Job Description

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

About Maryville College:

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.

Mission

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.”

Values:

• 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.

Education and Experience required to ensure success in this position:

Education 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.

Experience required

• 1+ years’ experience in lawn care, preferred

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

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 environment for all staff, faculty, and students.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency in operating hand tools and industrial-sized lawn care equipment
• Ability to communicate clearly with coworkers and understand instructions
• Ability to work well with others
• Regular attendance is required

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

Physical requirements:

• Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds.
• This position frequently requires the ability to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Physical endurance for working outdoors for long periods of time.

Environmental conditions:

• Regularly works in outside weather conditions that may include freezing temperatures and extreme heat.
• Frequently exposed to vibration.
• Frequently works near moving mechanical parts, and in high, precarious places and is regularly
  
  - exposed to fumes or airborne particles and occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.

Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:

• Both large and hand-held equipment such as leaf blowers, industrial vacuums, lawn mowers,
  
  - weed eaters, hedge trimmers, etc.
• College vehicles (cars, trucks, vans)
• College golf carts

Qualifications