Groundskeeper, Part-Time, 76904

St. Charles Community College; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading community college in Missouri is seeking a part-time Groundskeeper to maintain and enhance its campus grounds. Responsibilities include caring for turf and trees, ensuring cleanliness, and performing maintenance on equipment. The ideal candidate should have basic grounds care knowledge and a valid driver's license. This is a hands-on position perfect for someone looking to work in an outdoor environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds care for at least three months preferred.
• Valid driver's license (Class A, B, C, or E) required or to be obtained within 60 days of hire.
• Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and care for campus grounds, including turf and ornamentals.
• Perform routine maintenance on grounds vehicles and equipment.
• Assist with heavy lifting and campus housekeeping as needed.

Skills

Basic knowledge of fertilizer application

Basic mechanical knowledge

Basic knowledge of planting

Basic knowledge of pruning

Basic knowledge of irrigation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent preferred

Tools

Riding mowers

Weed eaters

Tractor

Hedge trimmer

Sprayers

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St. Charles Community College is located just west of St. Louis, nestled in the heart of growing St. Charles County. Established in 1986, SCC is a public, comprehensive two-year community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC also provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities.

We are seeking a part-time Groundskeeper who will be responsible for maintaining, caring for, and enhancing College grounds.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Cares for turf, including fertilizing, weed killing, aerating, seeding, and pest control.
• Maintains ornamentals and trees, including fertilizing, planting, watering, pest control, pruning, mulching, and weed control.
• Ensures proper appearance of campus grounds, including picking up trash, emptying parking lot trash containers, emptying trash containers at buildings, and cleaning plaza areas.
• Performs routine service maintenance to grounds vehicles and equipment; communicates problems with equipment to supervisor.
• Performs snow removal, including shoveling, plowing and brushing sidewalks and plaza areas, and application of snow removal chemicals.
• Cares for irrigation system, making necessary minor repairs and adjustments, communicates issues to supervisor.
• Cares for athletic fields such as setup, field care, and maintenance.
• Performs holiday light installation and removal.
• Completes work orders in a timely fashion.
• Assists with maintenance needs as needed
• Assists housekeeping department with maintaining appearance of campus.
• Assists with heavy lifting, loading, unloading, and moving heavy products/deliveries.
• Operates campus vehicles as needed.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

None works independently and under the direction of the Grounds Manager; may receive some direction from the Director of Facilities and Construction.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/or Experience

High school diploma or equivalent preferred; Minimum of three months experience and/or education in grounds - basic knowledge of fertilizer application, basic mechanical knowledge, basic knowledge of planting, pruning, irrigation, and transplanting. Experience using riding mowers, walk-behind mowers, push mowers, weed eaters, edger, hedge trimmer, tractor, aerator, blower, vacuum, sprayers; grounds tools, including shovels, rakes, pruners, hedge trimmers, pruning saws; equipment, including welders, grinders, sanders, hand saws, drills; electric devices, including testing equipment, calculator. Valid Class A, B, C, or E driver's license or obtain within 60 days of hire required.

Required

Preferred

Job Industries

• Other

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Higher Education

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