Groundskeeper - Rice University
Houston, TX 77001
About the Job
Position Summary
Minimum Requirements:
Skills required:
Preferred Education and Experience
Skills preferred:
Physical Demands
Working Conditions
Essential Personnel
Rice University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with commitment to diversity at all levels, and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.
The Groundskeeper will perform general landscape maintenance including mowing, edging, trimming, pruning, raking, planting, watering and weeding turf, trees, shrubs and flowers on campus. The Groundskeeper will also clean streets, sidewalks, loading docks and parking lots.
Salary : $15.00 - $17.12 an hour
Essential Functions
- Maintains landscape plants. Mows, edges trims, prunes, rakes, plants, waters and weeds the turf, trees shrubs, ground cover and flowers on campus.
- Cleans assigned areas after work is complete.
- Picks up litter and empties trash cans.
- Cleans streets, sidewalks, loading docks and parking lots.
- Fertilizes plants.
- Keeps area drain grates clean.
- Moves furniture and other items as assigned.
- Performs all other duties assigned
Minimum Requirements:
- No formal education
- One year or more of related landscaping/grounds work maintenance experience
Skills required:
- Dependability
- Ability to follow instructions.
- Basic knowledge of grounds maintenance
Preferred Education and Experience
- HS Diploma or equivalent
Skills preferred:
- Good communication skills and a willingness to obtain specialized training
Physical Demands
- HEAVY - Exert up to 70 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Requires walking or standing up to eight hours per day and multi-limb coordination to operate heavy equipment and drive a vehicle. Other physical requirements of the job include the ability to bend/crouch/or kneel, lift, see, reach, climb, and balance.
Working Conditions
- Work is done outdoors, exposure to inclement weather (hot, cold, rain, etc.)
Essential Personnel
- This position is considered essential during a campus emergency. The incumbent in this position is expected to report to campus, provide the essential services designated and work under the overall direction of the Crisis Management Team for the duration of a campus emergency.
Rice University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with commitment to diversity at all levels, and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.
Current Rice University COVID policies, which include vaccination, face mask, testing, gatherings, occupancy limits, and travel policies can be found here: https://coronavirus.rice.edu/policies
Source : Rice University