What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groundskeeper position at Washington Oregon Wireless?
Washington County’s Department of Facilities, Fleet, and Parks is looking for a Part-Time Groundskeeper to help create safe, welcoming, and comfortable public spaces to serve the diverse staff, citizens, and visitors of Washington County. The Facilities Division takes great pride in the planning, construction, maintenance, and repair of nearly 45 County-owned buildings (over 1.8 million square feet), grounds, parks, and associated hardscape.
The part-time Groundskeeper makes and maintains improvements to the grounds and parks supported by Washington County. This includes maintaining the grounds for numerous downtown core facilities such as the County Courthouse Complex, Public Services Building, Law Enforcement Center, as well as several remote locations. Supervision is not a responsibility for staff assigned to this classification. Incumbents may lead volunteers, community service, interns, temporary workers or similar work-related groups.
For a complete list of essential duties, please use this link: Groundskeeper
The ideal candidate for this position will be committed to contributing to an inclusive and safe space for everyone within and interacting with the Facilities, Fleet & Parks Department, we are looking for an energetic Groundskeeper for 3 days per week with a passion for public service, an eye for detail, a strong work ethic with the ability to multi-task and adapt to reactive and emergency situations, demonstrate good communication skills, and have consistent attendance. Successful candidates will be familiar with lawn and garden equipment and tools, fertilizer and pesticide handling, mixing, equipment calibration, and usage, general plant health and maintenance requirements, irrigation systems operation, maintenance, improvements, and repair, general landscaping maintenance; and hardscape maintenance practices and materials required to make repairs. Successful candidate should also be able to shift priorities to respond to urgent work requests with pride, professionalism, and a positive demeanor. Successful candidate needs to be a team player.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and that candidate may come from a variety of backgrounds and lived experiences. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role, even if you believe you do not meet all the hiring criteria described above.
The part-time Groundskeeper makes and maintains improvements to the grounds and parks supported by Washington County. This includes maintaining the grounds for numerous downtown core facilities such as the County Courthouse Complex, Public Services Building, Law Enforcement Center, as well as several remote locations. Supervision is not a responsibility for staff assigned to this classification. Incumbents may lead volunteers, community service, interns, temporary workers or similar work-related groups.
For a complete list of essential duties, please use this link: Groundskeeper
The ideal candidate for this position will be committed to contributing to an inclusive and safe space for everyone within and interacting with the Facilities, Fleet & Parks Department, we are looking for an energetic Groundskeeper for 3 days per week with a passion for public service, an eye for detail, a strong work ethic with the ability to multi-task and adapt to reactive and emergency situations, demonstrate good communication skills, and have consistent attendance. Successful candidates will be familiar with lawn and garden equipment and tools, fertilizer and pesticide handling, mixing, equipment calibration, and usage, general plant health and maintenance requirements, irrigation systems operation, maintenance, improvements, and repair, general landscaping maintenance; and hardscape maintenance practices and materials required to make repairs. Successful candidate should also be able to shift priorities to respond to urgent work requests with pride, professionalism, and a positive demeanor. Successful candidate needs to be a team player.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and that candidate may come from a variety of backgrounds and lived experiences. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role, even if you believe you do not meet all the hiring criteria described above.
