GROUNDSKEEPER

The GEO Group•Big Spring, TX

About The Position

The Groundskeeper maintains the facility’s outdoor grounds by moving soil, equipment, and materials; digging holes; mowing grass; and removing trash. The role involves planting and supporting trees and plants, caring for lawns and garden areas, handling supplies, and constructing concrete garden borders. The Groundskeeper may also perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
One to three months of related experience and/or training in a janitorial or groundskeeper capacity.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small-group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to use common-sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to work with computers and the software typically used by the department.

Responsibilities

Dig holes for plants and trees.
Mix fertilizer or lime with dirt in the bottom of holes to enrich soil, place plants or trees in holes, and add dirt to fill the holes.
Attach or remove wires from planted trees to stakes to support the trees.
Load and unload trucks and other conveyances.
Move supplies and materials to the proper location by wheelbarrow or hand truck.
Haul or spread topsoil.
Water lawns, trees, and plants.
Spread straw over seeded soil to prevent movement of seed and soil.
Build forms for concrete borders.
Mix and pour cement for garden borders.
Place decorative stones and plant flowers in garden areas.
Mow lawns.
Perform other duties as assigned.