Grounds Keeper

Position Title: Groundskeeper

Reports To: Resident Services Directo

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Position Summary:

Employee is responsible for the overall upkeep of the property landscape and the exterior image.  Duties include cleaning of the driveways, parking lots, curbs, dumpster areas, exterior hallways, or any other public areas; maintenance of property flowerbeds, plants, and grass areas; snow removal; and pool cleaning or routing pool maintenance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Maintains grounds of property, performing any combination of following tasks: Cuts lawns, using hand mower or power mower 
2. Trims and edges around walks, flower beds, and walls, using clippers, weed cutters, and edging tools; prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth or remove damaged leaves, branches, or twigs, using shears, pruners, or chain saw  
3. Sprays lawn, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides, using hand or automatic 

Sprayer  

1. Rakes and bags or burns leaves, using rake  
2. Cleans grounds and removes litter, using spiked stick or broom  
3. Shovels snow from walks and driveways  
4. Spreads salt on public passageways to prevent ice buildup  
5. Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs, using gardening tools  
6. Waters lawn and shrubs, using hose or by activating fixed or portable sprinkler system  
7. May repair fences, gates, walls, and walks, using carpentry and masonry tools  
8. May paint fences and outbuildings  
9. May clean out drainage ditches and culverts, using shovel and rake  
10. May perform ground maintenance duties, using tractor equipped with attachments, such as mowers, lime or fertilizer spreaders, lawn roller, and snow removal equipment  
11. May sharpen tools, such as weed cutters, edging tools, and shears, using file or knife sharpener  
12. May make minor repairs on equipment, such as lawn mower, spreader, and snow removal equipment, using handtools and power tools  
13. Must be able to work flexible schedule which may include working special events and/or weekends; may be required to answer on-call pages
14. Performs other duties as assigned 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. High school diploma or equivalent
2. Minimum 0-2 years of experience in field or related area
3. Knowledge of the field’s commonly used concepts, practices and procedures

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The employee may need the capability to move/lift 10-20 pounds as needed. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk or hear; and smell. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and regularly required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.