Groundskeeper - Senior Living Campus

Emerald Heights; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 63,039,000 - 68,770,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Employer-paid life insurance

403(b) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Free parking

Free meals

Job summary

Emerald Heights, a premier life plan community in Redmond, WA, seeks a Groundskeeper to maintain lawns and campus grounds. You will perform planting preparation, irrigation system work, and landscape maintenance to ensure safe, attractive surroundings for residents.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, experience in grounds care, and a Washington driver's license. Competitive hourly pay, full-time schedule, and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED required.
• One year experience or technical training involving ground maintenance, plant care, cultivation, and landscape installation.
• Washington State driver’s license required.
• Motor Vehicle Record check with no serious violations recorded.
• Knowledge of operations involving grounds equipment use.
• Knowledge of lawn and plant care.
• Ability to work effectively with residents, department personnel, peers, and supervisors.
• Team-oriented.
• Regular, predictable, and dependable attendance.
• Adequate English communication skills to allow communication with co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Collects and empties trash from trash rooms and cottages into compactor.
• Puts trash out for Waste Management.
• In the event of no trash service, makes trips with trash to transfer station.
• Prepares soil for planting, plants seed, sod, turf, bulbs, plants, trees, and shrubs.
• Installs, repairs and operates lawn sprinkler (irrigation) systems.
• Seeds, mows, irrigates, sweeps, fertilizes, top dresses, edges, aerates and maintains lawns.
• Transplants seedlings, trees, shrubs, and other nursery stock.
• Rakes and removes leaves; pulls, hoes, and controls weeds.
• Prunes, sprays, and fertilizes trees, shrubs, and ground covers.
• Uses a variety of manual tools and equipment, such as rakes, pruning shears, hand edgers, loppers, shovels, wheelbarrows and pesticide sprayers.
• Operates power and motorized equipment such as weed trimmers, chain saws, backpack blowers, rototillers, light tractors, front-end loaders, small trucks, lawn mowers, sweepers, aerators, sod cutters and snow blowers.
• Cleans, services and maintains tools and equipment, including power equipment.
• Removes debris, leaves, brush, snow, and ice from areas such as walks, stairs, roads, ramps and parking facilities; applies ice melter, sand and gravel.
• Installs and maintains campus signs, fences, rockeries, etc.
• Assures that grounds are well groomed and free of trash, debris, and hazards.
• Assures that walkways are clean and clear of hazards.
• During inclement weather keeps walkways and roads clean and clear of hazards to the maximum extent possible.
• Carries out work orders as required.

Skills

Team-oriented

Dependable attendance

English communication skills

Resident interaction skills

Education

High school graduation or GED

Job description

Emerald Heights, a premier life plan community in Redmond, WA, seeks a Groundskeeper to maintain lawns and campus grounds. You will perform planting preparation, irrigation system work, and landscape maintenance to ensure safe, attractive surroundings for residents.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, experience in grounds care, and a Washington driver's license. Competitive hourly pay, full-time schedule, and comprehensive benefits are offered.