Groundskeeper

2515 A Street near Fireweed, Anchorage AK

Description

NeighborWorks® Anchorage, a non-profit organization, seeks a full-time landscaper for our landscaping crew. General landscaping experience preferred. Our grounds crew ensure the upkeep, cleanliness, and improvement of grounds at multi-family housing properties. This position takes direction from the Landscape Field Supervisor. You must have Alaska driver license with vehicle insurance and a clean record and be able to pass a drug test. This position is a year round position during the day Monday through Friday and will help the crew with landscaping needs in the summer months, snow and ice removal in the winter months as well as maintaining our property grounds throughout the year. Some overtime required if weather conditions require it. Some of the essential duties/responsiblities include: 1. Operating and maintaining equipment used in in grounds work: lawn mowers, sprayers, pruners, and trimmers. 2. All seasons: maintains all walking surfaces, roads, and parking areas keeping them clear of dirt/debris and hazards/obstructions such as ice/snow, tree branches and litter through the use of brooms, power sweepers, blowers, shovels, pressure washers and other standard tools and equipment. Summer: Maintains lawn areas through the use of walk behind mowers, leaf-blowers trimmers, rakes, lawn thatcher and edger. May use hand saws, pruning shears, hedgers, compactors, spreaders, battery operated drill and screw gun, hammers and other standard hand tools to spread grass seed or fertilizer, remove or install plant material, prune trees and shrubs, pull weeds, repair or install retaining walls, borders, fences, sign posts, fix pot holes, and pathways. Other basic landscape related tasks including but not limited to digging holes, spreading gravel, soil or mulch, irrigating lawns or other ornamental landscape areas and remove bulk waste items or landscape debris. Winter: Ensures all walking surfaces, steps, ramps, doorways, entrances to buildings, parking lot and roadways are free of ice, snow, litter and debris through use of shovels, snow blowers, ice chippers. Routinely treats icy areas using ice melt spreaders, Shovels snow and chips ice as needed. Mitigates and reports hazards to supervisor and completes written ice control safety reports daily. Wage $15-$19 or DOE Standard Benefits: • 401(k) Retirement Plan • Medical, dental, vision, prescription group benefits • Life Insurance • Flexible Spending Account • Long Term Disability • Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Holiday Pay, Floating Holiday, Family/Medical Leave, Leave of Absence Please send your resume to 2515 A Street, Anchorage, AK 99503; reply to this ad, fax to 907-677-8483 or email to [email protected]. EOE