Grounds Technician
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GROUNDS TECHNICIAN
Bridgewater College seeks a fulltime Grounds Technician beginning immediately. The Grounds Technician is responsible for maintaining campus grounds including mowing edging watering weeding and fertilizing. Other duties will include moving furniture and removing snow.
The position will generally work 38 hours per week Monday through Friday with occasional overtime and weekends.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain campus turf areas to include mowing edging watering weeding and fertilizing.
- Performs patching or resodding of dead areas reseeding dethatching and aerating soil.
- Maintains shrubs and trees including trimming and shaping branches watering mulching and weeding and complete removal of shrubs and trees.
- Prepares soil and plants new shrubs and trees.
- Removes dead leaves and other debris.
- Maintains flowerbeds and other landscaped areas.
- Performs mulching weeding watering removal of dead materials preparation of beds and planting of new flowers and other decorative plants.
- Removes trash from facility buildings to designated areas police grounds parking lots driveways sidewalks and building entrance areas.
- Assists in the removal of snow and ice and the dispensing of icemelt chemicals.
- Operates and performs maintenance of lawnmowers eaters edgers shop trucks tractors and related all other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Valid drivers license with good driving record required
- Prior lawn and athletic field experience preferred.
- Must be able to lift up to 100 lbs.
This fulltime position offers a full benefits package including paid tuition at the College for eligible dependents.
GENERAL INFORMATION:Bridgewater College was founded in 1880 as a coeducational liberal arts college to serve the local community. Located in the scenic Shenandoah Valley just minutes outside of Harrisonburg and within driving distance of Charlottesville Washington D.C. and Richmond Bridgewater is home to approximately 1400 fulltime students from 26 states and 19 countries. Bridgewater students study across 60 majors and minors in addition to four graduate programs and 10 preprofessional programs. Bridgewater College is an NCAA DIII school with approximately 40 percent of its students participating in intercollegiate athletics on 23 teams. To learn more about Bridgewater College visit:bridgewater
DEADLINE:Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
APPLY:Please complete the online applicationand attach a resume and include the names and contact information (email and mobile phone) for three references
COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY:Bridgewater College an equal opportunity provider and employer is a welcoming and vibrant workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national or ethnic origin sex marital status disability religion age veteran status political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by law.
NonDiscrimination Notice: SECURITY REPORT AND ANNUAL FIRE SAFETY REPORT:The Bridgewater College Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report summarizes policies on campus security and personal safety crime prevention fire safety and crime reporting and includes crime and fire statistics for the past three years: request a printed copy please call
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Required Experience:
IC
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