Groundskeeper

Title: Groundskeeper

Employee Classification: Physical Plant - F/T

Department: Grounds

Salary Range: 21.48

Who we are:

We are not-for-profit: St. Louis Community college (STLCC) is a non-profit institution dedicated to empowering students expanding minds and changing lives. Employees are committed to strengthening the St. Louis community with inclusive and transformative education.

We are a respected employer: For 60 years STLCC has served the St. Louis community expanding to 4 main campuses 2 education centers 2 workforce training centers and 5 centers of excellence. More than one-half of the households in St. Louis have at least one member who has taken classes at STLCC.

We make an impact in the community: Through credit courses continuing education and workforce development programs STLCC annually serves nearly 69000 students. More than 80% of career and technical graduates employed in their fields or continue their education at four-year institutions within six months of graduation. STLCC sends more transfer students to Missouris four-year colleges/universities than anyone else.

What you get:

Benefits package for full-time employees: STLCC offers one of the best benefit packages in the St. Louis area. As a STLCC employee you will have access to a 100% match on your contribution to retirement two health insurance plans options - including an HSA option low-cost life insurance with a 3x salary benefit and other low-cost benefits including dental vision AD&D Short-term & Long-term disability insurance.

Opportunity to grow: Over half of our employees have served the college for more than 12 years exploring different career paths and advancing to higher level positions.

Education & training opportunities: STLCC offers tuition waivers for employees full-time and part-time their dependents. Full-time employees can take advantage of tuition reimbursement for other institutions after just 6 months of service and an annual professional development allotment.

Work/life balance: Full-time STLCC employees have access to a generous time off package including holidays vacation personal days medical leave and other leave options. Our holiday schedule even includes a paid winter holiday at the end of the calendar year.

Commitment to wellness: STLCC HR boasts a dedicated health and wellness specialist who is enthusiastic about creating a culture of wellness throughout the College. With access to college wellness vendors employees are educated motivated and rewarded for healthy behaviors. STLCC employees and anyone living in their household also have access to an employee assistance program (EAP) that can help them with virtually any life need.

The basics of this position:

Performs duties necessary to maintain campus grounds including lawns shrubs flowers trees etc.; cleans campus areas; maintains athletic fields.

What youll do:

• Maintains campus grounds including lawns shrubs flowers trees etc.; plants flowers trims evergreens and ground covers plants shrubs transplants trees and waters garden areas; cuts grass with riding lawn mower and hand mower; rakes and mulches leaves; chemically controls weeds and bugs in sidewalks and flower beds.
  Maintains indoor plants.
  Drives small tractor truck or other equipment on grounds; shovels snow and operates other snow equipment as needed.
  Cleans sidewalks grass area mulch beds and other campus areas; empties trash cans picks up litter and generally keeps the campus area clean.
  May repair patch stripe or seal lots and walks as needed.
  Maintains athletic fields.
  May prepare job labor cards or reports on chemical application analysis.
  May maintain campus vehicles and grounds equipment including irrigation apparatus.
  May train and supervise student grounds employees.
  Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education experience and other requirements:

High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in landscaping grounds or nursery farming preferred.