Groundskeeper Assistant

About the role

The Parks & Recreation Department, Parks and Landscape Maintenance Division team is seeking interested applicants to fill a full-time seasonal Groundskeeper Assistant position. The position requires an ability to perform physical labor outdoors during inclement weather.

Responsibilities

• Participate in greenhouse operations, cemetery operations, and general landscaping operations.
• Work outdoors, mowing and weed whipping, weeding, pruning, planting, deadheading, mulching, watering, and doing clean-up of CBJ parks and facility grounds.
• Mow over 1.2 million square feet of turf, propagate, plant, and maintain 14,000 annual flowers each year, and maintain over 82,000 square feet of mulched tree and shrub beds.

Requirements

• If selected for this position, you would be working under the general supervision of the Landscape Maintenance Supervisor and Grounds Crew Leaders.
• Valid Driver's License at time of appointment and for continued employment.

Qualifications

• Desirable but not required: Education and/or experience in horticulture.

Skills

• Ability to operate various hand tools, power tools, and small equipment (including mowers, blowers, trimmers, chainsaws, etc.).
• Knowledge of gardening/landscaping techniques.

Benefits

• No cost employee only plan available for health insurance.
• Basic Life insurance--$10,000 for employee, spouse & dependents.
• Optional group-based insurance premiums for Term life with Accidental Death and Dismemberment (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents).
• Accident Insurance.
• Critical Illness Insurance.
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance.
• Pet Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses.
• Dependent Care Account (DCA) up to $5000.00 following 1 year of actively working.
• Defined Benefit or Defined Contribution program, depending on your date of hire.
• Deferred Compensation Program with MissionSquare with Employer match available for participating PERS Tier IV employees.

Pay

This position is seasonal, works six months per year, approximately April 1 through September 30. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30AM to 3:30PM with a half-hour lunch, 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day.

Schedule

This position is seasonal, works six months per year, approximately April 1 through September 30. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30AM to 3:30PM with a half-hour lunch, 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day.

Contact Information

Hiring Manager: Ben Patterson
Phone Number: 907-364-2828
Email: ben.patterson@juneau.gov