Details
Posted: 16-Oct-23
Location: Danvers, Massachusetts
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Facilities or Plant Operations
Preferred Education:
High School
About St. John’s Prep
St. John’s Prep is an inclusive, Catholic, Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School for young men in grades 6 through 12. Founded on the Xaverian values of compassion, humility, simplicity, trust, and zeal, we educate students to be, do and stand for good in the world. We enroll approximately 1,500 students from more than 90 communities in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Position Overview and Responsibilities
St. John’s Prep is looking for an experienced facilities groundskeeper. Reporting to the Managing Director of Facilities, the facilities groundskeeper ensures the upkeep, cleanliness, and improvement of all grounds, athletic fields, grounds equipment, and buildings assigned.
This position is considered essential. Essential employees, when called upon, are expected to be on-site during emergency situations, including but not limited to snow storms and severe weather. This is a full-time, hourly, second shift staff position; work hours are generally 12 to 8 pm.
Responsibilities include:
- Follow all St. John’s Prep policies and procedures.
- Operate and maintain lawn mowers and sweepers as well as power equipment used in ground work (sprayers, pruners, and trimmers) to ensure they work effectively and safely.
- Maintain flower beds and landscaping including laying bark mulch, weeding, edging, etc.
- Set up for athletic events including preparing fields, opening facilities (gates, grandstands, restrooms.)
- Maintain the appearance and functionality of all types of athletic and campus fields.
- Inventory grounds equipment and supplies.
- Maintain irrigation equipment and systems.
- Assist other persons responsible for grounds at all school locations.
- Maintain the building assigned for keeping storage supplies and equipment.
- Take the initiative in proposing improvements to grounds, including lawns, shrubs, trees, flowers, seeding, planting, and landscaping.
- Completing assigned work orders in a timely and complete fashion
- Following safety guidelines when performing all tasks
- Partnering to prepare rooms for events
- Report safety, sanitary, and fire hazards immediately to supervisor
- Interact thoughtfully and courteously with students, faculty, staff, and parents and resolve conflict in a professional manner.
- Attend work regularly and be punctual.
- Perform all other additional duties as requested.
Skills and Competencies
- Time management skills: organizing, planning, and prioritizing.
- Ability to multi-task and change direction easily.
- Integrity and dependability.
- Team player with a positive attitude.
- Attention to detail.
- Kindness and concern for others.
Education and Experience
- High school diploma required or General Education Diploma (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Valid driver’s license and MVR required.
- Pesticide applicator license preferred.
- Previous experience working in landscaping or grounds keeping and athletic field maintenance required.
Physical Requirements:
- Standing/sitting for long periods of time.
- Bending, lifting, pushing, kneeling, crouching, crawling, stooping.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to reach at and above shoulder height to access higher areas of equipment, etc.
- Must be capable of adapting to frequent changes in position throughout the workday.
- Hearing and speaking to exchange information in person or on the telephone.
- Use of hands and fingers for manipulation, and using computer keyboard, educational tools, play equipment, and perform first aid and CPR.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.
St. John’s Prep is committed to building a diverse and inclusive campus community. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We seek applicants who demonstrate a commitment to multiculturalism and diversity that is manifested in classroom practice, student engagement, interpersonal communication, and curricular decisions. For more information about our academic, spiritual and student life programs, please visit www.stjohnsprep.org.
Interested candidates are asked to apply via the online Application for Employment found on the Employment page of stjohnsprep.org. Candidates will need to upload a cover letter, resumé, and academic transcripts. Please, no phone calls.
About St John's Prep
St. John’s Preparatory School is conveniently located just 15 miles northeast of Boston in Danvers, Massachusetts. We are a Xaverian Brothers sponsored school educating nearly 1,500 young men in grades 6 through 12 from more than 70 communities throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Our rigorous academic and extensive co-curricular program encourages students to develop their spiritual, intellectual, moral, physical, and creative potential, and inspires them to honor the diversity that enriches both our school community and the world beyond St. John's.
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