Groundskeeper

Job Summary:

The Groundskeeper maintains the general appearance cleanliness and safety of campus grounds parking lots entrances walkways and patios. The Groundskeeper also contributes to small landscape improvement projects. The incumbent attends to seasonal grounds maintenance and landscaping activities on two major campus locations and one satellite location by operating hand and powered tools and equipment. Tasks include litter pick up garden maintenance (watering weeding mulching) lawn maintenance power blowing pruning shearing edging tree debris cleanup snow removal and equipment maintenance.

The Groundskeeper is committed to sustainability using best practices for plant health care maintenance and pest control. This role ensures that grounds are pleasant both visually and operatively at all times.

Qualifications:

• Certificate in Landscape Horticulture required from a recognized institution.
• Two (2) years commercial gardening experience grounds keeping and/or green industry preferably at a large institution.
• Valid BC Drivers License and own (or have access to) a vehicle.
• Strong aptitude for landscape maintenance soft landscape construction and/or ecology. First Aid training desirable.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks appropriately.
• The ability to direct and follow a set work schedule with minimum direction required.
• Experience in the coordinating and monitoring of contracted landscaping services is desirable.

About UFV:

The University of the Fraser Valley is located on the traditional territory of the Halqemylem-speaking peoples. We express our gratitude and respect for the honour of living and working in St:lo Tm:xw (St:lo Land; St:lo World). In all that we do UFV strives to support and honour the St:lo peoples goals of self-determination and well-being on these lands. A commitment to Indigenization and Reconciliation is core to our institutional Vision and Integrated Strategic Plan: IYAQAWTXW which means House of Transformation. This commitment includes the goal of centering Indigenous ways of knowing throughout our organization recognizing our responsibilities to community and a multi-year plan to increase the number of Indigenous faculty staff and administrators working at UFV.

UFV has four campus locations within the beautiful Fraser Valley in British Columbia. Recognized as one of BCs top employers UFV offers a combination of career and lifestyle benefits. Join a team of 1400 passionate professionals who value integrity inclusivity and excellence. At UFV you will serve a vibrant community and shape the future of 15000 students.

Indigenization equity and diversity are essential to our work as a university. A diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been historically underrepresented and marginalized. At UFV we are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the community we proudly serve. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples members of groups that experience discrimination due to race colour place of origin ancestry and/or religion persons who identify as women and 2SLGBTQ and persons with disabilities. We invite applicants to complete a confidential self-identification survey as part of the application process. All questions are voluntary with an option to decline to answer. Information will be used to support efforts to broaden the diversity of the recruitment process and results are not shared with the selection committee. Inquiries about the survey may be directed to . Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. In an effort to be both environmentally and fiscally responsible UFV will contact only candidates receiving an interview. We thank all applicants for considering UFV for employment. Shortlisted applicants may be required to undergo a criminal record check and/ or a verification of their education credentials.

UFV is committed to the principle of equity in employment.