Grounds Maintenance Associate (Full-time)

Le Jardin Academy is looking for a Grounds Maintenance Associate (Full-time). This position is responsible for the landscape maintenance of facilities and grounds as directed. Schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. High School Diploma or general education degree (GED); or one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. No phone calls, please. Please submit a resume and cover letter. Hourly pay range: $18.00 to $20.00 per hour.

Position

Employer

Le Jardin Academy, located in Kailua, HI, is an International Baccalaureate World School offering students a world-class education from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Its graduates attend the best universities across the world and are equipped to serve in whatever community they reside.

Job Scope

Responsible for the landscape maintenance of facilities and grounds as directed.

Job Functions

• Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties.

• Mow lawn either by hand or using a riding lawnmower.

• Cut lawn using hand, power or riding mower and trim and edge around walks, flower beds, and walls.

• Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.

• Apply pesticide to rid grounds of pests such as mosquitos, wasps, ticks, and others.

• Apply fertilizer to ground to enhance growth.

• Sweep walkway of debris.

• Cut down tree limbs and chip for mulch.

• Trim shrubs and pull weeds.

• Perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds keeping.

• Install site furniture to include tents and umbrellas.

• Rake, mulch, and prune the grounds as needed.

• Water plants and grass as needed and apply fertilizer.

• Other duties as needed

Education

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience

• Experience working in a school setting preferred.

• Three years grounds or maintenance experience preferred.

Physical requirements

The physical requirements 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 the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to manipulate, handle, grip and feel objects, utensils, tools or controls

• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms

• Frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and twist

• Frequently required to lift, push, pull and/or carry items and objects up to 50

pounds, with a minimum of 25 pounds lifted and carried

• Occasionally required to lift, push, pull and/or carry items and objects up to 60

pounds

• Specific vision ability required by this job is 20/20 vision (corrected or

uncorrected)

• Specific hearing ability required by this job is the ability to pass a hearing test (corrected or uncorrected)

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to heat and cold

• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals

• The employee is required to wear long pants, covered shoes and school shirt

• The noise level is usually moderate, occasionally loud

• Department: Facilities

• Status: Full-time

• FLSA Status: Non-exempt

• Work year: Twelve month