Groundskeeper

Groundskeeper at The Marquardt - FT

1045 Hill St, Watertown, WI 53098

The Marquardt , an Illuminus Community, is hiring for a Groundskeeper .

Set on a 52-acre campus with rolling green lawns, gorgeous trees and flowers and paved walkways, The Marquardt offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing care as well as independent living options for older adults in Garden Homes and apartments.

Established in 1969, The Marquardt has continued to transform expectations of senior living with ever-evolving and expansive options in Watertown, Wisconsin, conveniently located halfway between Madison and Milwaukee.

JOB SUMMARY:


The Groundskeeper is employed to do landscaping maintenance needs as assigned to specific areas on campus.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Maintains and actively promotes effective communication with all individuals.
• Maintains a positive image of the entity in the community keeping in alignment with our mission, vision, and values.
• Maintain landscaped areas on or around the Campus.
• Prepare flowerbeds.
• Weed around buildings and terrace areas.
• Mulch planted areas and or around trees.
• Removal and replacement of stones around buildings.
• Edge landscape areas around campus.
• Lawn Maintenance - top soil & seeding.
• Set up hoses/water plantings as needed.
• Constant use of shovels, rakes, etc.
• Clean up and remove waste/liter across all ground on entire Campus
• Campus wide - seasonal clean up.
• Apartment garages swept out and clean up sand in parking areas.
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment as directed/approved.
• Performs other duties, as assigned

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Commitment to quality outcomes and services for all individuals.
• Ability to relate well to all individuals.
• Ability to maintain and protect the confidentiality of information.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and make sound decisions.
• Ability to adapt to change.

Illuminus is a faith-based, not-for-profit senior living management company dedicated to serving older adults and families throughout the Midwest with skill and compassion. We own or manage over a dozen communities in Wisconsin and beyond, offering independent senior housing, assisted living and memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, low-income senior housing, home health and hospice services via Commonheart , and management support and consulting.


The people of Illuminus are not just our colleagues, our employees, our residents-they are our parents, our grandparents, our partners, ourselves. We serve others with gratitude, dignity, hope and purpose. We believe that the right care can and will transform us all.


Salary Description


$16-$18 per hour