Groundskeeper

Job Overview

Under the supervision of the Community Manager and/or Maintenance Supervisor, the Groundskeeper is responsible for maintaining all common areas and the grounds of the community in clean condition at all times. The Groundskeeper may also perform any minor landscaping duties that the landscaping contractor does not include in their responsibilities. This position may be required to rotate on-call shifts to provide 24/7 emergency maintenance response.

Community Manager and/or Maintenance Supervisor (varies based on property size)

• Providing excellent service to residents, guests, employees and contractors
• Cleaning all amenity areas including the clubhouse, pool, sports courts and restrooms
• Clearing and removing debris from community grounds, breezeways and amenity areas
• Completing and assisting with minor work orders as directed by the Community Manager and/or Maintenance Supervisor
• Delivering resident correspondence and packages to units as requested

• High school graduate or GED certificate with experience in apartment maintenance preferred
• Proficient writing, speaking, and communicating in English
• Ability to work weekends or overtime as required

• High degree of neatness and respect for property and landscape with willingness to learn
• Ability to understand and use cleaning solution labels as instructed
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees
• Basic arithmetic skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using units of measurement
• Ability to follow common sense instructions for simple tasks
• Professional and energetic demeanor resulting from previous landscape, maintenance, or housekeeping experience
• Good customer service skills
• Good communication and listening skills
• Team player qualities and interpersonal skills
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Patient, even-tempered, and works well under pressure
• Effective time management skills
• Confidentiality maintenance
• Follow directions from supervisors and posted work rules and procedures
• Accept constructive criticism
• Willingness to work in all weather conditions

Work performed in indoor and outdoor field environments, including travel between sites. Exposure to dust, grease, noise, fumes, noxious odors, gases, mechanical and electrical hazards. Duties require walking, standing, and sitting for prolonged periods; stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing, reaching, twisting, grasping; lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling moderate to heavy loads; operating equipment and vehicles; and verbal communication. Work may involve long hours, odd schedules, and weekends.

$15/hour