Groundsworker - 2 Positions Available

Cal State University (CSU) Long Beach
Long Beach, California 90815 United States  View Map
Posted: Nov 06, 2024
  • Grounds and Landscaping Services
  • Job Description

    Job Summary

    Under general supervision of the Manager of Grounds and Landscape Services or designee and immediate supervision of the Lead Groundsworker, and in accordance with schedules and periodic instructions, performs general grounds maintenance work and maintains the grounds in an assigned area of the campus.

    Key Responsibilities
    • Performs trash pickup and diversions throughout assigned areas on campus.
    • Landscaping functions; weeding, planting, cultivating, watering, fertilizing, and light pruning of shrubs, hedges, small tree, flowers. Use hand lawn mowers and power equipment. Irrigation repair.

    Knowledge Skills and Abilities

    Horticultural knowledge and experience in plant identification, maintenance methods, planting, trimming, caring for flowers, as well as turf and shrub maintenance. Ability and experience in performing general labor tasks related to landscaping and grounds maintenance work. Ability to work hands on within the trade requirement. Ability and experience in operating motor vehicles and motor driven equipment in the landscape field. Required experience and ability to operate tools and equipment specific to the landscape trade; use and care of tools and equipment. Good oral, verbal, and written interpersonal communication skills. Ability to interact positively with others at the University. Experience working in a university or large public institutional setting.

    Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community. Ability to follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to safety, civility, information security, and non-discrimination policies and procedures. Ability to contribute to a positive university experience for each and every student and assist in achieving the university's commitment to a "vision of excellence."

    Education and Experience

    • Equivalent to a high school diploma and one year of experience in the care and maintenance of landscaped areas or in general grounds maintenance work, or in related manual labor required.

    Physical Summary
    • Heavy work - Job involves lifting more than 40 pounds. Approximately half of the incumbent's time will be spent walking, standing, squatting, kneeling, or climbing.

    Licenses / Certificates

    CA Driver's License required.

    • Employees who are required to operate motorized vehicles and/or use their personal vehicle more than once a month on university business are required to take a mandatory Defensive Driving course and enroll in the DMV Employee Pull Notice (EPN) Program.

    Department

    FM Grounds

    Classification

    Groundsworker

    Compensation

    Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department’s fiscal resources.

    CSU Classification Salary Range: The CSU Classification Salary Range for this position is $3,722 - $5,840 per month.

    Benefits

    Excellent benefits through CalPERS (health, vision, dental), tuition fee waiver, generous vacation, and sick leave, and 14 paid holidays each year.

    Time Base

    1.0 time-base, 40 hours per week.

    Duration of Appointment

    This is a temporary position for 1 year with no permanent status granted. Temporary assignments may expire prior to the ending date.

    Application Procedures

    Click Apply Now to complete the CSULB Online Employment Application.

    PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPLICATION COMPLETELY. It is important that all sections of the on-line application are filled out completely and accurately. Please include all relevant education and experience. Your application will be used to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

    Additional Information

    The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.

    A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

    Due to the nature of this position, current CSULB employees are subject to a criminal record check unless they have successfully completed a criminal background check through CSULB within the past 12 months.

    CSULB is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (i.e. H-1B Visas).

    California State University Long Beach expects respectful, professional behavior from its employees in all situations. Acts of harassment or abusive conduct are prohibited. Demonstrated appropriate professional behavior, treating others with civility and respect, and refusing to tolerate abusive conduct is expected of all employees.

    Equal Employment Statement

    California State University Long Beach is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is strongly committed to promoting diversity in all areas of the campus community. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, physical or mental disability, gender or sex, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, and veteran or military status.

    Accommodations

    We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact StaffHR-Accommodations@csulb.edu .

    Out of State Employment Policy

    California State University, Long Beach, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California.

    As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.

    Advertised: Nov 05 2024 Pacific Standard Time
    Applications close: Nov 19 2024 Pacific Standard Time

    Closing Date/Time: 2024-11-19
  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • Cal State University (CSU) Long Beach
    • Cal State University (CSU) Long Beach

    Ranked nationally by Money Magazine as the 13th best college for your money and the 10th best public university among 727 other national universities, California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) enrolls 31,455 students in 82 undergraduate degree programs and 5,400 students in 69 Master’s and doctoral programs (total 36,856 headcounts/32,150 FTE students).

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