Groundskeeper

University of California-Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Riverside is seeking Groundskeepers to join a team of landscape professionals responsible for maintaining the campus grounds, including buildings, entrances, and outdoor spaces. The role focuses on keeping areas clean, safe, and attractive for the campus community.

Salary ranges are hourly with a stated expected scale; offers depend on education, licensure, experience, and other needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide service to campus customers by maintaining grounds around buildings, outdoor gathering areas, walkways, entrances, and landscapes.
• Maintain beauty, safety, and cleanliness of campus for visitors, students, faculty, and staff.

Job description

Facilities Services is recruiting for multiple Groundskeepers. The full salary range for the Groundskeeper position is $21.05 - $29.47 per hour. However, the expected pay scale for this position is $25.00 up to $29.47 per hour. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

Reporting to the Landscape Grounds Supervisor in the Facilities Services Environmental Resource Services Department, the Groundskeeper is on a team of landscape professionals who perform various landscaping and grounds maintenance tasks throughout the University of California, Riverside campus.

The Groundskeeper provides service to campus customers in maintaining the grounds surrounding the many buildings and facilities, outdoor gathering areas, walkways, building entrances, and hard and soft landscapes of the campus. The Groundskeeper has a shared responsibility of keeping the campus beautiful, clean, welcoming, and safe for visitors, students, faculty, and staff.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.