Landscape Worker - Zone
Company: James Madison University
Location: Harrisonburg
Posted on: May 3, 2024
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Job Description:
Working Title: Landscape Worker - Zone
State Role Title: Transportation Operator II
Position Type: Full-time Staff (Classified)
Position Status: Full-Time
College/Division: Business Services
Department: 100258 - Landscape E&G
Pay Rate: Pay Range
Beginning Review Date: 05/03/2024
Specify Range or Amount: $31,500 - $33,500
Is this a JMU only position? No
Is this a grant-funded position? No
Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No
About JMU:
Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated
and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful
lives.
Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with
ideas and the world.
Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the
city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington,
D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000,
Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the
Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution
with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that
lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for
students, faculty and staff. The student body includes
approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students,
with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.
JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and
technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate,
master's and doctoral levels. The university is committed to
expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting
superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national
recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on
maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative
faculty research.
General Information:
James Madison University's Facilities Management is accepting
applications for a Landscape Specialist - Zone Environmentalist to
perform a variety of technical and skilled tasks to maintain safe,
functional, and attractive grounds and landscaping. The regular
schedule is Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., with an altered
summer schedule and overtime as required to cover special events
and inclement weather.
JMU offers excellent comprehensive benefits which include:
* Paid vacation, sick, parental, and community service leave.
* 19 paid holidays a year including one week off for Thanksgiving
Break and almost two weeks off for Winter Break.
* Affordable health insurance; retirement through the Virginia
Retirement System.
* A work-life balance and integration program, Balanced Dukes, that
is designed to support and enhance the overall wellbeing of our
employees.
* A Tuition Waiver Program that allows employees to have tuition
waived for undergraduate and graduate level courses taken at
JMU.
Visit our Prospective Employee site to learn more about what makes
James Madison University a great workplace!
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Perform a variety of landscaping tasks such as mowing; trimming
and pruning of trees and shrubs; edging; adding gravel; weed
eating; sodding; grading; mulching; planting, care, and removal of
trees, flowers, and shrubs; post and sign installation; trash
pickup; athletic field maintenance; equipment operation; and snow
and ice removal.
* Apply and monitor herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers.
* Lead the work of assigned wage and summer employees.
* Employee is required to work all home football games.
* The employee in this position will be considered designated,
meaning the work performed is essential to university operations
and the employee will be required to work during periods of
authorized closings.
Qualifications:
Required:
* Working knowledge of plants, shrubs, flowers, turf maintenance,
and installation, and general landscaping practices and
procedures.
* Ability to operate tractors, trucks, backpack blowers, tractors,
edgers, mowers, chainsaws, snow-blowers, backhoes (to load mulch),
turf sweepers, seeders, fertilizer spreaders, aerators, deep-tine
equipment, and a variety of hand tools.
* Ability to lift up to 100 pounds and do physically demanding work
for extended periods of time in a variety of environmental
conditions with or without an accommodation.
* A Pesticide Registered Technician's License is required within
one year of hire into the position.
* Must meet eligibility requirements to drive JMU vehicles within 2
years of hire.
o Requirements are:
o 19 years of age.
o A valid Driver's License and an acceptable motor vehicle
report.
Additional Considerations:
* Knowledge of pesticide application is helpful.
Conditions of Employment:
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a
criminal background check.
E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required
to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity
and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison
University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work
authorization.
Additional Posting Information:
EEO Statement:
James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a
diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free
of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate
discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color,
disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information,
national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race,
religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.
We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students,
faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these
qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education
in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in
candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing
commitment to this core quality.
Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact
the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.
Reasonable Accommodation:
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance
searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597
or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office,
located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be
happy to assist you.
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