Groundskeeper 3- 20023972

State of Ohio • Chillicothe, OH

24d

About The Position

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. What You’ll Do: Works under direction & requires thorough knowledge of groundskeeping Act as lead worker (e.g., provides work direction and training) over lower-level workers (e.g., groundskeeper 1, groundskeeper 2, maintenance repair worker 1) and/or inmates in the propagation, grooming, maintenance, preparation, cultivation and/or other groundskeeping tasks required to care for turf, lawns, trees, shrubs and/or flowers Participates in herbicidal spraying Removes, installs, and maintains plant materials Prunes, mulches, waters, applies insecticides, pesticides and/or fertilizers Transplants trees Mows lawns; plants and prepares flower beds Re-moves trash and leaves from grounds, trims hedges Repairs erosion problems. Monitors lower-level workers or inmates in cleaning of walks, roads, and parking areas through removal of ice, snow and/or litter Performs record keeping, documentation and/or reporting tasks, orders materials, supplies and equipment Maintains records regarding care and planting of trees, shrubs and/or flowers Informs supervisor of materials needed for planting (e.g., seeds, seedlings, trees, bulbs, plants, bushes and fertilizer) Monitors subordinates and/or participates in maintenance and repair of equipment (e.g., landscape equipment), machinery, walks, roads, parking areas and/or shelters and performs other miscellaneous tasks as assigned (e.g., assists maintenance department workers in repair of water lines and/or electrical steam lines installed underground) Assumes duties of supervisor in his/her absence Inspects contract projects of herbicidal spraying, tree removal or turf fertilization Participates in removal of dead animals. Serves on institutional committees Attends training, seminars and/or meetings as required Performs security functions as required (e.g., man-down, shakedown, inmate movement)

Requirements

• Formal education in English & arithmetic that includes reading, writing & speaking English & fractions, decimals & percentages
• 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in groundskeeping activities & use of associated equipment (e.g., applying sprays, planting, transplanting, pruning, trimming, snow removal)
• Valid commercial driver's license required if motor equipment is of type & size regulated by sections 4506.01 & 4506.12 of Ohio revised code.
• Or 6 mos. exp. as Groundskeeper 2, 53612.
• Valid commercial driver's license required if motor equipment is of type & size regulated by Sections 4506.01 & 4506.12 of Ohio revised code.
• Or alternative, equivalent evidence of the Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment quoted above.
• Job Skills: Facilities Maintenance & Inspection, Flexibility,Priority Setting, Time Management.

Responsibilities

• Acts as lead worker (e.g., provides work direction and training) over lower-level workers (e.g., groundskeeper 1, groundskeeper 2, maintenance repair worker 1) and/or inmates in the propagation, grooming, maintenance, preparation, cultivation and/or other groundskeeping tasks required to care for turf, lawns, trees, shrubs and/or flowers
• Participates in herbicidal spraying
• Removes, installs, and maintains plant materials
• Prunes, mulches, waters, applies insecticides, pesticides and/or fertilizers
• Transplants trees
• Mows lawns; plants and prepares flower beds
• Removes trash and leaves from grounds, trims hedges
• Repairs erosion problems
• Monitors lower-level workers or inmates in cleaning of walks, roads, and parking areas through removal of ice, snow and/or litter
• Performs record keeping, documentation and/or reporting tasks, orders materials, supplies and equipment
• Maintains records regarding care and planting of trees, shrubs and/or flowers
• Informs supervisor of materials needed for planting (e.g., seeds, seedlings, trees, bulbs, plants, bushes and fertilizer)
• Monitors subordinates and/or participates in maintenance and repair of equipment (e.g., landscape equipment), machinery, walks, roads, parking areas and/or shelters and performs other miscellaneous tasks as assigned (e.g., assists maintenance department workers in repair of water lines and/or electrical steam lines installed underground)
• Assumes duties of supervisor in his/her absence
• Inspects contract projects of herbicidal spraying, tree removal or turf fertilization
• Participates in removal of dead animals
• Serves on institutional committees
• Attends training, seminars and/or meetings as required
• Performs security functions as required (e.g., man-down, shakedown, inmate movement)

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed