Groundskeeper - Arts and Culture Department; Temporary

As a Groundskeeper in the Arts and Culture Department, you will help care for and maintain cultural facilities, landscaped grounds, archaeological areas, and historic well sites. This position is responsible for a variety of custodial, maintenance, and landscaping duties, ensuring these unique spaces remain safe, clean, and welcoming for the public. Work may include mowing, trimming, planting, weeding, and general upkeep of landscaped areas, as well as cleaning and maintaining building exteriors, walkways, and outdoor gathering spaces.

You will operate landscaping equipment, power tools, and other gas-powered machinery as needed to complete assignments.

As a Groundskeeper in the Arts and Culture Department, you will help care for and maintain cultural facilities, landscaped grounds, archaeological areas, and historic well sites. This position is responsible for a variety of custodial, maintenance, and landscaping duties, ensuring these unique spaces remain safe, clean, and welcoming for the public. Work may include mowing, trimming, planting, weeding, and general upkeep of landscaped areas, as well as cleaning and maintaining building exteriors, walkways, and outdoor gathering spaces.

You will operate landscaping equipment, power tools, and other gas-powered machinery as needed to complete assignments. Groundskeepers in this role work both independently and as part of a team, supporting projects across multiple sites. The work is hands-on, outdoors, and may involve varied tasks depending on the season and the needs of each location. The temporary position is intended for the duration of the fiscal year.

This position will be funded through June 30, 2027, with a possibility to be made regular in a future budget cycle. The temporary position will have benefits but will not earn city retirement credits or participate financially in the city's retirement program. If the successful candidate is a current City employee, all benefits will still be applicable, and the employee will still contribute to their pension.

Temporary positions are not covered under civil service rules, and thus employment is considered at-will and employees may be separated at any time.

• Ability to learn proper cleaning, maintenance, and gardening methods, as well as the safe use of related materials and equipment, including mowers, string trimmers, gas-powered hand shears, pole saws, and other power tools.
• Ability to work in a team environment and/or autonomously.
• Ability to professionally communicate information to Arts and culture staff and guests.
• Ability to identify safety hazards and report them in timely matter.
• Knowledge with/in chemical application.

Pay Range: $18.52 - $27.37 per hour.

Hiring Range: $18.52 - $21.44 per hour.

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions,  for more details:
  Pension Information.
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions.
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan.
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually.
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Employer paid long-term disability.
• Free Bus/light rail pass.
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation…