Landscape Aide I - Facilities Services - UTK

Required Qualifications

• Education:
• High school diploma or GED
• Experience:
• No experience required
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Ability to perform hard, physical work for long periods in all types of weather
• Ability to read and follow instructions
• Ability to learn operation of all types of power equipment (commercial mowers, leaf blowers, line trimmers, and chain saws, etc.)
• Ability to gain knowledge of equipment and tools required to complete job tasks
• Ability to multi-task in order complete assignments in a timely fashion
• Ability to gain knowledge of safety measures to use when approaching tasks and operating equipment
• Other Conditions
• Valid Driver’s License
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.
• All Facilities Services personnel are considered "Essential Personnel." In the event of extraordinary situations, the University may suspend normal operations and classes in whole or part. In such instances, all Essential Personnel must fulfill their duties in order to (1) ensure the continuation of critical University operations; (2) attend to the needs of students and other members of the University community; and (3) protect the University’s assets. Essential Personnel are expected to come to work in any and all extraordinary/emergency situations unless it is unsafe to do so or they are specifically excused by their supervisor.
• Education: High school diploma or GED
• Experience: No experience required
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Ability to perform hard, physical work for long periods in all types of weather Ability to read and follow instructions Ability to learn operation of all types of power equipment (commercial mowers, leaf blowers, line trimmers, and chain saws, etc.) Ability to gain knowledge of equipment and tools required to complete job tasks Ability to multi-task in order complete assignments in a timely fashion Ability to gain knowledge of safety measures to use when approaching
• All Facilities Services personnel are considered "Essential Personnel." In the event of extraordinary situations, the University may suspend normal operations and classes in whole or part. In such instances, all Essential Personnel must fulfill their duties in order to (1) ensure the continuation of critical University operations; (2) attend to the needs of students and other members of the University community; and (3) protect the University’s assets. Essential Personnel are expected to come to
• University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN Campus
• This is an onsite position
• UT market range: MR03
• Anticipated hiring range : $15.00 per hour
• Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
• Find more information on UT Benefits here

Work Location

• University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN Campus
• This is an onsite position
• Compensation and Benefits
• UT market range: MR03
• Anticipated hiring range: $15.00 per hour
• Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
• Find more information on UT Benefits here

About the Department

Responsibilities

• Mowing, Trimming, and Edging turf areas throughout campus
• Performs final clean-up of a space before moving on to the next work area
• Blowing, raking, and picking up leaves and other seasonal debris (flower blooms, seed, and branches) produced by vegetation throughout campus
• Basic landscape bed maintenance to include pruning/planting shrubs, trees, and flowers, weeding, and applying mulch
• Snow/ice removal
• Trash receptacle service including litter removal

Qualifications

• Anticipated hiring range: $15.00 per hour