Part-Time Groundskeeper

Job Description

The Campus Services Department invites applications for a Part-Time Groundskeeper. This position provides maintenance of universitygrounds and landscaper installation.

The qualified candidate selected for this position may be responsible for the following duties:

• Maintains University grounds using edger, blower, rake, shovel,trimmer, mower, and other equipment.
• Maintains equipment such as hand tools, including picks,shovels, and rakes; power equipment, including chain saws, edger,weed eaters, fork-lifts, push and riding mowers, backhoes and fieldpainters.
• Installs landscaping and related items on Universitygrounds,
• May operate motorized street sweeping and cleaning equipment tokeep University streets and parking lots free of dirt, leaves andother debris.
• May maintain athletic fields.

• Regularly involves lifting, bending or other physical exertion.
  
  Often exposed to one or more elements such as heat, cold, noise,dust, dirt, chemicals, etc., with one often to the point of beingobjectionable. Injuries may require professional treatment.
• Work schedules, volume of work, or priorities seldom change;able to anticipate new work; minimum distractions or interruptions;seldom involves conflicting demands on time.
• Job frequently requires standing, walking, reaching,stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling, hearing, handling objectswith hands, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Job occasionally requiressitting, climbing or balancing, talking, and lifting up to 100pounds.

Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upondepartmental needs. Other duties may be assigned similar to theabove consistent with the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job.

High school Diploma or GED

Located in Alabama’s vibrant state capital, Auburn University at Montgomery is a fast-growing university on the rise. Don’t justtake our word for it:
The Princeton Review rates us as one of thebest colleges in the Southeast, while U.S. News & World Reportrecently ranked us No. 22 among regional universities in the Southfor the quality of undergraduate teaching and 38th among all publicinstitutions in the region.

AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER . It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard torace, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation,gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability,protected veteran status, genetic information, or any otherclassification protected by applicable law. The Office of Human Resources/ Affluent Action/Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/ EEO) strives to ensure an inclusive and equitable working, living, and learning environment for members of the AUM community.