Job Description

Associa Sierra North is looking for a Groundskeeper to assist the maintenance team at a home owners association in Graeagle, CA. Groundskeepers generally work independently, for management companies, or directly for other employers, and are responsible for maintaining the cleanliness, functionality, and aesthetic appeal of particular areas of land. As such, they usually work outside and must be able to withstand hot and cold weather. Common duties include mowing lawns, pulling weeds, trimming hedges, planting flowers and shrubbery, fertilizing, watering, raking leaves, and generally keeping the lawn, plants, and hedges in good shape.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Handle basic preventative and corrective maintenance tasks.
• Keep the grounds in a clean and attractive manner.
• Monitor the upkeep and maintenance of the landscaping and grounds daily.
• Clean sidewalks and dispose of debris and trash properly.
• Assist other staff with larger maintenance repairs or projects.
• Other duties assigned.

Compensation:

$18 to $23/hr; direct experience highly considered

Employment Type:

Part-Time, seasonal March 1 through October 31

Work Location:

Graeagle Meadows HOA - 6984 Hwy 89, Graeagle, Portola, CA. 96103

Qualifications

Knowledge and skills

• Knowledge of equipment such as lawnmowers, blowers, and trimmers, and be familiar with a variety of gardening tools to be used for different purposes. They must also be reliable and physically fit, as their job can be quite labor-intensive.
• Knowledge of general maintenance requirements (documentation, safety, required reporting, regulations, etc.)
• Knowledge of State or local governmental safety requirements.
• Self-motivated, proactive, detail oriented and a team player.
• Interpretation and completion of verbal and/or written instructions at a proficient level.
• Time management and time-critical prioritization skills.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED Required
  0 – 3 years of directly related or closely related experience
• Typical outside work environment (frequent standing, walking, lifting and/or operating powered equipment using proper safety techniques or tools).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and to reach above shoulders with hands and arms in order to file a variety of documents; use hands and fingers to input data to information system; and talk or hear in order to gather and provide information on departmental processes. The employee is often required to sit in order to process information and conduct data entry activities.

ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

Work is performed in a climate-controlled office without exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.