Landscape Aide I - Facilities Services - UTK

Job description

The Landscape Aide I performs general cleaning and grooming of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus grounds including mowing and trimming, leaf and debris collection, grounds maintenance, and litter removal. - Mowing, Trimming, and Edging turf areas throughout campus - Performs final clean-up of a space before moving on to the next work area - Blowing, raking, and picking up leaves and other seasonal debris (flower blooms, seed, and branches) produced by vegetation throughout campus - Basic landscape bed maintenance to include pruning/planting shrubs, trees, and flowers, weeding, and applying mulch - Snow/ice removal - Trash receptacle service including litter removal Required Qualifications: Education: - High school diploma or GED Experience: - No experience required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: - Ability to perform hard, physical work for long periods in all types of weather - Ability to read and follow instructions - Ability to learn operation of all types of power equipment (commercial mowers, leaf blowers, line trimmers, and chain saws, etc.) - Ability to gain knowledge of equipment and tools required to complete job tasks - Ability to multi-task in order complete as...