Groundskeeper - Plaza Verde

Vistas San Marcos; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental

Vision

401(k) with Employer Matching

Medical & Dependent Care FSA

Life Insurance

Sick Leave

Paid Time Off

Paid Pregnancy & Childbirth Leave

Paid Paternity Leave

Health Insurance

HSA with Employer Matching

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Job summary

American Campus Communities is seeking a Groundskeeper to maintain buildings and grounds in a student housing community. The role supports cleanliness, curb appeal, and overall property upkeep across interior and exterior areas.

Training is provided to support success; ideal candidates are reliable, detail-oriented, and able to follow multi-step instructions while working safely in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in general labor and property maintenance is preferred.
• Ability to follow multi-step instructions and safety protocols.
• Willingness to learn and grow in a student housing environment.

Responsibilities

• Clean interior and exterior areas to standard.
• Perform groundskeeping and trash collection.
• Vacuum, mop, and clean resident rooms and common areas; stock bathrooms.
• Assist service team with work orders, moving furniture, and supplies.

Skills

General labor

Facilities maintenance

Attention to detail

Safety protocols

Job description

As a Groundskeeper, you’ll play a critical part in maintaining an ACC student housing community. In this role, you will maintain buildings and grounds, including common areas and amenities, to enhance and maintain the property’s curb appeal. At ACC, there are always opportunities to gain new certifications, and grow in your career – whether it is by supporting nearby properties or on the job training.

Job Responsibilities

• Clean the interior and exterior of the property to standard.
• Property groundskeeping, including trash collection.
• Vacuuming, mopping and/or shampooing floors in resident rooms and common areas; stocking bathrooms
• Assist the service team with work orders, moving furniture, and unloading and storing supplies.
• Support the service team with apartment make-ready duties, including trash outs, cleaning, and painting.
• Assist in property turnover process.
• Support the service team with pool maintenance (if applicable) and pressure washing.
• Safely operate all facility equipment, adhering to safety protocols and best practices.
• Assist in maintaining clean and orderly shops, storage areas, and back-of house environments, ensuring all tools and supplies are organized.
• Other duties, as assigned by supervisor.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the Groundskeeper role is a reliable and detail-oriented individual with experience in or willingness to learn general labor and property (apartment) maintenance. This role supports the cleanliness and upkeep of both interior and exterior areas of the property.

Candidates should be able to follow multi-step instructions, work safely, and contribute to maintaining a well-presented environment. Prior experience with facilities maintenance is helpful but not required, as training is provided to support success in the role.

• Our people are devoted to a culture of inclusion, diversity, and equality in the workplace and our communities. We are committed to intentionally executing an evolving set of goals specific to inclusion, diversity, and accountability, driven by empathetic leadership and embraced by all.
• The core of American Campus culture involves everyone being fully invested in everything that we do down to picking up the smallest piece of trash. No matter their position or duration at any given property, everyone picks up trash because we take pride in our community.
• Serve as an American Campus representative and liaison in all interactions.
• Certain activities involved in this position may be photographed and/or video and audio recorded for quality control and/or training purposes. Compliance with the Photo, Video and Voice Recording Policy is a condition of employment.

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

• The ability to drive a golf cart and lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Knowledge of general labor, housekeeping and cleaning tasks.
• The ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, including understanding and following MSDS rules for handling and use of any chemicals.
• The ability to understand and carry out written or verbal multi-step instructions.

• Benefits:
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401(k) with Employer Matching
  • Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Life Insurance
  • Sick Leave
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Pregnancy & Childbirth Leave
  • Paid Paternity Leave
  • Health Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with Employer Matching
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Perks:
  • Preferred Membership Pricing at Local & National Companies
  • CoreGiving Volunteer Days
  • Referral Program
  • Charity Matching Program

American Campus Communities is the nation’s largest developer, owner and manager of high-quality student housing communities.

Whether we’re creating a new development, upgrading an acquired community, or partnering with a university to develop or manage on-campus housing, our goal is the same: deliver the best possible experience for students – at every price point.

And it’s not just about great living spaces and great amenities. It’s about giving students the resources and environment they need to succeed, both academically and personally.

Our Mission Keeps Us Focused

Our values help us get there.

Delivering the best possible student experience doesn’t just happen. It takes an unrelenting commitment to students, parents and educational institutions. It also takes a corporate culture built on shared values, a higher purpose, and a team of people who truly love what they do.

American Campus Communities is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse, inclusive workforce and provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local laws.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the LA County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider all qualified applicants, including those with arrest and conviction records, for employment.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.