Groundskeeper (Full Time Seasonal)

Assist full-time Grounds employees for three or more days per week performing all various grounds related tasks which will include operation of standard grounds equipment.

Provide assistance to Grounds crew leaders in maintaining the campus grounds. Assist with additional duties including, but not limited to, tree removal, driving dump trucks, backhoe operation, removing and planting shrubs, and leaf removal.

Consistently practice safe work habits when operating grounds equipment.

Be available to help other departments as needed.

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Ability to work with limited supervision; Demonstrated proficiency with basic grounds equipment including mowers, weed whips, trimmers, blowers.

• Basic computer skills including the use of campus e-mail system and software programs used to perform job.

Must be able to endure outdoor exposure to extreme temperatures; Messiah University's commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission "to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society." The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.