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Groundskeeper
Job ID: 318930
Location: Mesa Community College
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Hiring Salary Range
$18.48 - $19.87/per hour DOE
Grade
106
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 5am - 1:30pm
Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 5am-3:30pm
Work Calendar
12 Months
Maricopa Summary
Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?
Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?
Whether you're teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!
About Us
- Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
- One of the largest community college systems in the country
- 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
- Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
- 2019 No. 42 in Arizona's Best Employers
Campus Statement
At Mesa Community College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We honor the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, socioeconomic background, immigrant status, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, nationality, and intellectual perspective, enrich the college community. We continuously adapt and respond to differences with a single focus - to create a welcoming, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment that ensures all students and employees have the support and knowledge to succeed and thrive. MCC is committed to building and sustaining a workplace that reflects our community and student population. Our goal is that our students and employees have the knowledge and skills necessary to excel, lead, navigate, and thrive in a diverse world.
Benefits
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.
- 16 paid observed holidays
- ) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
- Paid vacation, sick, and personal time (if applicable)
- Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
- $4,000 Annual professional development growth funding (if applicable)
- Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents (if applicable)
- Flexible work schedules
- Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program:
- Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
- Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
- Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wondr online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more
- Pre-Retirement Events
- (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
- 10 Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)
Job Summary
Performs routine grounds maintenance/gardening tasks and assists with assigned construction and landscaping activities for the maintenance of grounds, garden areas and public outdoor spaces. Installs, repair and adjust sprinklers, valves, drip systems and irrigation controllers. Flood irrigation for Rose Gardens, Athletic Fields interior campus lawns.
Essential Functions
40% Turf maintenance; 5%-fertilization & Weed control, 20%-mowing, 5%-core aeration, 5%- scalping & overseeding, 5%-line trim along curbs, sidewalks and irrigation boxes.
30% Irrigation; 5%- Program irrigation controller, 20%-adjust/repair sprinklers & drip systems, 5%- run flood irrigation.
20% Maintaining landscaping; 5%-manual weed control, 5%-raking debris, 5%-trimming shrubs, 5%-lifting low hanging tree branches.
10% equipment; mowers, edger's, line trimmers, tractors, dump truck, utility vehicles
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED
Desired Qualifications
A. Valid Arizona Structural Pest Control applications certification in ornamental turf
B. 2 to 3 years in landscape maintenance at an educational or municipality facility
C. A valid class D Arizona Drivers License
D. One (1) or more years of experience with the operation and maintenance of groundskeeping tools and equipment
E. One (1) or more years of experience with installation and/or repair/maintenance of commercial irrigation systems
F. One (1) or more years of experience with flood irrigation
Special Working Conditions
Possession of a valid State of Arizona Class D Driver's License is required; employee must meet district minimum standards regarding driving:
Possession of a valid Arizona Pest Control application certification in ornamental and turf
Required to lift or carry up to 50 lbs
Exposed to herbicides and fertilizers
Work outdoors in a variety of temperatures and environmental conditions
Travel to other campus locations
How to Apply
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a cover letter that details how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. A cover letter may further highlight an applicant's knowledge, skill and abilities. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.
Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.
Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.
Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.
- Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
- Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
- Part-Time employment (must include number of hours worked)
- Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
- Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.
Applicants who currently work for any of the MCCCD campuses/locations should utilize their HCM Employee Self Service page to apply for jobs by logging in to HCM and clicking on Navigator / Menu / Self Service / Recruiting / Careers. Click on " href="https://maricopa.learn.taleo.net/files/upload/tts/hcm/Employee_Self-Service/InternalApplicantQRG.pdf" target="_blank">link for instructions on how to apply. Applicants who are not currently working for any of the MCCCD locations should apply at " href="https://www.maricopa.edu/about/careers" target="_blank">https://www.maricopa.edu/
If you encounter a technical issue in the upload of documents or the submission of your application, please contact MCC Human Resources at prior to the application deadline. We are accessible on business days from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Arizona time.
Posting Close Date
Apply on or before August 27, 2023 to be considered.
EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.
The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.
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