TITLE/SALARY GRADE: Facility Operations Assistants 1 Grounds, SG-6

LOCATION/UNIT: Office of Sustainable Facilities & Operations

DURATION: Temporary (4 months possible extension)

SALARY: $16.36 hourly Note: current or reconstructed salary for State employees in accordance with NYS audit and control

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Perform a variety of routine manual tasks, requiring medium to heavy physical effort. Responsibilities include snow removal and clearing of campus roads, walking paths, and stairwells using equipment such as plows, snow blowers, and hand shovels. Maintenance of landscaped areas including: planting, watering, weeding, mulching, mowing, trimming, and pruning. Additional landscape work to include rejuvenation of existing landscape beds, creation of new landscape beds and plantings. Other responsibilities as needed may include: moving furniture and equipment, maintaining trash and recycling, assist with grounds maintenance, special event set ups and tear downs, and other tasks as assigned by Supervisor.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties assigned. Must possess and maintain a valid New York State Driver's License.

OPERATIONAL NEEDS: Must be available to work Monday - Friday 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM. This is a full time position based on a 40 hour workweek. May be required to work overtime based on operational needs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Perform medium to heavy manual labor
• Use hand tools and operate motor driven equipment
• Understand and follow verbal and simple written instructions
• Perform more simple and routine tasks independently

Approval must be granted by Civil Service prior to filling this position pending clearance of redeployment roster, transfer list, reemployment roster, or placement roster.

In accordance with the "Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act" institutions of higher education are required to prepare an annual report containing information on campus security policies and campus statistics. This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on-campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by SUNY-ESF; and on property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning sexual assault, and other matters. You can obtain a printed copy of this report by contacting SUNY-ESF University Police at 315-470-6667 or by accessing the following web site: http://www.esf.edu/univpolice/crimereports/

SUNY ESF is a Smoke and Tobacco Free campus and is dedicated to providing a healthy and safe environment for the entire campus. For more information you can visit our Tobacco and Smoke Free Policy at https://www.esf.edu/au/documents/ESF Tobacco Free.pdf

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

SUNY ESF is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.