Horticultural Attendant
About The Position
The mission of Southern University and A&M College, an Historically Black, 1890 land-grant institution, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is to provide a student-focused teaching and learning environment that creates global leadership opportunities for a diverse student population where teaching, research, service, scholarly and creative expectations for students and faculty are achieved through the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs offered at the institution via different instructional modalities and via public service. The Horticultural Attendant to provide landscaping and campus grooming to the Southern University Baton Rouge Campus.
Requirements
- One year of experience or training in farming, the care and maintenance of trees and shrubs, or groundskeeping; OR Six semester hours in a plant science or landscape field of study.
- Criminal background check and reference verification is required.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for maintaining and taking care of plants, trees, etc.
- prune and trims trees and shrubs as needed
- maintain flower beds, remove dead grass or over growth of weeds, etc.
- Assist Horticultural Attendant Foreman and Leader as needed.
- Assist with picking up paper on the campus grounds
- assist with cutting and grooming the campus grounds
- responsible for the overall beautification of the campus grounds as other crafts assigned to this department under the direction of the Horticultural Attendant Foreman
- Check lawn equipment, tools, etc., weekly
- submit work orders as needed for repairs on equipment assigned during tour of duty
- Performs other related work as directed or required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
