Part-Time, Groundskeeper/Equipment Operator - Lane Community College : Job Details

AA/EEO Statement:

Lane Community College is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Veteran / Disabled Employer embracing equity, inclusion and accessibility. We encourage a safe and hospitable environment for historically marginalized populations including women, BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and candidates and employees living with disabilities.

Veterans Statement

Lane actively recruits veterans and those with disabilities for all positions. For accommodations and questions call 541-###-####.

* Veterans, please fax, e-mail, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources, [email protected], 541-###-####

* Lane Community College ensures that all documentation submitted to HR will remain confidential.

Position Information:

Posting Number: 240144 Job Title: Part-Time, Groundskeeper/Equipment Operator Applicant Notification:

Our Facilities, Management, & Planning Department is seeking to hire a part-time Groundskeeper / Equipment Operator.

Application Information

* This is an applicant pool posting. The first review date of applications may be as early as 10 business days after posting. Subsequent review dates will be based upon department needs. Lane Community College reserves the right to modify this information.

* Your application will remain in the pool until a decision is made on your candidacy.

* Incomplete applications will not be considered.

* Applications will remain in the applicant pool until the position(s) is filled.

Location: Main Campus Classification: Groundskeeper - Equipment Operator Position Type: Hourly Part-Time Classified Anticipated Start Date: Upon hire Salary/Wage: Annual Salary/Wage Range: $17.81 - $26.12 (Classified Hourly Pay Grade 7) Salary/Compensation Statement:

* Our application is used to determine your initial salary placement for selected candidates. All employment and education history will be considered.

* Part-Time Benefits may be available for qualified employees.

Grant Statement: Working Schedule:

* This is an hourly position with a maximum of 1000 hours per year.

* Schedule is negotiable with selected candidates. Options vary from 18 hours per week ongoing to working 40 hours per week for approximately one half of a year.

* Work hours need to be between 6:00 am and 3:00 pm Monday through Friday.

FLSA: Non-Exempt Position Status: Temporary Full/Part: Part-Time Annual Schedule: 260 Day (12 Month) Annual Schedule Details: Quicklink for Posting:

POSTING TEXT

Posting Date: 09/16/2024 Closing Date: 12/22/2024 Applicant Pool: Term Pool Open Until Filled: No

Required QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education:

High school graduation or equivalent supplemented by course work in horticulture.

Required Experience:

* One (1) year of experience in the operation and maintenance of grounds and construction heavy equipment.

* Six (6) months of experience in grounds maintenance.

Licensure or Certification Requirements

A current Oregon Driver's License or ability to get one by date of hire.

Conditions of Employment:

* Successful applicants are required to complete a criminal background check. Infractions do not necessarily disqualify a candidate, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. See our FAQs for more detail.

* Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.

Preferred QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Education

* Associate's degree in Horticulture or related field.

* A current pesticide applicator's certification.

Preferred Experience

* Experience with integrated pest management.

* Experience working at large public sector institutions, colleges, or universities.

* Experience with sustainable landscaping including landscaping with native plants and xeriscaping.

* Experience with installing and repairing irrigation systems.

Language Statement

We welcome multilingual applicants who can support and welcome all students.

Bilingual/Multicultural Statement:

Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity are integral to Lane's commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to student and community engagement. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage applications from candidates that identify with groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education.

Equivalency Statement:

We want to find the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and/or service will contribute to the Lane mission of transforming lives through learning.

Position Purpose:

The purpose of this position is to provide grounds maintenance to effectively maintain and beautify the college grounds.

Essential Functions:

* Operate a variety of grounds equipment, such as backhoes, loaders, forklift, boom lift, and cat crawlers to excavate ditches and develop grounds for the installation of sidewalks, lawns, trees or irrigation systems.

* Care for lawns, athletic fields, shrubs, trees and groundcover by mowing, fertilizing, aerating, pruning, weeding, top dressing, edging, irrigating, planting and removing dead or damaged plants. Athletic field care also includes marking for events and moving bleachers and soccer goal sets. Maintain artificial turf soccer and track fields.

* Remove blackberries and poison oak; remove wasp and hornets nests; properly and safety mix and apply insecticides, herbicides or fungicides according to Lane's Integrated Pest Management Plan.

* Repair or replace PVC irrigation systems; program controllers for proper irrigation; remove controllers for shipment to repair facility.

* Rake, vacuum and bag leaves; pick up trash; hose and pressure wash dirt and debris off walkways and walls; remove snow and ice using hand and power equipment; put sand and deicer on ice; repair holes in parking lots; empty trash containers and sawdust bins.

* Follow Lane's Integrated Pest Management Plan.

* Respectfully interact with students, other employees, and the public during the course of completing tasks. Exhibit a customer service attitude.

* Contribute to Lane's core value of Sustainability by utilizing and recommending sustainable landscaping practices such as mulching grass, recycling yard debris, low to no water planting and maintenance techniques, and hand weeding.

* Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students.

* Other duties as assigned.

Equity and Inclusion

* Demonstrate Lane Community College's core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences. These are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships and are applied to all position responsibilities.

* Duties are carried out respectfully, inclusively, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran's status, nationality, age, language, origin or employment status.

* Must demonstrate an active concern for meeting the needs of students, staff, and the public.

* Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Lane Community College's Human Resources and Disability Resources departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities to facilitate student and staff success; mentor and role-model cultural competency for persons with disabilities.

Supervision Statement:

Works under the general supervision of the Director of Facilities Management and Planning. A Lead Groundskeeper schedules, assigns, inspects and approves work and is available to answer questions or troubleshoot problems on a daily basis. Assignments are received in the form of weekly or seasonal work schedules, daily work orders or oral or written instructions. After an initial orientation period work is performed independently or as a member of a crew. Work is reviewed periodically during and after completion for quality, quantity and safety of operations. Supervision of others is not normally a responsibility of this position.

Physical Demands/Working Environment:

Physical strength and agility are required to operate tractor-mounted equipment, lawnmowers, and other manual or power tools. Must have the ability to: Bend, stoop, and twist; and lift and carry trash, grounds debris, containers, and equipment weighing up to thirty (30) pounds. Working conditions may include standing and/or walking for extended periods and working outdoors in all kinds of weather. Work Safely.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

* Horticulture and groundskeeping operations and practices.

* Applicable OSHA regulations.

* Sustainable groundskeeping practices.

Ability to:

* Work safely and safely operate groundskeeping equipment and tools.

* Read, understand, and apply oral and written instructions and labels.

* Operate tractor mounted equipment.

* Work effectively as a member of a team or independently.

* Stand and/or walk for extended periods.

* Work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.

* Work varied shifts during inclement weather.

* Drive tractors, utility vehicles, dump trucks, delivery vehicles, vans and heavy equipment.

* Support all employees in ensuring that all students have a safe, clean, welcoming and well-maintained learning environment.

* Provide support to employees working to meet accreditation standards through evaluation and assessment of student outcomes.

Skill in:

* Operation of grounds equipment used for backhoes, forklifts, hydraulic boom lifts, dump trucks, cat crawlers, and platform lifts and loaders.

* Safe operation of hand and power mowers, edgers, rakes, weed trimmers, pruners, saws, shovels, hoes, brooms, blowers, vacuums, hoses, pressure washers, grinders, brake lathes, welders and chemical applicators.

* Irrigation operations and repair.

Applicant Instructions:

Applicant Instructions:

* Incomplete applications will not be considered. All fields in the application must be completed, including employment dates, work hours, and detailed job duties.

Required Documents

To be considered a candidate for this position, all of the following must be included in the application package:

* Application - Complete and submit online via the applicant portal.

If applicable: DD214 - Veterans, please fax, email, mail, or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources at Lane Community College, attn. Jill Deneault, [email protected], Fax: 541-###-####

Additional documents and letters of reference are not accepted.

Questions?

* For assistance with the online application call Human Resources at 541-###-####

* For position questions contact Jennifer Hayward, [email protected]

How to monitor your application

* Enter [email protected] into your Safe Senders list. Notifications will be sent toward the end of the search process.

* Visit your Employment Opportunities account. The main page will show your status in the search.

Positions close at 9:00 pm PST on closing date.

Transcript Instructions:

Transcripts are not required.

If you have obtained a degree higher than the required education for this position, then unofficial transcripts are required to ensure an accurate salary placement is conducted.

Attach under Optional Document , fax, email, deliver or mail to:

Lane Community College

Human Resources

Attn: Jill Deneault

4000 E. 30th Ave.

Building 3, 1st floor

Eugene, OR 97405

Fax: (541) ###-####

E-mail: [email protected]

College and Division Information:

College Information

The goal of Lane Community College is to help students achieve their dreams and transform lives through learning. The faculty and staff are dedicated to helping students succeed. Lane partners with businesses in the community to help shape the current and future workforce.

Lane is a learning-centered community college that provides affordable, quality, lifelong educational opportunities.

History

Lane was founded in 1964 by a vote of local citizens, and the main campus opened in 1968. The college was a successor to the Eugene Technical-Vocational School that was founded in 1938. Lane has received many awards and accolades for its innovative programs and high quality instruction. The college is a member of the League for Innovation in the Community College.

One of the advantages of working Lane is living in the area. Lane's main campus is in Eugene, a city known for its quality of life and for being the home of the University of Oregon. Eugene is home to more than 153,000 people and neighboring Springfield has more than 57,000 residents comprise the second largest population center in the state. Eugene and Springfield are nestled in the Willamette Valley between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains. Some peaks in the Cascade Range can be seen from main campus. The area's scenic mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, and coastline offer many opportunities for outdoor adventures or for just sitting back and enjoying the view. See what's new at Eugene, Cascades & Oregon Coast (link is external).

Union Association: LCC Employees Federation (Classified)