Facilities Management Groundskeeper

*3 Positions Available

Payroll Title: Groundskeeper

Job Code: 8133

Job Open Date: 7/16/2024

Application Review Begins: 7/31/2024

Department Code (Name): FACM-Facilities Management

Percentage of Time: 100%

Union Code (Name): SX-Service Unit

Employee Class (Appointment Type): Career

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Salary Grade: N/A

Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $21.97 - $24.27/hr. This is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position.

Full Hourly Range: $21.05 - $30.10. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University.

Work Location: Onsite, various campus facilities

Working Days and Hours: Monday - Friday, 5:00am-1:30pm

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits

Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement if applicable (e.g., Remote, Hybrid): N/A

Special Instructions

For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

Department Profile

The mission of all Design, Facilities & Safety Services units is to design, build, operate, maintain, and renew the physical environment required to support the University's instructional, research, and public service mission and to assure UCSB is at the forefront of world class universities.

Our Goals Are To:
Create one of the most attractive campuses in the world
Ensure the long term preservation of the investment in facilities and equipment
Provide excellence in service to the campus community
Achieve our goals with a supportive and highly motivated staff.

Benefits of Belonging

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Brief Summary of Job Duties

Under supervision, performs operational level groundskeeping duties as assigned. Cultivates planted areas; plants, fertilizes and maintains shrubs, small trees, lawns and other ground covers; may operate irrigation systems manually and by automatic controls. Uses a variety of hand and powered tools and equipment, including lawn mowers, edgers, line trimmers, hedge trimmers, blowers, and vacuums. Cleans grounds and walks of litter; empties trash receptacles; maintains and makes minor repairs to tools, irrigation and drainage systems.

Required Qualifications

• 1-3 years experience in grounds maintenance or gardening; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in institutional or commercial landscape maintenance and installation.

Special Conditions of Employment

• Maintain a valid CA driver's license, a satisfactory DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull-Notice Program
• Satisfactory conviction history background check
• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment

Job Functions/Percentage of Time/Duties

• 45% Grounds Maintenance: Plants, fertilizes and maintains shrubs, small trees, lawns, and other ground covers. May operate irrigation systems manually or by automatic controls. Works cooperatively with other Groundskeepers and Lead Groundskeepers to maintain Campus grounds/landscape.
• 30% Refuse Maintenance: Cleans walks and grounds of litter; empties trash receptacles; trims shrubs and small trees; removes weeds; rakes leaves and other debris.
• 20% Equipment Handling: Operates hand and power mowers, edgers, line trimmers, hedge trimmers and a variety of hand tools.
• 5% Safety: Complies with FM Safety Program and all health and safety regulations.

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As a condition of Physical Presence at a Location or in a University Program, all Covered Individuals* must participate in any applicable Vaccination Program by providing proof that they are Up-to-Date with any required Vaccines or submitting a request for Exception in a Mandate Program or properly declining vaccination in an Opt-Out Program no later than the Compliance Date (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.). Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

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* University of California Policy on Vaccinations - With Interim Amendments

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