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• Grounds Maintenance Worker
  Job Type: Actively Recruiting

  Start Date: 02/03/2025

  Location: Episcopal School of Baton Rouge

Description

The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented individual to join our Grounds Maintenance team. The Grounds Maintenance position will work with the ground maintenance crew to ensure that the campus looks its best year around. This position is a twelve month full-time position and reports to the Grounds Foreman. The position begins in February 2025.

Description of School

Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, a college preparatory educational community of approximately 950 students and approximately 170 professionals, includes grades PreK-3 through 12 that embraces the whole-child educational philosophy. As an Episcopal school, the Episcopal School of Baton Rouge was created to be a diverse institution of educational and human development for all persons, regardless of origin, background, ability, or religion. Episcopal is known for its academic performance, for its attention to the spiritual lives of its students, and for offering a wide range of opportunities for student education and development. Opportunities to excel in academics, arts, athletics, service, and community leadership characterize the school’s program.

General Duties

● Lawn Care: Mowing, trimming and edging lawns. Seeding and fertilizing grass. Watering lawns as needed.
● Landscape Maintenance: Planting and maintaining flowers, shrubs, and trees. Mulching, weeding, and pruning garden beds. Applying pesticides and herbicides when necessary.
● Outdoor Cleanliness: Sweeping walkways, driveways, and patios. Collecting and disposing of trash and debris. Ensuring outdoor furniture is clean and arranged properly.
● Equipment Maintenance: Inspecting and maintaining gardening tools and equipment. Performing minor repairs and adjustments. Keeping inventory of supplies and requesting replacements when needed.
● Seasonal Duties: Removing leaves and snow. Preparing grounds for different seasons (e.g., winterizing plants, spring planting). Setting up and removing holiday decorations.
● Safety and Compliance: Ensuring all work is performed in compliance with safety regulations. Reporting any hazards or maintenance issues. Participating in safety training and meetings.
● Additional Tasks: Assisting with special events and projects as required. Collaborating with other maintenance staff and departments. Providing excellent customer service to visitors and staff.

Requirements

Personal and Professional Characteristics and Experiences

● Attention to Detail: Ability to notice and correct small imperfections to ensure grounds are well-maintained.
● Reliability: Consistently dependable and able to follow a regular work schedule.
● Physical Stamina: Capability to perform physically demanding tasks, such as lifting, bending, and standing for extended periods.
● Work Ethic: Strong sense of responsibility and commitment to high-quality work.
● Flexibility: Willingness to adapt to changing tasks and priorities, especially with varying weather conditions.
● Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify and resolve issues efficiently and effectively.
● Customer Service Orientation: Friendly and approachable attitude, providing excellent service to visitors and staff.
● Technical Knowledge: Understanding of landscaping techniques, gardening practices, and groundskeeping equipment.
● Safety Conscious: Knowledge of safety protocols and a commitment to maintaining a safe work environment.
● Experience with Tools and Machinery: Proficiency in using lawn mowers, trimmers, blowers, and other maintenance equipment.
● Organizational Skills: Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively to complete work efficiently.
● Team Player: Capability to work well with other maintenance staff and collaborate on larger projects.
● Communication Skills: Effective verbal communication for coordinating with colleagues and supervisors.

Our School Mission

As a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge nurtures and develops the whole child -- spiritually, intellectually, morally, physically, and artistically -- through challenging academic and co-curricular programs which prepare our graduates for college and for purposeful lives.

Our Episcopal Identity

Episcopal schools are Christian communities whose missions integrate spiritual formation into all aspects of the educational experience in a graceful and inclusive way. Even the most diverse of Episcopal schools are created to be communities that honor, celebrate and worship God as the center of life. We are created to be models of God’s love and grace. We are created to serve God in Christ in all persons, regardless of origin, background, ability, or religion. We are created to “strive for justice and peace among all people and [to] respect the dignity of every human being.”

Episcopal schools have been established, however, not solely as communities for Christians, like a parish church, but as diverse institutions of educational and human development for people of all faiths and backgrounds. Episcopal schools are populated by a rich variety of human beings, from increasingly diverse religious, cultural, and economic backgrounds. By weaving the principles of meaningful school worship, rich community life, foundational religious education, and striving for social justice into the very fabric of the school’s overall life, Episcopal schools ensure that we challenge all who attend our schools to build lives of genuine meaning, purpose, and service in the world they will inherit.

Submission Information
Episcopal will offer a competitive hourly rate and good benefits for this position. Digital applications are preferred and welcomed at https://www.episcopalbr.org/discover-episcopal/careers or can be emailed to [email protected]. Please include an employment application, cover letter, resume, and copy of transcripts. Application materials can also be sent to Attn: Employment, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, 3200 Woodland Ridge Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70816.

Episcopal School of Baton Rouge is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment upon any basis, including race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation or military service.