The Groundskeeper position is responsible for maintaining and improving the property's buildings, grounds, and common areas. This includes indoor and outdoor cleaning of the premises and ensuring the property's curb appeal. In addition, our Groundskeepers' attention to detail ensures that all prospects and residents have an inviting place to call home. For this reason, Bainbridge's Groundskeepers are an essential anchor in Creating Exceptional Living Environments.

Essential Duties and Responsbilities

• Inspect the community throughout the day to remove litter, debris, and pet droppings. Ensures all common areas, office space, and amenities are always neat and free of litter inside and outside.
• Removes trash and remaining items from vacant apartments prior to starting the make-ready process, transfers trash to dumpster or storage area as applicable, and cleans and maintains storage areas.
• Completes assigned minor and routine service requests in person as requested by Maintenance Supervisor and/or Property Manager and assists the Make-ready Technician in the turn process.
• Pressure wash and paint/touch up curbs, speedbumps, railings, and other exterior surfaces as needed.
• Changes all locks in accordance with the property policy and ensures gates to all pool areas are working according to codes and safety standards.
• Distributes notices and communications to residents as necessary.
• Inform appropriate supervisors of any observed hazard or potentially dangerous situation for residents, team members, guests, and others.
• Demonstrates customer services skills by treating residents and others with respect, answering resident questions, and responding sensitively to complaints about maintenance services, engaging with residents face-to-face. This includes the ability to work in a stressful environment and work peacefully with co-workers and residents.
• Complies with the Company’s safety and risk-management policies by attending and participating in the property’s routine safety meetings, completing required training on OSHA and other safety related laws and requirements, and by reporting accidents and incidents promptly and accurately.
• Must be able to meet predictable attendance and punctuality expectations and physical demands of the position complying with the Company’s policies and performance expectations.
• Must conduct business in accordance with Company policies and procedures, Fair Housing, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and other laws and regulations governing multi-family housing operations.

• No previous experience required.
• High school education or equivalent is required.
• Maintain a friendly and customer service-oriented approach to co-workers, residents, and vendors.
• Have a strong work ethic with reliability and dependability
• Enjoy working with others and taking direction as needed.
• Ability to fluently read and write English
• Valid driver's license and current automobile insurance are required.
• Reliable transportation required to fulfill all job functions.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401k Plans
• Life & Disability Benefits
• Competitive Salary
• Paid Time Off
• And MORE!

Hours of Operation:

This position is scheduled for 40 hours in a regular work week. Hours of operation may vary by site and state, but typically sites are open from 9:00am to 6:00pm Monday through Friday, Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm, and on Sunday 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Groundskeepers are often scheduled to begin work up to two hours before normal hours of operation and must be able to perform the essential job functions unaccompanied.