Grounds Worker I - O’Berry Neuro-Medical Treatment Center
About the role
The Grounds Worker I position at the O'Berry Neuro-Medical Treatment Center is responsible for planting, cultivating, and caring for shrubs, trees, plants, and grass in the campus grounds. Responsibilities include turf and bed maintenance, pruning, and operating machinery.
Responsibilities
- Selecting and planting seasonal flowers, trees, and shrubs while maintaining their health.
- Mowing, edging, and fertilizing lawns, as well as weeding and mulching landscape beds.
- Shaping hedges, shrubs, and small trees to ensure attractive, orderly, and safe conditions.
- Operating tractors, zero-turn mowers, trimmers, blowers, and other ground maintenance vehicles as needed.
- Performing minor repairs and preventive maintenance on mowers and lawn equipment.
Requirements
This position requires basic knowledge of ground keeping and horticultural practices, cultivation, pruning, spraying, and trimming requirements of shrubs and trees. Ability to supervise the work of other employees is preferred.
Qualifications
Candidates must meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. No KSAs/Management Preferences are required. Preferred skills include supervising employees and following oral and written instructions.
Skills and Abilities
- Basic knowledge of ground keeping and horticultural practices.
- Knowledge of cultivation, pruning, spraying, and trimming requirements of shrubs and trees.
- Ability to supervise the work of other employees.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Benefits
No specific benefits are mentioned in the job posting.
Pay
The salary grade range for this position is $31,200 - $48,810. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.
Schedule
The workday schedule is Monday - Friday / 7:00am-3:30pm.
About O'Berry Neuro-Medical Treatment Center
O’Berry Neuro-Medical Treatment Center is a specialized skilled nursing facility focused on maintaining the quality of life and dignity for adults with neurocognitive disorders, with coexisting complex medical and behavioral needs.
Contact Information
For more information about the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), visit this link. For reasonable accommodation inquiries, contact the recruiter at Jasmine Monique Yelverton.