Groundskeeper 3-20023973

What You'll Do:

Works under direction & requires thorough knowledge of groundskeeping

• Act as lead worker (e.g., provides work direction and training) over lower-level workers (e.g., groundskeeper 1, groundskeeper 2, maintenance repair worker 1) and/or inmates in the propagation, grooming, maintenance, preparation, cultivation and/or other groundskeeping tasks required to care for turf, lawns, trees, shrubs and/or flowers
• Participates in herbicidal spraying
• Removes, installs, and maintains plant materials
• Prunes, mulches, waters, applies insecticides, pesticides and/or fertilizers
• Transplants trees
• Mows lawns; plants and prepares flower beds
• Re-moves trash and leaves from grounds, trims hedges
• Repairs erosion problems.
• Monitors lower-level workers or inmates in cleaning of walks, roads, and parking areas through removal of ice, snow and/or litter
• Performs record keeping, documentation and/or reporting tasks, orders materials, supplies and equipment
• Maintains records regarding care and planting of trees, shrubs and/or flowers
• Informs supervisor of materials needed for planting (e.g., seeds, seedlings, trees, bulbs, plants, bushes and fertilizer)
• Monitors subordinates and/or participates in maintenance and repair of equipment (e.g., landscape equipment), machinery, walks, roads, parking areas and/or shelters and performs other miscellaneous tasks as assigned (e.g., assists maintenance department workers in repair of water lines and/or electrical steam lines installed underground)
• Assumes duties of supervisor in his/her absence
• Inspects contract projects of herbicidal spraying, tree removal or turf fertilization
• Participates in removal of dead animals.
• Serves on institutional committees
• Attends training, seminars and/or meetings as required
• Performs security functions as required (e.g., man-down, shakedown, inmate movement)

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Formal education in English & arithmetic that includes reading, writing & speaking English & fractions, decimals & percentages; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in groundskeeping activities & use of associated equipment (e.g., applying sprays, planting, transplanting, pruning, trimming, snow removal). Valid commercial driver's license required if motor equipment is of type & size regulated by sections 4506.01 & 4506.12 of Ohio revised code.

-Or 6 mos. exp. as Groundskeeper 2, 53612. Valid commercial driver's license required if motor equipment is of type & size regulated by Sections 4506.01 & 4506.12 of Ohio revised code.

-Or alternative, equivalent evidence of the Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment quoted above.

Job Skills: Facilities Maintenance & Inspection, Flexibility,Priority Setting, Time Management.