Groundskeeper

The groundskeepermaintainsand landscapes campus lawns, planting beds, wooded areas,treesand fields.They inspect the grounds to ensure conditions meet institutional grounds keeping standards.

Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM

• Implements and monitors chemical and fertilizer programs

• Constructs lawn and landscaping projects including soil grading, seeding, and sodding

• Identifies and acts to remedy plant diseases and insect damage

• Installs, propagates, and maintains the health of new and existing plants and landscape using a variety of vehicles and equipment

• Maintains clean and clear lawns, walkways, roadways, and parking lots to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice

Facilities Management

$17.00/hour

• High school diploma or equivalent GED

• Holdandmaintainavalid Driver's License

Must be able to climb ladders, scaffolding and rooftop access stairs. Required to carry tools and parts often weighing 50 pounds or more. Use ropes and pulleys to hoist tools and parts to installation elevations. Ability to tolerate working in areas where temperature may exceed 85 degrees of atmospheric temperature, or may drop below 20 degrees of atmospheric temperature. Proper and safe tool utilization requires dexterity and mobility of hands and arms. Long periods of standing, sitting, kneeling, walking and computer work are possible.

To apply, click the Apply button at the top of this page. Please upload your:

• Resume

• Valid Drivers license - provide proof of a valid driver's license by visiting the Wisconsin DOT status check page ( and uploading a screenshot of your Driver License Information screen

Application materials will be reviewed as they are received, and the position will remain open until filled.

Marybeth Meyer (View email address on click.appcast.io)

Employment will require a criminal background check in accordance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.(see TC1 - App. 4 and p. 12)

Note: Criminal Background Check - The Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division prohibits employers from using criminal background check information, policies or practices that have a "disparate impact" and is not "job-related and consistent with business necessity" in hiring decisions. All information used to screen or hire job applications should relate to the duties of the job.

It is the policy of UW-Parkside to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact the Office of Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to provide reasonable accommodation for a qualified individual with a disability.

In compliance with the Clery Act of 1998, the University of WisconsinParkside Crime Statistics Report is available here. Call the UW-Parkside Campus Police Office at View phone number on click.appcast.io for a paper copy of the annual report.

Please note: Transcriptions will be required upon hire.

UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

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