Groundskeeper

Category: Staff Department: Campus Grounds Locations: Wooster, OH Posted: Jan 4, 2024 Closes: Jan 18, 2024 - 11:59 PM EST Type: Full-time Non-Exempt Position ID: 171402 About The College of Wooster: Wooster offers an excellent, comprehensive liberal arts education, culminating in a rigorous senior project, in which each student works one-on-one with a faculty mentor to conceive, organize and complete a significant research project on a topic of the student's own choosing.
Through this distinctive program, every Wooster student develops abilities valued by employers and graduate schools alike: independent judgment, analytical ability, creativity, project-management and time-management skills, and strong written and oral communication skills.
Founded in 1866, the college enrolls approximately 2,000 students.
The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes: Health, Dental, Retirement, and Tuition Remission.
Job Description: The College of Wooster is seeking a Groundskeeper.
This position maintains the grounds of the campus performing the following duties.
Cuts turf Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth or remove damaged limbs, branches, or twigs.
Applies pesticides to turf and plant material, including fertilizer.
Assists in landscape installation and maintenance.
Operates mowers, tractors, trucks, and other landscape equipment.
Removes snow and ice from sidewalks, buildings (steps, landings & ramps) and parking lots / driveways / roadways.
Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs Cleans out drainage ditches, window wells, and culverts.
Prepares campus grounds for special events such as graduation, alumni weekend, parent's weekend, receptions.
Requirements: Associate degree (A.
A.
) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Information: The College of Wooster does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, political affiliation, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, disability, age, marital status, family responsibilities, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by institutional policy, or by state, local, or federal law.
All offers of employment are subject to verification of the legal right to work in the United States as required by federal law.
The College of Wooster is committed by policy and practice to diversity, equity and inclusion.
For more information see our nondiscrimination policy.
Application Instructions: For highest consideration please submit a resume, cover letter, and a list of 3 professional references which includes name, telephone number and email address.