Groundsworker

At Oakton College, we know education changes lives - and that starts with the people who make it happen. For more than 50 years, we've built a welcoming and inclusive community where students from all backgrounds and experiences thrive.

 

We're looking for passionate professionals to join our team. 

 

We offer: 

 

Continuing Education

Great Benefits

Paid Winter Break

FRIDAYS OFF during the Summer

 

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities Include:  Perform routine tasks in maintaining lawns and grounds, including seeding, fertilizing, mowing, watering and weed control, install, plant, spray and maintain flower beds;  Plant, fertilize, spray and prune shrubs and trees; Maintain and repair sidewalks, roads and parking lots; Maintain and repair water and sanitary lines, storm sewers, drainage structures and manholes and drain lines; Perform tasks in snow removal including use of snowplow, UTV or tractor to remove snow and add ice control by using salt or liquid deicers;  Perform leaf raking, tree cutting, grass cutting and stump removal; Applies fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides as directed; Preform daily campus litter and garbage can pick up; Operate job related power equipment such as end loader, snow blower, air compressor and air hammer, mowers, painter, chain saw, and other power equipment; Perform other general maintenance tasks as may be assigned by Supervisor or Director of Facilities; Perform Athletic fields maintenance, repair and striping; Perform Sprinkler system repair and maintenance; Preform other job-related duties as assigned.

 

Required Qualifications:  High school education or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired; Two years of landscaping groundskeeping and athletic fields experience; Illinois State Public Applicator or Operator License and /or Ornamental and Turf license must be obtained in 6 months of employment; Ability to operate various types of power equipment including lawnmowers, trimmers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, and other landscaping equipment; Ability to use hand tools required for landscaping.