Responsive recruiter
Full Time – 40 hours per week/day shift, Year-round work
Starting Rate: $15.00-$17.00 per hour based on experience
Benefits: Fulltime Eligible Staff · 403b retirement with Match · Health · Dental · Vision · Life · Short Term Disability · Long Term Disability · Accident · Critical Illness · Paid Time Off · Holiday Pay · Employee Referral Bonus · Wellness Center Free Membership
Job Summary:
Holy Angels Residential Facility is in search of experienced Lawn and Groundskeeper. This position will be responsible for upkeep, maintenance and repair of lawns, tree, shrubs, gardens, parking areas, driveway, walkways, entrance and exits, storm drains, etc. and the maintenance of all tools and equipment used to perform the job. This includes mowing, using a weed eater, blowing leaves, trimming, picking up limbs, picking up trash and all other duties needed to maintain the beauty of the 65+ acres of grounds. This position works outside all year round maintaining the grounds. This position also assists the Facilities Maintenance staff with lite maintenance work such as, moving furniture, set up of events, hanging signs and other duties as assigned by the Facilities Manager. Specific Skills and Responsibilities
· Mowing, trimming, blowing · Picking up sticks and trash · Watering grounds and plants · Maintaining equipment · Assisting with Maintenance task · Ability to work with all lawn equipment, climbing ladders and lifting heavy objects
Qualifications: · Must maintain a current and valid driver’s license · 5-10 years groundskeeping/landscaping experience Education: · GED or High School Diploma Required Required Checks: · Drug Screen · Criminal Background Check · Driver’s License Check
Work Environment: · Must be able to work with individuals with developmental disabilities
Physical Demands: · Walk, stand, sit, push, pull, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, use hands and lift up to 50lbs, 2/3’s of the time · Climb Ladders to roof tops
Compensation: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.
Holy Angels is an independent, nonprofit organization serving individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities ranging in age from young children to senior citizens. Since 1965, Holy Angels has been dedicated to providing those served a path to self-fulfillment through education, empowerment, spirituality, independence, and work. Let our mission be your career. Over 250 employees are a part of the Holy Angels family. Each empowered by training and education through the Angel University program, development opportunities, self-improvement, outstanding benefits, and a supportive network of professionals. Holy Angels strives to give team members everything needed to meet their maximum potential, and to have a successful career at Holy Angels!
Today, Holy Angels offers residential services to approximately 185 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities from more than 20 states.
In 2012, Holy Angels expanded its mission to include a program that serves as a benefit not only to its residents, but also to individuals with disabilities from the Northwest Louisiana community who are seeking opportunities for meaningful work. The award-winning AngelWorks Day Program provides participants with work readiness training, job coaching, and job placement through its five enterprises: Business Services, Culinary Arts, Creative Arts, Horticulture and Holy Rhino Coffee, a partnership with the Shreveport-based company, Rhino Coffee.
Holy Angels provides clients with a path to self-fulfillment through education, empowerment, independence and work. Some of the special amenities offered at Holy Angels include the Aquatic Center, “GREAT” equine therapy, exercise physiology, Holy Angels Choir, performing arts such as talent shows and Christmas and Easter pageants, Chapel, and special community outings to the symphony, opera and local theater.
Holy Angels’ AngelCare services include occupational therapy, pet therapy, speech therapy and applied behavioral analysis. Relaxation and sensory stimulation are offered in a state-of-the-art SNOEZELEN room.
Holy Angels is a true gem of the State of Louisiana. For more than 50 years the legacy of Bishop Greco and the Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows has been sustained through prayer, hard work, love, and visionary leadership. Holy Angels strives to be a sign of hope, love, entrepreneurial innovation, and empowerment to thousands of nation’s most vulnerable individuals and their families, each with a compelling need. The story continues to be written.
