Student Worker - Grounds Maintenance, Facilities Maintenance Services

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Job Description

The University of Nevada, Reno is seeking to hire a Grounds Maintenance Student Worker for the Facilities Maintenance Services Department.

*Note:* *This position is subject to a pre-employment, post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol test. The candidate selected for hire will be required to sign a form acknowledging this policy*

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily grounds maintenance duties;
• Drive carts on busy campus roads along with pedestrians;
• Pick up trash and recyclables throughout campus;
• Remove garbage from trashcans and install new liners;
• Sweep debris from sidewalks, gutters, and where necessary throughout campus;
• Springtime week removal and planter bed season prep, which includes removal of excess material to lay new mulch;
• Mulching of beds with bark mulch, decomposed granite material, and river rock as instructed by supervisor;
• Perform grounds care such as, mowing, trimming, and clean up; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Candidate must be enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno;
• Candidate must be dependable, reliable, thorough, motivated, and detail oriented;
• Candidate must be able to work as a member of a team and follow instructions;

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

This position requires

• Walking or standing to a significant degree;
• Pushing and/or pulling;
• Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50...