Groundskeeper

Tulsa Health Department

27d • Onsite

About The Position

The Groundskeeper is primarily responsible for planting and maintaining lawns, shrubs, flowers, and trees; trimming and pruning; applying fertilizer, insecticide, fungicide, and water; maintaining outdoor furniture and equipment; and repairing groundskeeping tools and equipment. The position also performs cleaning and minor maintenance at all Tulsa Health Department sites.

The role includes groundskeeping duties, housekeeping duties, and occasional vehicle operation and minor vehicle maintenance. The employee may also perform other assigned duties, including activities supporting public health emergency operations. The position reports to the Senior Maintenance Technician and has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One or more years of experience in janitorial, groundskeeping, or related work.
• Knowledge of hazardous chemical and biological materials and wastes, and the safety procedures for handling them.
• Ability to use and maintain a wide variety of tools and equipment.
• Ability to use power mowers, clippers, sprayers, spreaders, aerifiers, roto-tillers, salt spreaders, trucks, tractors, trenchers, post-hole diggers, pruning saws, chain saws, and lift trucks.
• Ability to follow verbal instructions, work orders, and schedules and to work with minimum supervision.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds intermittently and handle heavier objects by other means.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions, perform simple arithmetic, record information, and request supplies verbally or in writing.
• Ability and willingness to perform work-related travel.
• Must maintain THD record confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Mow lawns and trim shrubs using power and hand mowers and clippers.
• Prune and maintain trees using pruning shears and saws.
• Use and maintain groundskeeping equipment and tools, including mowers, sprinklers, sprayers, spreaders, tractors, trucks, and other listed equipment.
• Requisition materials, supplies, and tools, and keep simple inventory records.
• Prepare soil through cultivation, fertilizing, and conditioning.
• Mix and apply sprays and dusts when required.
• Remove and store plants and bulbs for winter.
• Start, transplant, and develop seedlings, sod, trees, and cuttings.
• Adjust, lubricate, and repair sprinklers, mowers, and grounds equipment as needed.
• Sweep, mop, wax, and vacuum building floors.
• Scrub, wash, dust, polish, and paint walls, woodwork, windows, furniture, and other equipment.
• Clean and sanitize lavatories, examination rooms, and washrooms.
• Maintain and refill paper towel and soap dispensers.
• Collect and dispose of trash and garbage, following safety procedures for potentially hazardous chemical and biological materials and wastes.
• Move equipment and furniture and collect and dispose of litter on facility grounds.
• Maintain lighting, air-conditioning filters, and related items.
• Provide helpful internal and external customer service.
• Operate and maintain trucks and other vehicles as assigned and perform minor vehicle maintenance.
• Complete required training and perform other assigned duties, including duties supporting public health emergency operations.
• Maintain confidentiality of Tulsa Health Department records in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
• Perform work-related travel as needed.

Benefits

• Health care and health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement pension fund
• Deferred compensation and investment plans, including a 401A employer/employee matching fund and 457 deferred compensation plan
• Flexible spending accounts and Flex Plan
• Group and supplemental life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays, typically 13 days per calendar year plus 2 floating holidays
• Paid time off: 20 hours per month
• Cost-of-living adjustments
• Extended sick leave
• Critical illness, accident, hospitalization, and supplemental insurance plans
• Legal and identity theft protection plans
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Post Employment Health Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Working 4 Balance workplace wellness program
• Promotional opportunities
• Tulsa Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union
• NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program eligibility for nursing education loans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED