Groundskeeping Team Leader

Block by Block•Camden, NJ

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Block by Block is seeking friendly Ambassadors to make public spaces better, including making them friendlier, safer, and cleaner. With nearly 3,000 employees nationwide, Block by Block is large enough to provide lots of opportunities but small enough to have your work noticed. Our Mission Statement is: "With pride, we make public spaces friendly and vibrant for the communities we serve." Our rapid growth provides endless opportunities for your long-term career, not just your next job. 68% of our management team started in another job within our company, with a vast majority starting out as an Ambassador. This role involves front-line leadership, managing shift duties of clean and safe ambassadors, ensuring compliance with all Block by Block standards, best practices, procedures, and policies. It requires being fair, holding the team responsible for completing projects and remaining productive, communicating and leading daily shift briefings, assigning duties and zones, reviewing events, weather, and safety updates to Ambassadors, and providing excellent customer service in the BID and towards the team of Ambassadors. The role also involves providing guidance and direction for on-street and in-the-field operations, reporting broken infrastructure and graffiti, providing basic daily reports of accomplishments, and offering direction and counsel to team members. A positive, professional environment must be maintained in full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and overall Block by Block standards. The role requires proficiency in computer usage and Microsoft Office products. Block by Block is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Requirements

Prior managerial/supervisory experience
Special project/Maintenance background - fixing banners, pressure washers, and operating other machines
Valid NJ Driver's License
Must have the physical capacity to walk continuously during an eight-hour shift, with normal breaks (two fifteen-minute breaks and one thirty-minute meal break).
Must be able to work outdoors in all conditions with provided inclement weather gear.
Must be able to speak, read, and write the English language in order to create basic reports.
Must be proficient in computer usage and in Microsoft Office products.

Nice To Haves

Customer service + Hospitality
Ability to drive and operate a vehicle
Ability to work outdoors in ALL weather conditions
High School Diploma or College Preferred

Responsibilities

Managing shift duties of the clean and safe ambassadors while ensuring compliance with all Block by Block standards, best practices, procedures, and policies.
Being fair and holding the team responsible for completing projects and remaining productive.
Communicating and leading daily shift briefings while assigning duties and zones, reviewing events, weather, and safety updates to Ambassadors.
Providing excellent customer service in the BID and towards the team of Ambassadors.
Provide guidance and direction for the on-street and in-the-field operations.
Provide written reports of broken infrastructure, graffiti on private property, and provide a basic daily report of accomplishments and tasks completed.
Provide direction and counsel to team members and report concerns to the Operations Manager.
Maintain a positive, professional environment in full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and overall Block by Block standards of expected professionalism.
Must have the physical capacity to traverse continuously during an eight-hour shift, with normal breaks (two fifteen-minute and one thirty-minute meal break).
Must be able to work outdoors in all conditions with provided inclement weather gear.
Must be able to speak, read, and write the English language in order to create basic reports.
Must be proficient in computer usage and in Microsoft Office products.

Benefits

Medical with available FSA and/or HSA
Dental
Vision
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Life
Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Critical Illness
Accident
Vacation
Sick Time and/or PTO (Only where required by local requirements and contract agreements)
Paid Leave (only where required by law)
Holidays (only where required by contract agreement)
Floating Holidays (only where required by contract agreement)
Birthday Pay (eligible after one year of service at most locations unless otherwise stated in CBA)
Jury Duty (only where required by law)
401K Retirement Savings Plan