Groundsworker - South Campus

Job Summary

Assigned primarily to the South Campus and reporting to the Grounds, Landscape & Recycling Manager while under lead work direction provided by the Lead Grounds worker, the Grounds worker is a member of a team responsible for maintaining landscape and grounds areas and athletic fields of the campus as well as supporting recycling operations. This position is typically assigned to an area of campus and is responsible to maintain all fields and grounds/landscape areas including natural and artificial turf, softball/baseball infields, sand volleyball courts, and tennis courts while also ensuring ornamental plants such as ground cover, plants, hedges, shrubs, and trees are properly cared for.

This includes work efforts associated with cultivating and maintaining high quality playing surfaces as well as planting, cultivating, fertilizing, trimming, raking, mowing, weeding, and irrigating grounds areas and keeping the campus free and clear of debris and collecting trash and recyclables. This position operates small equipment and machinery typical to athletics outdoor facilities and landscape, hardscape, and grounds environment and may perform duties associated with and assisting qualified personnel in irrigation system repair, spraying, tree trimming, and nursery functions.

• Maintains artificial turf playing surfaces including sweeping, brushing, grooming, leveling, decompacting, infill redistribution/replenishing, cleaning, disinfecting, watering, repairing seams, inspecting, and other related duties.
• Maintains specialized playing surfaces including a sand volleyball court and tennis courts including cleaning, filling, sifting, grooming, inspecting, and other related duties.
• Plant, trim, prune, and spray ornamental plants, shrubs, hedges, trees, lawns, and flowers.
• Rake leaves and hoe weeds including use of specialized equipment where appropriate. Manicures, cuts, removes, and cleans up vegetation and debris to maintain aesthetics.
• Provides lead work direction to unskilled assistants, including students and volunteers.
• Provides response to the lead supervisor, appropriate administrator, and FD&O Customer Service Desk to respond to grounds services related emergency situations around campus and miscellaneous trouble calls as assigned.
• Records work efforts in detail within computerized recordkeeping systems and, where directed, on log sheets, and keeps accurate records so as to ensure an appropriate level of documentation regarding actions taken to complete assignments.
• Unlocks and secures facility areas to access equipment. Maintains security of all assigned equipment and keys. Reports issues with lost or stolen equipment or keys promptly.
• Works collaboratively and as a team with other members of the Grounds Services team and also with other FD&O units and personnel, as needed, to successfully complete work assignments and support work efforts.

• Thorough knowledge, including ability to quickly learn and adapt skills, in the maintenance of high level athletic playing fields.
• Thorough knowledge of general gardening and grounds maintenance methods.
• Ability to read and write at a level appropriate to the position, and to follow simple oral and written instructions.
• Ability to operate hand and powered equipment common to the landscape and grounds maintenance field.
• Ability to maintain records, communicate, and retrieve data related to work performed using manual and computerized record‑keeping systems, and to keep simple records and make simple reports.
• Ability to initiate, establish, and foster a positive, cooperative, productive work atmosphere while establishing effective working relationships within a diverse population and with those from various cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic justice, social justice, environmental justice) into all aspects of performing job duties.
• Must participate in all required health physicals and examinations.

• One year of experience in the care and maintenance of landscaped areas or in general grounds maintenance work, or in related manual labor.
• Must participate…