Grounds Worker- Part-Time

Title: Grounds Worker- Part-Time

State Role Title: Admin and Prog Specialist

Hiring Range: ($15/hr.)

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Virginia Military Institute

Location: Virginia Military Institute

Agency Website: www.vmi.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Virginia Military Institute is accepting applications for a part-time grounds worker for Facilities Management.

Job Description:

• Perform day-to-day work schedule with a grounds crew as needed.

• Maintain a variety of planting, landscaped areas and tasks that include but are not limited to mowing, set ups, deliveries, minor equipment maintenance, grounds care and maintenance, landscape installation, snow and ice removal, applying nutrients as required and police grounds.

• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of trucks, mowers and various other equipment related to preventive and corrective maintenance.

• Perform other duties as assigned by management such as event preparation and support, inclement weather support, special project teams, tree maintenance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills (oral, written, listening).

• Problem solving skills and adaptability.

• Valid Virginia driver's license with clean driving record required.

Additional Considerations

• Experience using grounds related equipment and user level maintenance.

• Experience with fertilizers and pesticides.

• Knowledge of plants, trees, flowers, and grasses.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Tamara Wade

Phone: 540-464-7051

Email: wadete@vmi.edu

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.