Groundskeeper I

Groundskeeper I

Location

Berea

Job Type

Full-Time

Division

Operations & Sustainability

Department

Facilities Management

Opening Date

07/17/2025

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Salary Grade

3

DESCRIPTION

BENEFITS

Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position.

Description:

Join our team as a Groundskeeper at Berea College!

Position involved in performing all aspects of seasonal grounds operations such as trash pickup, mowing, trimming, edging, planting and snow and ice control. The level of the groundskeeper job title is dictated by the forementioned education and experience. In addition, the incumbent will plant and maintain landscaped areas. The position is also responsible for providing maintenance of trees and other plants.

Your Key Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Performs all aspects of grounds maintenance including; mowing, trimming, edging, weed control and removal, seeding, fertilizing, grounds clean-up including leaf removal, and snow and ice control operations.

Maintains trees and other plants in a healthy condition and assists with the oversight of both in-house and contract maintenance of trees and other plants.

Installs and maintains landscaped areas and provides guidance and direction to other grounds personnel involved in landscaping operations.

In support of Berea College's great commitments this position requires student supervision. The fourth great commitment is to promote learning and serving in community through the student labor program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. The Supervision would include scheduling, assigning and approving work performed. Developing students about common workplace acumen and giving them tangible work experience is an expected outcome. To learn more about the student labor program and requirements on this position see: Labor Program Goals

Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.

What You'll Bring:

Education required to ensure success in this position:

Groundskeeper I

High School Diploma/GED

Experience required to ensure success in this position:

Groundskeeper I

Entry level - Minimum of 0-2 years' experience in landscape maintenance/care

Special skills, knowledge and abilities:

Groundskeeper I

Basic knowledge of grounds and landscaping trades and materials

Ability to follow direction of others in the maintenance of campus landscaping

Ability to safely operate all types of grounds and landscaping equipment

License, certification, or registration necessary:

Valid Driver's License

Physical requirements:

Physical capability for manual labor

Ability to lift 50 pounds

Ability to work in extreme conditions

Environmental conditions:

Working outside in weather extremes- sun and heat, rain, snow, cold temperatures;

Working around hazardous equipment- lifts, tractors, front loaders, chain saws, mowers, etc.;

Working in dangerous conditions- storms, trees, etc.;

Working in garage- loud, dusty, greasy conditions.

Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $204,000. Berea's students excel in the College's supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!

Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Employer

Berea College

Address

101 Chestnut St.

Berea, Kentucky, 40404