Groundsworker

The groundworkers help maintain and care for the campus grounds.

This is a full-time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $19.26-$23.59 per hour. The anticipated start date for this position is February 2025.

Core Responsibilities:

• Operates equipment for summer and winter grounds maintenance; removes litter and debris from campus grounds.  
• Plants, waters, weeds, prunes and mulches flower beds and shrub and tree beds.  
• Sets up grounds for commencement and other major college events; prepares athletic fields for games, including marking fields and equipment setup.  
• Aerates, overseeds, weeds, fertilizes, mows, rakes and maintains turf areas.  
• Assists in snow removal from steps, roads and walkways as assigned.  
• Performs preventative maintenance on tools and equipment.  
• Performs all duties in a safe and professional manner and in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures; works cooperatively with others and accepts direction from supervisors.  
• Performs associated facilities service maintenance work as requested, including, but not limited to: plumbing, electrical, carpentry and painting.  

Requirements

• Must have knowledge of proper use of equipment.  Some knowledge of horticulture, turf care, equipment and landscape maintenance.  
• Driver's license, clean driving record, and good driving skills required.  
• Good organizational and interpersonal skills required; ability to work in a team environment or independently as required.
• 1-2 years experience in lawn and landscape maintenance.  

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

Ability to work Saturdays and Sundays as part of a regular or rotating work shift. Must be available to work flexible shifts and overtime if necessary.

Position requires frequent lifting, pulling, pushing, bending, twisting, climbing, and sitting in equipment for extended periods.

Other:

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and post-offer, per-employment physical screening that must be completed to start work.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, Middlebury offers a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College's golf course and Nordic and alpine ski areas). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings. Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website by following this web link: https://go.middlebury.edu/benefits
• Or click see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Vermont or Monterey!

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.