Athletic Facilities Grounds Crewmember
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Posted Aug 16, 2024
Expired Sep 14, 2024
Athletic Facilities Grounds Crewmember
Posted on 8/15/2024
Accepting applications
About this position
Athletic Facilities Grounds Crewmember
Posted on 8/15/2024
Accepting applications
About this position
Apply NowThe Athletic Facilities Grounds Crewmember provides assistance in the maintenance and upkeep of the athletics facilities as well as performs laundry and athletic equipment services to the NCAA Division II sports teams at Florida Southern College.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Performs tasks common to the care of athletic and intramural facilities, grounds and landscapes by seeding, watering, fertilizing, and applying chemicals to outside plantings, lawns and turf.
- Performs regular and directed athletic and intramural grounds and landscape maintenance by mowing lawns with riding or push mowers; trimming and edging around trees, shrubs, ground cover, flowers, sidewalks and buildings; weeding, thinning and cleaning flower beds and other grounds by hand or utilizing proper tools and equipment; and setting up, adjusting, repairing, and cleaning irrigation systems.
- Prepares outdoor locations and athletic and intramural fields for use by painting and marking athletic fields, moving bleachers and seating, and erecting portable goals or other athletic equipment.
- Safely operates light vehicles such as pick-up trucks, tractors, street sweepers or riding mowers and portable power tools and equipment such as saws, grass trimmers, leaf blowers, sprayers, paint machines and other groundskeeping equipment by obeying applicable traffic laws and following operator instructions, and wearing appropriate safety items such as goggles, gloves, or other appropriate protective clothing.
- Ensures that grounds maintenance equipment is operational by performing routine and preventative maintenance and cleaning of tools, equipment and machines within reasonable capabilities.
- Assist with nutrient applications of all intramural and athletic facilities.
- Assist with all daily functions for Athletics and Intramurals.
- Assist with set-ups and break-downs for all events held in athletic or intramural facilities.
- Perform all laundry duties as it pertains to Florida Southern College athletic teams.
- Contributes to the success of the Athletics department by performing all other duties as needed to drive the vision, fulfill the mission, and abide by the values of the College.
About our ideal candidate
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:
- High school diploma or equivalent is necessary.
- Valid Florida driver’s license and a clean driving record.
- General mechanical or technical aptitude and a general knowledge of, and experience in, a skill, craft, or trade. A general ability to understand procedures, operations, and/or operate basic equipment, that typically require some previous experience or training is required.
- At least two years of experience in groundskeeping is required, where knowledge of the methods, materials and equipment used in turf care and grasses has been gained; an Associate’s degree in horticulture or a related field may be substituted for the two years of experience required.
- Knowledge of the use and proper disposal of chemicals used in groundskeeping (horticulture, turf management, and floriculture) is preferred.
- The ability to read the English language sufficiently to understand written work orders and instructions as well as directions for the proper mixture, use, and disposal/storage of cleaners, solvents, chemicals, fertilizers and similar products used in groundskeeping is required.
- Skill in the proper operation and maintenance of grounds maintenance tools, equipment, and machinery is required.
- The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.
- Must abide by NCAA, Sunshine State Conference and Florida Southern College rules and regulations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as climbing ladders, frequent lifting of objects over 50 pounds, crawling or crouching in restricted areas. Occasional lifting of heavy objects weighing 75 pounds or more is required. Maximum physical exertion is required on a daily basis in this job. Prolonged walking or standing and frequent bending, stooping, and reaching is required on a daily basis.
- Requires a full range of physical motion in order to operate manual and electrically-powered cleaning equipment and machines.
- Requires the ability to access facilities and areas that may only be accessible by climbing stairs; bending; reaching on top of cabinets, shelving, lockers; and moving equipment.
- The ability to move throughout assigned areas, as 70% of the work is performed out-of-doors, year round, is required.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- The scope of the position requires exposure to and use of chemical compounds for cleaning, application on trees, shrubs, ground cover, flowers, and grasses which may be hazardous and cause injury if specific instructions regarding their mixture, application, use and disposal/storage are not properly followed.
- The work area involves moderate discomfort and/or risk such as operating heavy machinery or dangerous equipment, or frequent exposure to hazardous materials. Alternatively, the work area may be subject to environmental discomfort such as poor ventilation, loud noises, and/or extremes of heat or cold.
- The nature of the work environment may produce moderate levels of stress.
- The work area may be subject to environmental discomfort such as extremes of heat or cold and inclement weather including rain and heavy winds.
About us
The College's health and wellness plans along with generous paid time-off benefits are in addition to rewarding employee benefits such as the tuition grant and 403(b) plan.
The employee tuition grant is a remarkable benefit that covers the cost of 100% of the College's tuition for dependent children of faculty and staff who have been employed with the college fulltime for one year. Employees can also take advantage of the benefit for themselves.
The Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is a 403(b) plan in which the college automatically contributes 7% of the eligible employee's earnings into a retirement fund whether the employee chooses to participate or not. The account has a comprehensive investment portfolio and allows the employee to control their investment choices. At 6 years of service, the employer contribution amount is elevated to 10%. Employees can choose to participate through pre-tax payroll deductions when ready!
Florida Southern College is committed to diversity and inclusion in hiring, campus life, and intellectual engagement and welcomes applications from all interested candidates. The college actively seeks a wide variety of candidates and enthusiastically looks to diversify our workforce.
Florida Southern College has a strong commitment to the principles of equal employment opportunity. The college recruits, hires, trains, transfers, promotes and compensates individuals and makes all personnel decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran status, or physical or mental disability unrelated to an individual’s ability to perform the job, in accordance with applicable law.
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southernis ranked at#8among the “Best Regional Universities in the South” byU.S. News & World Reportin its 2022 “Best Colleges” guide and is included in The Princeton Review’s 2022 Best 387 Colleges guide and the “Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022.” The 2021-2022 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praisesFlorida Southern’s AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College’s School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences.Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education.Home to the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review’s top 20 “Most Beautiful Campus” national listing for 12 consecutive years. Connect
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