Groundskeeper - Great Work/Life Balance! Housing Discount!

It’s snowing and wintertime in Alaska! Do you enjoy working outside, creating, and maintaining functional, fun and beautiful properties?

Would like to be in a company and part of team with a common goal? Someplace you can stay year-round and make your home?

Be a part of our team! NeighborWorks® Alaska is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of life for families and individuals by preserving homes, creating new housing opportunities, and strengthening neighborhoods. Our board, staff, and community partners are committed to an Alaska where all enjoy Stable Housing, Thriving Families, and Strong Communities! Since 1981, we’ve walked thousands of Alaskans from vulnerability to security. Housing is the driving force for transformational change in our communities. All people need are the right opportunities. We are looking forward to providing even more access to housing for all Alaskans.

The groundskeeper position operates and maintains lawn mowers, sprayers, pruners, and trimmers to ensure they work effectively and takes initiative to identify and prioritize property and department needs, proposing improvements to grounds, including lawns, shrubs, trees, flowers, seeding, planting, and landscaping. Occasionally performs work beyond a standard 40-hour work week when workload requires.

⋆In the winter, ensures that all walking surfaces, steps, ramps, doorways, entrances to buildings, parking lot and roadways are free of ice, snow, litter and debris through use of shovels, snow blowers, ice chippers. Routinely treats icy areas using ice melt spreaders, Shovels snow and chips ice as needed. Mitigates and reports hazards to supervisor and completes written ice control safety reports daily.

⋆In spring, summer, and fall seasons maintains all walking surfaces, roads, and parking areas keeping them clear of dirt/debris and hazards/obstructions such as tree branches and litter through the use of brooms, power sweepers, blowers, shovels, pressure washers and other standard tools and equipment. Maintains lawn areas through the use of walk behind mowers, leaf-blowers trimmers, rakes, lawn thatcher and edger. May use hand saws, pruning shears, hedgers, compactors, spreaders, battery operated drill and screw gun, hammers, and other standard hand tools to spread grass seed or fertilizer, remove or install plant material, prune trees and shrubs, pull weeds, repair, or install retaining walls, borders, fences, signposts, fix potholes, and pathways. Other basic landscape related tasks including but not limited to digging holes, spreading gravel, soil, or mulch, irrigating lawns or other ornamental landscape areas and remove bulk waste items or landscape debris. Picks up litter and debris to keep parking lots, lawns, playgrounds, and areas around dumpsters clean.

Minimum Qualifications

⋆Must possess current driver’s license and vehicle insurance, clean criminal record, and DMV report.

⋆High School or equivalent diploma.

⋆Must be able to walk frequently; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

⋆Must possess a positive attitude, exceptional interpersonal skills.

⋆Has excellent problem-solving skills.

⋆Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills.

⋆Demonstrates strong customer service skills.

⋆Ability to work with diverse cultures and people of many ethnic and social backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications

⋆ Experience in lawn maintenance or janitorial-type work is helpful.

We have Great Benefits

We offer great benefits including Medical, vision, dental, life insurance, long & short-term disability, a 401(k) with matching, FSA (flexible spending account) plus others. You also received all Federal holidays off (and a floating holiday of your choice), 3 weeks of vacation and 12 sick days, in your first year of employment. We understand that a great work/life balance is all important and allows up to be the great team we are!

So, check us out at www.nwalaska.org! And join our team!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Employee discount

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift

Applicants: All resumes at NeighborWorks Alaska are personally reviewed by our team—no HRIS or AI involved!