Building and Grounds Technician

Position Title

Building and Grounds Technician (Trades Technician I) – part‑time, 29 hours per week.

Role Code 79031, FLSA Non‑Exempt.

Warsaw campus, Richmond County, Virginia.

Hourly pay base $18.00 per hour, commensurate with experience, no less than $18.00 per hour.

Part time, with occasional evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime required, and essential on campus during closures.

Reports to the Facility Manager. Performs maintenance and upkeep of college equipment, facilities, and grounds to ensure a safe and high‑quality environment for faculty, students, visitors, and staff.

• Grounds maintenance and equipment use: mowing, fertilizing, watering, pruning, planting, mulching, edging.
• Grounds equipment and hand‑tool maintenance: blowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, pole saws, edgers, hedge trimmers.
• Routine and preventative heavy machinery maintenance: walk‑behind mowers, zero‑turn mowers, riding mowers, tractors, forklifts, golf carts, boom lifts.
• Physical plant upkeep (plant shop, college spaces, storage areas).
• Logistics assistance: supply pick‑up, deliveries, moving heavy materials, furniture, and refuse.
• Assistance with plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, and masonry maintenance.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Other duties as assigned.
• Assist the agency or state government in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

• Knowledge of best‑practice techniques in landscaping, grounds maintenance and installation.
• Working knowledge of all related maintenance hand tools, machinery, power tools, and equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to perform routine maintenance on heavy grounds machinery and hand tools.
• Prior work experience and training in grounds maintenance.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and techniques.
• Follow department and college safety procedures.
• Current Virginia driver’s license with an insurable record.
• Ability to acquire and maintain an applicator’s license.
• Computer proficiency.

Operation of a state vehicle: yes. Supervises employees: no. Required travel: may be required between campuses and RCC sites.

Submit a fully completed VCCS employment application online with a resume and cover letter. The application is required; resumes alone will not be accepted. Complete the application by February 23 2026. The position remains open until March 13 2026.

We encourage individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. Provide an AHP Letter from DARS or DBVI, or a service‑connected veteran letter if applicable.

Rappahannock Community College is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment. No person shall be discriminated against in employment, personnel practices, or access to programs, services, and activities on the basis of race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, public assistance status, sexual orientation, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. Lack of English skills is not a barrier to admission or participation.

VCCS complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and provides reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accessibility.

VCCS uses E‑Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. Candidates must complete an I‑9 form and provide employment documentation.

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