Groundskeeper

Groundskeeper

Job Description - Groundskeeper )

Please remember to attach the required documents listed in this announcement.

Resume. Applications missing the requested documents will be considered incomplete and may not progress further in the process. Documents not requested will not be considered in the recruitment process. The State Application is not a substitute for a Resume. This position is open until filled. You must apply through the State of Montana Career site.

This position may be eligible for a statutory base pay increase of $1.00 an hour effective July 1, 2026.

Identity of applicants who become finalists may be released to the public if the Department deems it necessary. Employees who exceed 1,040 hours in a calendar year are also provided health, dental and life insurance. Other benefits include retirement, paid vacation, sick and holidays. This position may be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association).

A successful applicant will be subject to a background investigation.

Women and minorities are under‑represented in this job category and are encouraged to apply.

This position is primarily responsible for janitorial and groundskeeping duties at Tongue River Reservoir and Rosebud Battlefield State Parks. It is a less than 6‑month seasonal position typically scheduled May‑September. The Groundskeeper is part of the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division and a member of the regional maintenance team that includes the Regional Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Team Supervisor, Maintenance Workers 1 & 2, and other Groundskeepers.

The position reports to the Maintenance Team Supervisor and Maintenance Worker
2. Duties include routine maintenance and groundskeeping by maintaining buildings, improving existing vegetation in habitat areas and riparian areas, and grounds and facilities at Tongue River Reservoir and Rosebud Battlefield State Parks. The groundskeeping work ensures that all FWP sites are maintained for public use and safety to extend the usable life of facilities and habitat for program efficiency. The Groundskeeper also assists the public by answering questions and occasionally providing information about the use of FASs, parks, WMAs and administrative facilities.

The employee may act as Maintenance Worker 1 in that worker’s absence or serve as lead crew member and regularly demonstrates independent decision‑making and problem solving. Regional and site‑specific variance may exist, and other duties may be assigned.

Site Cleaning & Inspection

• Cleaning and sanitizing restroom and latrine facilities, picnic tables, barbeque grills, and replacing paper products in restroom facilities.
• Cleaning other FWP facilities including sidewalks, boat/swimming docks, picnic shelters, storage structures, bulletin boards, interpretive displays and other signs.
• Work involves use of manual cleaning equipment, chemical cleaners, sanitizing agents, stepladders and leaf blowers.
• Daily inspection and reporting of hazards, maintenance or repair needs.
• Minor repairs or responses to facility problems by unclogging drains and toilets, installing toilet seats and closing/locking facilities and redirecting public use.
• Collecting trash from facilities, area garbage cans, beaches, grounds, trail areas and adjacent highway right‑of‑ways. Placing collected trash in transfer bins for shipment off‑site.

Minor Routine Maintenance and Grounds Keeping

• Minor routine maintenance to facilities by preparing surfaces for painting or staining, changing light bulbs, cleaning gutters and downspouts. This work involves the use of hand tools, wood scrapers, wire brushes, sanders, paintbrushes, primers, paint and cleanup chemicals, and step ladders.
• Assist others in maintaining FWP grounds with maintenance of fire rings and campsites and by mowing, weed cutting, hand‑pulling weeds, irrigation, raking, shoveling, fertilizing, planting, and pruning to provide the site with safe and appropriate vegetation. This work includes the use of rakes, shovels, pruners, lawn mowers, weed trimmers and leaf blowers.
• Assists the public by answering questions, providing area and agency…