Groundskeeper
St. Catherine's School
Lokasi pekerjaan
Richmond, VA, USA
Status Pekerjaan
Waktu penuh
Detail Pekerjaan
St. Catherine's School is an Episcopal day school in Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1890 enrolling 946 girls age 3 through grade 12. Located on a 16-acre campus in the western part of the city, St. Catherine's core values include pursuing academic excellence, developing character, nurturing spiritual growth, celebrating individuals, and building community.
St. Catherine's School provides a rigorous education that prepares girls with diverse perspectives for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a global community.
POSITION OVERVIEW
St. Catherine’s School seeks a full-time Groundskeeper to work as part of the team maintaining the grounds of the School. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting team members with installing and maintaining turf, pruning shrubs, planting various forms of vegetation, leaf removal, snow removal, and maintaining the overall grounds of the Grove campus. Serving as a coach for one or more sports for additional compensation is encouraged.
Supervisor: Facilities Manager
Position Status: Hourly, non-exempt, full-time, 12 months
Hours of Work: Standard work week. Evening and weekend work may be required.
Note: This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work to be performed by employees within this classification. This position description should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required or assigned to an employee in this position. Nothing contained in this position description restricts St. Catherine’s School’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Operation and repair of irrigations systems is preferred.
• Mow, water, fertilize, weeding, spreading mulch, and cleaning the grounds.
• Remove snow from roads, sidewalks, and steps.
• Remove leaves from property via leaf blower and/or leaf vacuum.
• Operate landscaping equipment, such as zero turn, walk behind, push mower, weed trimmers, and blowers.
• Erect, move or break down outdoor structures for special events such as tents, pavilions, bleachers, goals, etc.
• Ability to lift and carry groundskeeping supplies and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis and up to 100 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Prolonged walking or standing, and frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, and reaching on a daily basis.
• Good teamwork and cooperation are essential.
• Self-motivation and the ability to operate independently.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Associate’s degree in horticulture is preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent is required and minimum of two years of experience in grounds keeping.
• Knowledge of the methods, materials and equipment used in planting, cultivating, and trimming a variety of types of trees, shrubs, ground cover, flowers and grasses.
• Knowledge of the use and proper disposal of chemicals used in grounds keeping (horticulture, turf management, and floriculture) is preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle and feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl; talk and hear; engage in moderately strenuous physical activity both indoors and out; and smell. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds and 50 pounds on a frequent basis. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Prolonged walking or standing, and frequent bending, stooping, kneeling and reaching on a daily basis. Ability to become CPR and First Aid Certified.
TRAVEL
Travel is not a requirement for this role.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
St. Catherine’s School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its hiring practices. St. Catherine’s School is committed to providing an inclusive educational environment. We actively engage students, families, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Our School community respects the differences in ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. St. Catherine’s fosters in our students, and experts from all others, respect for the dignity and wholeness of every person. For more information about the school’s Access, Equity and Belonging please follow this link https://www.st.catherines.org/about/access-equity-...
CONDITIONAL OFFERS
An offer of employment for this position is contingent upon the applicant’s right to work in the United States, authorization for and completion of successful background checks as may be requested by the school or required by law, and ability to comply with the school’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires employees to be vaccinated from COVID-19 consistent with applicable law.
Benefits
BENEFITS
St. Catherine’s School offers a highly competitive compensation package for this full-time position with benefits to include excellent health plan options, retirement benefits, exhaustive professional development and networking opportunities as well as state-of-the art facilities. Lunch is available during workdays, at no cost
