Groundskeeper I

About Us

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Located in Morrow, Georgia, Clayton State University is roughly 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta. The university offers employees an adaptable, collaborative environment that fosters professional and personal development.

The university is committed to having a positive impact on the State of Georgia and beyond by serving students and the community through broadening access to high-quality education and advancing workforce development. Clayton State offers multiple certificates, Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's Degree programs, which currently enroll over 5,500 students in challenging campus and online courses.

Clayton State's main campus is situated on 214 beautiful acres in a lakeside setting just minutes from downtown Atlanta, making access to the vibrant metropolitan area swift. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution has named the university a Top Workplace in Atlanta for six consecutive years. The Chronicle of Higher Education also named Clayton State one of 79 higher education institutions across the nation in its list of 2017 Great Colleges to Work For.

Job Summary

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This position performs entry-level landscaping duties, including both maintenance and installation tasks. Responsibilities may include operating mowers, trimmers, and blowers; picking up trash; planting; and pruning. The position reports to the Landscape Supervisor and the Assistant Director of Landscape Management.

Responsibilities

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• Performs landscaping duties, including operating mowers, string trimmers, edgers, blowers, chainsaws, and other motorized and non-motorized equipment.
• Prunes shrubs and trees, waters annual flowers, sprays weeds, and removes trash from campus grounds.
• Plants trees, shrubs, turf-grass, annuals, and perennials.
• Applies herbicides for weed control in designated areas.
• Services and maintains equipment such as mowers, edgers, string trimmers, blowers, and ch...