Grounds Keeper Maintenance

Location: Nashville, Tennessee 37214

Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM (CST)

Duration: 3 months

The Grounds Worker I is responsible for maintaining campus grounds, landscapes, buildings, and outdoor facilities to ensure a clean, safe, and well-maintained environment. This role performs groundskeeping, landscaping, basic facility maintenance, and minor repair work while operating various hand tools, power equipment, and maintenance vehicles. The ideal candidate is dependable, safety-conscious, physically capable, and able to work both independently and as part of a maintenance team.

• Mow lawns and trim grass around sidewalks, flower beds, buildings, and other landscaped areas.
• Prune shrubs and trees to maintain healthy growth and appearance.
• Remove leaves, branches, debris, litter, and other outdoor waste from campus grounds.
• Plant, fertilize, water, and maintain grass, flowers, shrubs, and trees.
• Apply herbicides and insecticides as directed to maintain landscaping.
• Maintain driveways, parking lots, sidewalks, storm drains, and other outdoor areas.
• Remove snow and ice from sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas; spread salt as needed.
• Repair fences, gates, walls, walkways, irrigation systems, and other outdoor structures.
• Operate trucks, tractors, mowers, and other grounds maintenance equipment safely.
• Assist with maintenance and repairs of campus buildings, structures, equipment, and grounds.
• Perform minor plumbing, carpentry, painting, masonry, and electrical repairs.
• Change light bulbs and pressure wash buildings, sidewalks, furniture, and equipment.
• Deliver supplies, materials, and equipment throughout campus as needed.
• Set up facilities for special events and inspect areas for safety hazards.
• Attend required classroom and virtual training sessions.
• Follow all campus safety policies, OSHA regulations, and maintenance procedures.
• Report accidents, injuries, and safety concerns promptly.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Minimum of one year of full-time labor, trades, or grounds maintenance experience.
• General knowledge of groundskeeping tools, materials, and maintenance equipment.
• Ability to safely operate grounds maintenance equipment and hand tools.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Valid driver's license required.

• Experience operating lawn mowers, tractors, pressure washers, and other grounds maintenance equipment.
• Experience performing minor plumbing, carpentry, painting, masonry, or electrical repairs.
• Knowledge of landscaping, irrigation systems, and general facility maintenance.
• Experience working in a campus, school, or commercial maintenance environment.

• Outdoor and indoor campus maintenance environment.
• Regular exposure to varying weather conditions, noise, dust, and other environmental conditions.
• Requires frequent standing, walking, bending, lifting, climbing, reaching, pushing, pulling, and operating maintenance equipment.
• Requires lifting up to 100 pounds occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 20 pounds continuously.

Position Title: Grounds Keeper Maintenance

Employment Type: Full-Time (Temporary)

Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM (7.5 hours/day)

Time Zone: CST

Estimated Duration: 3 months

• Must possess a valid driver's license and meet Tennessee driver qualification standards.
• Must successfully complete a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and FBI background check, fingerprinting, employment verification, criminal history review, child abuse records check, and professional/personal reference checks.
• Due to the position being located at a school, any discrepancies identified during the background investigation or fingerprinting process may result in disqualification from employment.