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Miravida Living; Oshkosh (WI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Miravida Living in Oshkosh, WI is seeking a Groundskeeper to maintain our campus and outdoor spaces with care and reliability. This role supports a warm, inclusive senior living environment by ensuring safe, beautiful outdoor areas for residents and visitors.

Responsibilities include lawn care, tree and shrub maintenance, snow removal, and basic maintenance tasks. Full or part-time positions with rotating shifts, no travel, GED or HS required, equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED (or equivalent) required.
• 1–3 months of related experience and/or training.
• Ability to perform physical tasks and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Perform tree and shrub maintenance including planting, pruning, fertilizing, and watering.
• Rake and bag leaves; perform lawn and garden maintenance tasks.
• Perform flower bed maintenance and snow removal using plows, tractors, and salt spreaders.
• Repair and refinish park benches and picnic tables.
• Assist in garbage and recycling collection and keep tools in good repair.
• Perform routine maintenance tasks as required.

Skills

Tree and shrub maintenance

Lawn mowing and maintenance

Snow removal

General upkeep and care

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Snow plow equipment

Lawn equipment

Job description

Discover the Miravida Difference

Join the team and help shape our senior living community. Your work will contribute to a legacy of love and connection. Your journey with us will not only transform your life but also profoundly touch the lives of those around you.

Description

Join the team and help shape our senior living community. Your work will contribute to a legacy of love and connection. Your journey with us will not only transform your life but also profoundly touch the lives of those around you.

Who We Are

• Our History: In 1963, in the heart of Oshkosh, a special community took shape: Miravida Living, originally Lutheran Homes of Oshkosh. The journey began with a vision to create a senior living community overflowing with joy and avenues for fulfillment.
• Our Campus: Miravida Living is home to a diverse array of living options, including 55+ Retirement Living at Carmel Residence and Simeanna Apartments; Assisted Living, Respite, and Memory Care at Gabriel’s Villa and Elijah’s Place; as well as Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation at Bethel Home, Eden Meadows, and our Green House Homes.
• Our Beliefs: Our daily contributions shape an environment where love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are present every day for our teams and elders. When you join our team, you are united in this effort to create a community that embodies these virtues.
• Our Commitments: We believe every stage of life should be lived to the fullest and have made a commitment to our elders, thoughtfully designing opportunities and initiatives that enrich the mind, body, and spirit of our community members through six key areas:
  • Awaken: Faith and Reflection
  • Connect: Social Engagement
  • Contribute: Sharing and Mentoring
  • Discover: Intellectual Engagement
  • Explore: Environment Experience
  • Strengthen: Moving and Nourishing

Who We Are Looking For

Everyone on our team plays a crucial role in upholding our beliefs and commitments, and your contributions can significantly enhance our community's well-being. For this role, we are seeking a caring, dynamic Groundskeeper ready to bring their expertise and heart to our community. Within the Miravida Living community, you will:

• Engage and Connect: Your interactions will make a profound difference in the lives of our residents, providing care that’s both healing and empowering.
• Lead and Inspire: As part of the team, you will be an example to peers, guiding them in providing top-notch care.
• Grow and Thrive: You will participate in a supportive environment that values your contributions and helps you to develop professionally.
• Embrace Inclusivity: As a team member, you will join a dedicated team that celebrates diversity and prioritizes inclusion in all aspects of our work.
• Well-being Priority: You will contribute to an environment that prioritizes not only the well-being of our residents but also yours.
• Meaningful Contributions: Your journey at Miravida Living is not just a job, but an opportunity to create meaningful connections in an environment of care and respect.

Essential Functions

Your daily contributions are key to shaping an environment where love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are discovered anew by both our team and the elders we serve.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Perform tree and shrub maintenance including planting, pruning, fertilizing, and watering.
• Rakes and bags leaves.
• Perform flower bed maintenance including soil preparation, planting, watering, and weeding. Remove snow and ice utilizing plow trucks, tractors, snow blowers, salt spreaders and hand shovels.
• Perform lawn equipment maintenance including repairing and refinishing park benches and picnic tables
• Assist in the collection and disposal of garbage and recyclables. Keep all lawn and garden tools in good repair.
• When necessary, perform routine maintenance tasks as required.
• Perform lawn maintenance including mowing, trimming, and fertilizing, reseeding, and applying weed killer.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Expectations

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours

• Full or part-time position with rotation shifts, including holidays and inclement weather.
• No travel expected.

Required Education And Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

AAP/EEO Statement

It is the policy of Miravida Living to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Miravida Living will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.