Groundskeeper
- Employer
- Dominican University of California
- Location
- San Rafael
- Salary
- $57,968.00 - $57,968.00 Salary
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Groundskeeper
Salary Range: $57,968.00 - $57,968.00 Salary
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Position Type: Staff - Full Time
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Description
Under the direction of the Grounds Manager, the Groundskeeper helps maintain the University's grounds, landscapes, athletic fields, and outdoor spaces. The position supports a safe, attractive, and well-maintained campus environment through the operation of grounds equipment, landscape maintenance practices, and general site upkeep.
Qualifications
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Operate and maintain hand tools, power equipment, and grounds maintenance vehicles to perform a broad range of landscape and groundskeeping activities, including:
- Pruning trees and shrubs, mowing, planting, weeding, and general landscape maintenance.
- Maintaining natural turf through fertilization, aeration, verticutting, seeding, sodding, top-dressing, and related practices.
- Maintaining synthetic turf fields through grooming, debris removal, and minor repairs.
- Inspect, maintain, and repair campus stormwater drainage systems.
- Install, operate, maintain, and repair irrigation systems and components.
- Maintain and repair fences, gates, and related site infrastructure.
- Work safely from ladders and elevated positions up to 30 feet.
- Assist with Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs, including the safe and appropriate use of pesticides and related equipment as directed. Maintain grounds maintenance tools, irrigation equipment, and pesticide application equipment in a clean, safe, and organized condition.
- Perform routine inspection, cleaning, fueling, and basic preventive maintenance of grounds vehicles and equipment to promote safe operation and maximize service life.
- Apply a working knowledge of landscape materials and vegetation, including identification of common plants, turf species, and weeds.
- Perform assigned duties safely in varying weather conditions and outdoor environments.
- Participate in emergency response activities and support special events, which may require occasional work outside of regular business hours.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential functions of the position. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
- Minimum of two years of experience operating and maintaining landscape and grounds maintenance equipment safely and effectively.
- Ability to understand, follow, and communicate basic work instructions in English.
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record, maintained throughout employment.
- Ability to lift and carry materials weighing up to 60 pounds and safely operate backpack equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and on uneven terrain.
Additional Position Information:
- Open until filled
- Must be willing to consent to a background check
About the University
Dominican University of California is committed to academic excellence, social justice, and community engagement. The University values diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourages applications from candidates who share these commitments.
Dominican University of California is an independent, international, learner-centered university, offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. Dominican has a 1:10 teacher-to-student ratio, an average class size of 16, with a small-town feeling in a park- like campus. We blend interdisciplinary core courses, real-world studies, and small classes with close and supportive academic advising and mentoring.
Dominican University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to excellence through diversity, and takes pride in its multicultural environment. We are committed in thought, word, and deed to recruiting and retaining a workforce that values the diversity of its student body. The University actively promotes an institutional culture that practices equity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from members of all under-represented groups in higher education.
Dominican University of California participates in E-Verify, an online system used to verify the employment eligibility of all new hires in accordance with federal law.
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Organization
Working at Dominican University of California
Dominican University of California is an independent university offering the best of Liberal Arts combined with a rigorous professional education. Founded in 1890, Dominican enjoys an over century-long reputation for excellence in scholarship, research and community outreach.
The University offers more than 60 academic programs that reflect the diversity and creativity of both the faculty and the students. With about 1,900 students and a student to faculty ratio of10:1, Dominican is able to successfully blend the personal attention associated with smaller schools with the academic resources of a larger university.
Mission:
Dominican University of California educates and prepares students to be ethical leaders and socially responsible global citizens who incorporate the Dominican values of study, reflection, community, and service into their daily lives. The University is committed to diversity, sustainability, and the integration of the liberal arts, the sciences, and professional programs.
Academic Life:
Dominican’s focus on interdisciplinary studies provides a challenging academic environment with four schools, 24 majors, and an average class size of 16.
In the sciences, the University excels at involving undergraduates in sophisticated research projects that enable students to present at national academic conferences and publish alongside their faculty mentors in peer-reviewed journals.
In the humanities, students may combine dance and musical performance with the study of philosophy, literature, world cultures, and religion.
Dominican offers strong undergraduate professional programs in business, education, and nursing. There are also graduate offerings in these disciplines, as well as in counseling psychology and occupational therapy.
Dominican Diversity:
Dominican students come from across the United States. Although primarily from the Bay Area and Northern California, students come from 18 countries, including Brazil, China, Ireland, Japan, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.
More than 80 percent of undergraduate students attending Dominican receive some form of financial aid, allowing students from diverse backgrounds to further their education. The University focuses in global community outreach and bringing a diverse range of faculty and students to campus.
Dominican University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to excellence through diversity, and takes pride in its multicultural environment.
- Telephone
- 4154583775
- Location
-
50 Acacia Ave
San Rafael
California
94901
United States
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