rain, snow, and cold.
• Proficient use of hand tools.
• Using power tools and various pieces of groundskeeping equipment such as push mowers, riding mowers, chain saw, pruners, tractors, etc.
• Driving of vehicles and powered equipment such as riding mowers, tractors, backhoes, aerial lifts, and snowplows.
  

Personal Qualities

The ability to identify personal strengths, weaknesses, skills, and limitations and to use this understanding profitably.

• The desire to grow, develop, and mature, both spiritually and professionally.
• The ability to create and maintain a Christian professional atmosphere in all internal and external relationships.
• A spirit of cooperation and willingness to serve as a member of a team.
• A professional appearance.
  

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in groundskeeping and landscaping.
• Valid driver's license required.
• PA Pesticide License categories 6 and 7 or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Decision-making abilities.
• Provide care and maintenance of campus grounds in accordance with industry best practices.
• Operation of lawn mowers, both riding and push, to maintain grass at acceptable levels.
• Landscape by planting of flowers, grass, shrubs, bushes and trees or the coordination thereof.
• Application of fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides to promote healthy growth and activity of plant life and to prevent disease and pest infestation.
• Maintain sidewalks and roadways in a safe, passable condition free of debris.
• Trimming of shrubs and trees for both general maintenance and appearance as well as for hazards.
• Provides oversight for the maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment.
• Oversee and assist in salting and shoveling snow from walkways to ensure safe passing.
• Oversee and assist in salting and plowing of roadways for safe passing.
• Reading and understanding written instructions such as Work Orders.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ability to be flexible and adjust to changing priorities based on the needs of the College.
• Conduct groundskeeping operations in accordance with College standards and industry best practices.Supervise and train full and part-time employees and student workers in all aspects of groundskeeping operations.
• Assist Director in management of budgeted line items associated with groundskeeping.
• Assist Director in ongoing development and updating of groundskeeping strategic plan/standards and guidelines.
• Assist Director in procurement of estimates and contracts with outside vendors in the maintenance and upkeep of College grounds.
• Provide input and ideas which promote a fresh and updated look to the College's landscape in keeping with College standards.
• Planning and scheduling of periodic/seasonal maintenance of campus landscape.
• Planning and installing of exterior Christmas decorations.
• Assist Athletics Department in the care and maintenance of athletic fields as needed.
• Assist Director of Operations in providing leadership and organization of inclement weather needs such as during snow removal.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.