Groundskeeper

Job Details

Job Location: Maryville College - Maryville, TN 37804

MARYVILLE COLLEGE STAFF POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Groundskeeper

Department: Facilities

Title of Immediate Supervisor: Grounds Superintendent

Funded Term / Work Cycle: 12-Month/Full-Time

Expected Daily

Work Hours:

Monday–Friday

Expected Weekly

Work Schedule:

7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Starting Salary Expectations: $15/ HOUR

Maryville College is a nationally ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years, we’ve educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders to study everything so that they are prepared for anything. Our graduates are equipped to address complex problems, engage with diverse communities, and launch meaningful careers.

Nestled in Maryville, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville, our campus combines the beauty of a rural setting with the advantages of an urban center. With a wide range of academic programs and a strong tradition of career preparation, our alumni live “strong of mind and brave of heart,” carrying forward our Presbyterian founder’s charge to do good on the largest possible scale.

At Maryville College, we offer more than a mission—we offer support. Our employees receive a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a generous paid time off program; a retirement plan with an employer match of up to 5%; tuition benefits for employees, spouses, and dependents; and the opportunity to grow in a collaborative community that values professional excellence and personal well-being.

"Maryville College prepares students for lives of citizenship and leadership as we challenge each one to search for truth, grow in wisdom, work for justice and dedicate a life of creativity and service to the peoples of the world."

• Scholarship: We commit ourselves to lifelong curiosity and learning, to the search for knowledge, and to intellectual creativity.
• Respect: We commit ourselves to honor the worth, dignity, and freedom of ourselves and all creation, and to treat others as we wish to be treated.
• Integrity: We commit ourselves to truth, honesty, dependability, and responsibility in all our actions and relationships.

Maintains the grounds of campus. This position is designated as an essential employee for inclement weather events and is required to report for duty in adverse weather conditions when the College is closed, during delayed starts, and when the College releases early. The position may be subject to work after hours on weekdays, weekends, and holidays as required.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 1+ years’ experience in lawn care, preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Regular and predictable attendance is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Cuts lawns; trims and edges around walks, flower beds, and walls.
• Prunes shrubs and trees as instructed to shape and improve growth or remove damaged leaves, branches, or twigs.
• Sprays lawns, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides as instructed.
• Cleans grounds and removes litter.
• Shovels snow from walks and driveways.
• Spreads salt on public passageways to prevent ice buildup.
• Plants, waters, and fertilizes grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs.
• Repairs fences, gates, walls, and walks.
• Cleans out drainage ditches and culverts.
• Sharpens items such as lawn mower blades, edging tools, chainsaws, and shears.
• Makes minor repairs on equipment such as lawn mowers, weed eaters, blowers, hedge shears, and other powered and non-powered tools.
• Other:
  Other duties may be assigned as necessary to assist the College in achieving its goals and maintaining a positive, respectful learning…