Groundskeeper

Otterbein SeniorLife; Lebanon (OH); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Pet Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Holidays

DailyPay Access

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Otterbein SeniorLife in Ohio is seeking a Groundskeeper to maintain lawns, gardens, shrubs, and trees across the main campus. This role also supports snow removal and acts as a driver during peak travel periods.

The job offers a full-time schedule from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, with some weekend work, and pay starting at $16.00 per hour, increasing with experience. Responsibilities include mowing, trimming, litter removal, planting, and equipment maintenance.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
• Experience: One to five years in grounds maintenance or related work preferred.

Responsibilities

• Mows grass using hand-propelled or riding lawn mowers.
• Trims shrubbery and trees under supervision.
• Removes litter from campus grounds, roadways, and parking lots.
• Plants, transplants, prunes, and fertilizes flowers, shrubs, and trees.
• Assists in maintaining roadways sidewalks, and parking lots.
• Removes leaves from gutters, and rakes leaves as necessary.
• Removes snow using power equipment, such as plows, snow blowers, or rotating brushes, or manually with shovels.
• Spreads salt using automatic spreaders or manually.
• Provides routine maintenance on lawn care equipment, i.e. check oil levels, sharpen blades, change spark plugs, and mix gas and oil as required.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Lawn care

Snow removal

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

The Groundskeeper position provides lawn care for areas of main campus, including care of grass areas, gardens, shrubbery, and trees. Removes snow from roadways, walkways, parking lots, porches and steps during the winter. Also, acts as driver during periods of driver storages or during peak travel demands.

At Otterbein, you're more than an employee, you're a Partner in Caring. Together, we work side by side toward a shared goal: delivering person-centered care that respects every resident and the choices they make.

Whether in our vibrant communities, our welcoming small house neighborhoods, Home Health, Hospice or Home Office, we provide the highest level of compassionate, quality care.

Join our team of Partners who are talented, kind, wise, funny, spirited, generous, endearing, and truly one-of-a-kind.

Shift: Full time 7a-3:30p (some weekend work)

Pay: Starting at $16.00/Hr, increases with experience

Responsibilities

Mows grass using hand-propelled or riding lawn mowers.

Trims shrubbery and trees under supervision.

Removes litter from campus grounds, roadways, and parking lots.

Plants, transplants, prunes, and fertilizes flowers, shrubs, and trees.

Assists in maintaining roadways sidewalks, and parking lots.

Removes leaves from gutters, and rakes leaves as necessary.

Removes snow using power equipment, such as plows, snow blowers, or rotating brushes, or manually with shovels.

Spreads salt using automatic spreaders or manually.

Provides routine maintenance on lawn care equipment, i.e. check oil levels, sharpen blades, change spark plugs, and mix gas and oil as required.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
• Experience: One to five years in grounds maintenance or related work preferred.

Benefits*

• Medical Insurance with free virtual doctor visits
• Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and professional support
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) that accrues immediately from day one
• Paid Holidays for a healthy work-life balance
• Access to DailyPay, enabling you to access up to 100% of your earned wages on a daily basis
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year for ANY field of study
• Tuition Discounts through exclusive partnerships with the University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, and Hondros College
• Employee-Sponsored Crisis Fund available for those facing unforeseen challenges
• Legal & Identity Theft Protection

Growth & Development

• University Partnerships with University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, and Hondros College for exclusive tuition discounts
• Multiple Partner Discounts available for various products and services through Access Perks
• Access to 1,000s of hours of personal and professional development material through RightNow Media @ Work

*Some benefits, including PTO and tuition reimbursement, are based on hours worked.

For more than 100 years, Otterbein has provided senior housing options rooted in respect and community. We're a non-profit 501(c)(3) health and human service organization, so our values and initiatives are focused on serving our residents.

Otterbein SeniorLife consists of lifestyle communities, revolutionary small house neighborhoods, home health, and hospice care in Ohio and Indiana. We offer different lifestyle options for seniors through independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, rehab, memory support, respite care, in-home care, and hospice services.