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Categories: Facilities/Maintenance/Trades

Department: FM-Cust/Maint

Temporary Landscape & Snow Removal Assistant

  • 495683
  • Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
  • Temporary Staff

Salary/Position Classification

  • $14.00 hourly, Non-Exempt (Eligible for overtime)
  • up to 20 hours per week
  • 100% Remote Work Availability: No
  • Hybrid Work Availability (requires some time on campus): No

Purpose of Position

Support the landscape services group and help make UND campus look beautiful and inviting.

Duties & Responsibilities

There are two levels of Landscaping positions available. The interview assessment will determine the establishment of either a Temp I or a Temp II Landscape worker.

TEMP I Duties & Responsibilities

  • Assist with snow removal on campus
  • Assist redoing landscapes around campus 
  • Mowing and weed whipping (16 and over)
  • Pulling flowers, pulling out and replanting shrubs, deadheading perennials, weeding beds, watering, mulching, preparing planters for winter
  • Assist with painting athletic fields
  • Blowing leaves out of shrub beds
  • Tree and stump removal
  • Assist in cleaning sidewalks and streets
  • Filling potholes
  • Other duties as assigned

 

TEMP II Duties & Responsibilities

  • On call for snow removal/storm clean up and willing to assist in supervision of crew response
  • Working with staff to redo landscapes around campus
  • Experience in operating equipment to clean sidewalks and streets such as Bobcat skid steers, ToolCats and small articulating front-end loaders
  • Filling potholes- experience in operation of small asphalt roller or asphalt crack sealing equipment a plus
  • Experience in the operation of large riding mowers for campus lawn care
  • Experience running equipment for large scale snow removal and landscape equipment
  • Weed whipping, pulling flowers, pulling out and replanting shrubs, deadheading perennials, weeding beds, watering, preparing planters for winter
  • Assist with painting athletic fields
  • Mulching and blowing leaves out of shrub beds
  • Tree and stump removal
  • Picking up garbage and branches
  • Other duties as assigned 

Required Competencies

  • Willing to work in an outdoor environment in inclement weather
  • Must be able to lift up to 70 pounds frequently and without restrictions

Minimum Requirements

  • Minimum 15 years of age
  • Successful completion of a Criminal History Background Check

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Valid driver's license
  • Experience in operation of tractors, large front-end loaders, or forklifts
  • CDL license

To Apply

Please complete application and submit resume.  Open until filled. 

Please note, all employment postings close at 11:55pm CST. Part-time/Temporary positions are posted for a minimum of 3 business days.

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Please email the Human Resources Department at UND.humanresources@UND.edu or contact us by phone at 701.777.4226. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation to participate in any portion of the University's employment process, including completion of the online application process, please contact our office in advance of your participation or visit. 

Veteran’s Preference

Veterans claiming preference must submit all proof of eligibility by the closing date. Proof of eligibility includes a DD-214 or a copy of NGB 22 from National Guard or Reserve (with a unit located in ND) or certification from the applicant's unit command that the individual is expected to be discharged or released from active duty in the uniformed services under other than dishonorable conditions not later than one hundred twenty days after the date of the submission of the certification. If claiming disabled veteran status, proof of eligibility includes a DD-214 and a current letter of disability dated within the past year.

Confidentiality of Application Materials

Pursuant to NDCC 44-04-18.27, applications and any records related to the applications that identify an applicant are confidential, except records related to the finalists of the position, which are open to the public after the search committee has identified the top three or more finalists who will be invited to campus.

EEO Statement

The University of North Dakota is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other protected characteristic. Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants are invited to provide information regarding their gender, race and/or ethnicity, veteran’s status and disability status as part of the application process. This information will remain confidential and separate from your application.

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