What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groundskeeper position at CATHEDRAL HOME?
Assists in the maintenance and landscaping needs of agency grounds and properties. Typically performs a variety of tasks, including sod laying, mowing, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, mulching, and minor grounds repairs.
Essential Functions:
- Assists in the maintenance and upkeep of the agency property.
- Use of hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or similar tools used for landscaping/grounds maintenance.
- Use of power tools, including riding mowers and weed trimmers.
- Safely operates all equipment as instructed.
- Report on safety issues to the supervisor.
- Mixes fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
- Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
- Use various irrigation methods to adjust water consumption to prevent waste.
- Keeps tools and equipment clean and in good repair. Reports broken equipment/tools to the supervisor and does not use tools that are malfunctioning or are unsafe to operate.
- Maintains little to no contact with clients.
- Communicate thoroughly and professionally with coworkers, staff, and clients.
- Hours vary depending on the weather and the property's needs.
Minimum Requirements:
- High School diploma or GED required.
- Minimum 18 years of age at the time of hire.
- Driving record of no more than two moving violations or at-fault accidents in any combination in the past three years and no major moving violations within the past three years.
- Clear background and child abuse registry checks.
- Experience with landscaping/groundskeeping tools and equipment.