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Columbus State University lists this Grounds Maintenance Worker I - Landscape & Ground Maintenance opportunity in valdosta, Georgia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job TitleMaintains campus landscaping and grounds.Job DescriptionProvide care for campus grounds, including mowing lawns, watering flowers and shrubbery, trimming trees and bushes, installing plants, etc. Operate groundskeeping and maintenance equipment such as blowers, lawn mower, trimmer, and pressure washers. Applies fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides as assigned. Assist with storm clean-up. Assist with setting-up for special events. Perform regular grounds maintenance duties such as mowing, weeding, leaf removal and operating various types of grounds equipment, including mowers, backpack blowers, weed trimmers, edgers, trucks, and tractors as well as other work deemed necessary by the Grounds Foreman or immediate supervisor. Operating and maintaining hand tools, such as loppers, saws and shovels efficiently. Operating and maintaining landscaping equipment and power tools, such as lawn mowers, trimmers, and pressure washers for cleaning campus fountains, outdoor furniture, and other campus areas. Sharpens tools, such as weed cutters, edging tools, and shears. Plants trees, flowers and bushes; rakes and bags leaves. Cares for the campus grounds, such as mowing lawns; watering flowers and shrubbery; trimming trees, bushes, hedges, & shrubs; eliminating weeds and spraying lawns, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides. Walks the assigned campus area, keeping grounds free from trash, litter, and debris, and emptying trash receptacle. Assists in plant set-ups in designated areas for special meetings and events. Performs other related duties as assigned.Required QualificationsHigh school diploma and one (1) year of related work experience. Must possess a valid driver's license.Proposed Salary$14.71/hr. ($30,590/annual)Equal Employment OpportunityValdosta State University is an equal opportunity educational institution. It is not the intent of the institution to discriminate against any applicant for admission or any student or employee of the institution based on the age, sex, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation of the individual.Background CheckPosition of Trust + CreditAccommodationsIf you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings, apply for a job on this site, or participate in the search process as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Catherine Wills, in the Office of Human Resources at Applicant InstructionsValdosta State University may provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for select positions when consistent with institutional needs, University policy, and applicable law. Sponsorship is considered on a case-by-case basis and is not available for all positions. Applicants who anticipate requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future are encouraged to contact Human Resources early in the recruitment process with questions regarding sponsorship eligibility.Clery DisclosureThe Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act requires institutions of higher education to publish an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR). The ASFSR includes crime statistics for the three previous calendar years of reported crimes that occurred on campus; in or on certain non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by our institution; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and fire safety policies and statistics. The ASFSR is published annually by October 1 and is available online at: You may request a paper copy of the report by emailing
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valdosta, GA, 31601, US
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