Village Campus Groundskeeper

Kick-start your summer with hands-on work that makes a real impact in your community! This seasonal position offers the opportunity to gain valuable work experience while assisting with a variety of manual labor tasks, including outdoor maintenance, general upkeep, and project support. If you enjoy working outdoors, staying active, and being part of a team that helps keep essential services running smoothly, this is a great opportunity to build skills and contribute throughout the summer season.

This position is a seasonal job with the expectation of 20-25 hours per week from the beginning of June to potentially October. Hours will be determined through conversations with the candidate and the hiring managers.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

The following duties are not intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties required for this position. The job description is a summary of the major duties and responsibilities. This role may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be expected to perform additional duties as requested.

· Cut grass and weeds with hand or power mowers, rakes grass and leaves, trims hedges or shrubbery, and grades lawns and park areas.

· Picks up and disposes of rubbish, tree branches, food waste, and other waste and litter.

· Assists in planting, transplanting, pruning, trees and plants.

· Maintains baseball/softball diamonds, and performs other general maintenance of parks, building and grounds, and daily cleaning of park buildings, including painting.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

· Must be at least sixteen (16) years of age.

· Must have a valid Wisconsin driver's license.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

· Ability to operate a variety of mechanical equipment in a safe and efficient manner.

· Ability to follow oral and written instructions with minimum of direct supervision.

· Ability to communicate effectively, and exercise good judgment, courtesy and tact when dealing with the general public.

· Ability to operate Village equipment in a safe manner.

SELECTION GUIDELINES:

This job description has been prepared to assist in properly evaluating various classes of responsibilities, skills, working conditions, etc., present in the classification. It is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and characteristic levels of work difficulty that will be required of position that will be given this title. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The use of a particular expression of illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

The Village of Caledonia may conduct a background investigation of a candidate for employment, and periodically during the employee’s employment. An applicant or employee is required to cooperate with the Village’s background investigation.

The Village is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with state and federal law, the Village will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.