About This Role
Maintaining the grounds of the community to enhance and preserve its curb appeal is the primary focus of this role. The Groundskeeper is responsible for the daily upkeep of community buildings and grounds, ensuring a professional appearance and safe conditions.
Responsibilities
- Clean common, amenity, and ground areas daily
- Water and upkeep community landscaping as instructed
- Spread salt on public passageways to prevent ice buildup
- Rake, sweep, and shovel as circumstances warrant
- Responsible for daily upkeep of community buildings and grounds, including cleaning and trash removal
- Responsible for the care, maintenance, and inventory of all supplies and equipment owned by the community and/or the company
- Assist with "make-ready" and/or miscellaneous duties when requested by the Maintenance Supervisor or Community Manager
- Maintain the required community uniform and ensure a professional appearance and behavior at all times
- Operate within OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Act) standards and company safety policies at all times
- Report unusual or extraordinary circumstances regarding the community or residents
- Initiate action to correct unsafe conditions
- Provide courteous, efficient response at all times
- Maintain thorough knowledge of company policies
- Seek educational opportunities and self-improvement for personal growth and development
Requirements
- Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and basic numbers
- Ability to speak simple sentences
- Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide by 10's and 100's
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
- Fair Housing must be completed within 1 day of hire
- Preventing Sexual Harassment, Workplace Harassment, and Drug Free Workplace courses must be completed within 7 days of hire
- Required to wear gloves, eye protective glasses/goggles, and other personal protective equipment as tasks dictate
- Knowledgeable and skilled in the safe use and maintenance of various wrenches, hammer, grips, saws, sledgehammer, snips, posthole diggers, wheelbarrows, dollies, hand trucks, buckets, jacks, step ladders, full ladders, shovel, and snow blower
- Ability to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms
