Groundskeeper

About the role

Founded in 1923, The Yarco Companies, is a full-service, multi-family real estate firm that delivers highly specialized Property Management Services, and focuses primarily on Affordable Housing. To learn more about our company visit www.yarco.com.

Responsibilities

• Property Appearance/Upkeep: Keep the property in a neat, clean, and well-maintained condition. Daily exterior inspections of the community assuring cleanliness and a high degree of "curb appeal" for the property. Cross utilization with maintenance duties may be required.
• Pool Maintenance: Completion of daily chemical inspections, maintenance and cleaning to meet city codes and company standards.
• Customer Service: Ensure that the resident property meets and exceeds company standards for resident satisfaction and available for on-call emergencies (i.e., snow removal) per Community Manager's request.
• Light Maintenance: At the request of the Community Manager assist the maintenance personnel in performing light maintenance.
• Other duties as needed.

Essential Mental Alertness Requirements

• Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
• Ability to perform tasks involving high levels of cognitive function and judgment
• Not mentally or physically impaired from any cause that can adversely affect ability to safely and competently perform the duties of the position
• Ability to take prompt and appropriate response to operating conditions
• Ability to work in an unfatigued state
• Ability to accurately gauge lengths of time and distance
• Ability to concentrate
• Ability to cope with sudden changes in surrounding and/or emergency situations and/or alarms
• Demonstrated caring, committed and concerned attitude about safety

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience/Ability: Able to follow direction, flexibility with work assignment. Customer service experience, a plus. Pool certification, if appropriate.
• Physical & Cognitive: Frequent standing and walking, as well as occasional sitting. Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 110 pounds. Occasional squatting, reaching, stooping, climbing stairs/ladders, and balancing.

Position Requirements (if applicable)

• If job includes or may include driving for company business:
• - Driver must have a valid driver’s license and acceptable motor vehicle record with company insurance carrier
• - Driver must have reliable means of transportation
• - Driver must have the ability to be insurable at standard rates for driving.
• - Driver must provide proof of personal auto liability insurance when using vehicles for company business

Additional Information

To be hired, candidates will be required to successfully complete a background investigation, drug screen, and a physical demand analysis; when applicable.