Ground Maintenance Worker

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Grounds Maintenance, Heavy Equipment Operation, Landscaping, Mechanical Repair, Vocational Instruction, Communication Skills, Organizational Skills, Snow Removal, Lawn Care, Tree Pruning, Fertilizer Application, Pest Control, Youth Supervision, Crisis Intervention, Safety Compliance, Record Keeping

Mental Health Care

• Experience in grounds maintenance work, ability to operate heavy equipment
• High School Diploma or equivalent(copy required upon hire)
• Yearly Physical(required within 1 month of hire)
• Valid NYS Driver’s License(copy required upon hire)
• Ability to work with a diverse population presenting a variety of cultural, socioeconomic, developmental and sexual identities. Must have the ability and willingness to establish and foster healthy and supportive relationships that acknowledge individual identities and encourage personal growth

• Ability to do minor repairs on mechanical equipment
• Good communication and organizational skills
• Experience working with adolescents

• Must successfully complete all required background checks
• Criminal History Record Checks (CHRC)
• NYS Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR)
• NYS Sex Offender Registry (SOR)
• NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) fingerprinting
• NYS Justice Center Staff Exclusion List (SEL)
• Out-of-state child abuse register inquiry of any state in which the person resided within the last five years (if applicable)

$22.00/hour

Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Must be flexible to meet the needs of the program

Be on-call for mandatory snow removal or other emergencies

Be able to handle all the physical responsibilities of the position, which includes but is not limited to lifting, moving, and prolonged periods of standing

Must tolerate working in outdoor weather conditions.

Must be able to complete Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training

Perform general maintenance of the campus grounds including lawn care, landscaping, trash removal, and snow removal.

Function as part-time Vocational Instructor for the youth assigned to their specific skilled trade area, providing a positive work experience emphasizing the development of good work ethic and vocational skills.

• Perform general grounds maintenance such as cutting grass, trimming and pruning trees and shrubs, spraying for disease and insect control, and applying fertilizer.
• Have the ability to safely and effectively operate heavy machineries such as forklifts, tractors, mowers, trailers, dump trucks, and pickup trucks.
• Perform landscaping tasks such as plating trees, bushes, and shrubs; weeding newly landscaped areas; and spreading landscaping materials such as mulch and rocks.
• Perform minor repair on grounds equipment.
• Empty campus trash containers; rakes and disposes of leaves and debris from campus grounds.
• Remove snow and ice from the campus and spreads salt during winter.
• Assist in moving and storage of furniture and equipment.
• Properly use equipment, material, and tools in a safe and professional manner
• Perform related duties as assigned by the supervisor

• Upon hiring into the program, assess the youth’s interests and knowledge of the Vocational Program specific to your trade area
• Instructs youth in a skilled trade to prepare them for employment upon discharge
• Plan and conduct on-the-job training activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides youth with opportunities to observe, question, and participate…