Part Time Grounds & General Maintenance (Pool Position) - AIDB North

You will work as part of the campus operations team and will make effective decisions and solve problems using sound judgment working with commercial equipment. This position requires individual initiative and teamwork, excellent listening skills, and physical ability and stamina such as frequent standing, walking, lifting, and /or carrying materials. This position will work in all weather conditions, work effectively and communicate with groups and individuals of all ages in a blind, deaf, and multi-disabled community.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

You will play a vital role to ensure that AIDB’s campuses are kept to a presentable standard. In this hands-on role, you will play a vital part in ensuring that the AIDB North campus maintained to the highest standards of safety, functionality, and presentation. Thriving in a self-driven environment, you will bridge the gap between strategy and execution—collaborating seamlessly with administrators, managing daily work orders, and supervising external contractors as needed to keep operations running smoothly.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

● High School diploma or equivalent.

● Three (3) years accumulative position related experience

● Valid Driver License & Ability to be insured by carrier

● Ability to pass suitability requirements for employment

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Operations & Safety Management

Daily Work Orders & Professional Care: Prioritize, assign, perform, and assist in closing daily work orders. Ensure all tasks, building repairs, and campus grounds maintenance are handled in an exemplary, professional manner.

Safety: Participate in Safety meetings as required by supervisor.

Compliance, Audits & Inspections: Collect health and safety data regarding all buildings, grounds, utility systems, and hardscapes.

Grounds Management & Landscaping

Equipment Operation: Skilled in the safe operation of both light-duty equipment (weed-eaters, mowers, light tractors) and heavy-duty landscape equipment (bushogs, backhoes, skid-steer loaders).

Grounds Upkeep: Perform and oversee routine campus beautification tasks, including weeding, mowing, raking, hoeing, pruning, and mulching.

General Maintenance: Perform general maintenance functions and labor as assigned by supervisor.

Hazardous Materials

Chemical & Hazard Remediation: Apply understanding of health & safety guidelines regarding hazardous materials. Understand remediation programs and safely work around hazardous materials, including fumes, airborne particles, and toxic/nontoxic chemicals (such as fertilizers and grounds-keeping chemicals).

Job Requirements & Skills

Grounds Maintenance: Skilled with general knowledge in all areas of grounds maintenance, chemical applications, and institutional landscaping.

Execution: Ability to independently understand, follow, and implement complex written and oral instructions, laws, codes, and regulations.

Computer Literacy: Proficient computer skills, specifically within the Microsoft Office & Google Workspace.

Physical Capability: Physically able to perform all assigned maintenance tasks and equipment operation.

Licensures & Certifications

Driver's License: Maintain a valid Driver License; must be insurable by the AIDB carrier.

Sign Language Proficiency: Must obtain a SURVIVAL sign language proficiency level according to the AIDB evaluation system within thirty-six (36) months of employment.

Upon offer of employment, the applicant must submit to a fingerprint background check at an agency designated and paid by AIDB. This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job goals, qualifications, and responsibilities, and the employee may be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

SALARY: C5-31 $15.25 - $17. 89 per hour