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This role involves regular contact with co-workers and supervisors, as well as occasional and casual interactions with visitors, students, staff members faculty while performing the duties of the job.\nJob Description DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Trims, prunes, & installs trees, shrubs, vines and plants.\nPractices integrated pest management through proper pruning and weed control.\nMaintains and repairs sprinklers, landscape lighting, etc.\nPulls weeds, refuse and other debris from flowerbeds and mulched areas.\nPlants flowers, shrubs, trees, seeds, bulbs, etc. in flowerbeds or appropriate areas.\nCollects debris and trash from campus grounds areas.\nPressure washes sidewalks, outdoor furniture, canopies and other items as required\nSafely uses equipment such as golf carts, blowers, weed eaters, chain saw and power pruning saws while keeping them in proper working condition and reporting defects to proper personnel.\nPerforms other duties as assigned.\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES Knowledge and understanding of or the ability to learn established Best Management Practices within the landscape maintenance industry.\nEffective communication and time management skills.\nKnowledge of occupational health and safety precautions applicable to ground maintenance.\nAbility to learn and comply with all safety rules, including wearing personal protective equipment.\nAbility to follow planned landscape maintenance schedules.\nAbility to safely operate utility carts, power equipment, skid-steers and lifts while performing job functions.\nThe ability to perform strenuous physical work for sustained periods of time including lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying heavy objects of up to 50 lbs.\nAbility to work in extreme variations in temperature and humidity.\nAbility to follow oral and written instructions.\nThis position may require weekend, holiday and emergency work, including potential \"on call\" responsibilities.\nEducation and Experience Minimum Qualifications High School diploma or equivalent.\nPossess or ability to possess a valid Florida's Driver's license.\nExperience in the care and maintenance of landscapes.\nPreferred Qualifications Commercial experience in the proper methods used in planting and maintaining hedges, trees, shrubs, lawns and flowers in the subtropical regions of Florida.\nCertification in Green Industry - Best Management Practices (GI-BMP) Limited Commercial.\nFlorida Limited Lawn and Ornamental Applicator License.\nLandscape construction and irrigation repair and installation experience.\nRingling College of Art and Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College provides equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to sex, age, gender, color, race, national or ethnic origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law.\nSince 1931, Ringling College of Art and Design has cultivated the creative spirit in students from around the globe. The private, not-for-profit, fully accredited college offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in eleven disciplines and the Bachelor of Arts in two. The College's rigorous curriculum employs the studio model of teaching and immediately engages students through a comprehensive program that is both specific to the major of study and focused on the liberal arts. The Ringling College teaching model ultimately shapes students into highly employable and globally aware artists and designers. For more information visit www.ringling.edu and follow the College on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Ringling","rawCompany":"ringling","city":"Brooklyn","state":"NY","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-10T03:10:19.398Z","occupations":[{"code":"37-3011.00","title":"Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers","slug":"landscaping-and-groundskeeping-workers"},{"code":"37-3019.00","title":"Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other","slug":"grounds-maintenance-workers-all-other"},{"code":"37-1012.00","title":"First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers","slug":"first-line-supervisors-of-landscaping-lawn-service-and-groundskeeping-workers"}],"industries":[{"code":"561730","title":"Landscaping Services","slug":"landscaping-services"},{"code":"611310","title":"Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools","slug":"colleges-universities-and-professional-schools"},{"code":"541320","title":"Landscape Architectural Services","slug":"landscape-architectural-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Groundskeeper","description":"Job Description Summary Works under general supervision of the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor. Groundskeepers are responsible for the general maintenance and upkeep of Ringling College Main Campus grounds, including, but not limited to pruning trees, shrubs and detailing landscaped areas such as flowerbeds, etc. This position will also perform basic irrigation repair and maintenance in all assigned areas. This role involves regular contact with co-workers and supervisors, as well as occasional and casual interactions with visitors, students, staff members faculty while performing the duties of the job.\nJob Description DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Trims, prunes, & installs trees, shrubs, vines and plants.\nPractices integrated pest management through proper pruning and weed control.\nMaintains and repairs sprinklers, landscape lighting, etc.\nPulls weeds, refuse and other debris from flowerbeds and mulched areas.\nPlants flowers, shrubs, trees, seeds, bulbs, etc. in flowerbeds or appropriate areas.\nCollects debris and trash from campus grounds areas.\nPressure washes sidewalks, outdoor furniture, canopies and other items as required\nSafely uses equipment such as golf carts, blowers, weed eaters, chain saw and power pruning saws while keeping them in proper working condition and reporting defects to proper personnel.\nPerforms other duties as assigned.\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES Knowledge and understanding of or the ability to learn established Best Management Practices within the landscape maintenance industry.\nEffective communication and time management skills.\nKnowledge of occupational health and safety precautions applicable to ground maintenance.\nAbility to learn and comply with all safety rules, including wearing personal protective equipment.\nAbility to follow planned landscape maintenance schedules.\nAbility to safely operate utility carts, power equipment, skid-steers and lifts while performing job functions.\nThe ability to perform strenuous physical work for sustained periods of time including lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying heavy objects of up to 50 lbs.\nAbility to work in extreme variations in temperature and humidity.\nAbility to follow oral and written instructions.\nThis position may require weekend, holiday and emergency work, including potential \"on call\" responsibilities.\nEducation and Experience Minimum Qualifications High School diploma or equivalent.\nPossess or ability to possess a valid Florida's Driver's license.\nExperience in the care and maintenance of landscapes.\nPreferred Qualifications Commercial experience in the proper methods used in planting and maintaining hedges, trees, shrubs, lawns and flowers in the subtropical regions of Florida.\nCertification in Green Industry - Best Management Practices (GI-BMP) Limited Commercial.\nFlorida Limited Lawn and Ornamental Applicator License.\nLandscape construction and irrigation repair and installation experience.\nRingling College of Art and Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College provides equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to sex, age, gender, color, race, national or ethnic origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law.\nSince 1931, Ringling College of Art and Design has cultivated the creative spirit in students from around the globe. The private, not-for-profit, fully accredited college offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in eleven disciplines and the Bachelor of Arts in two. The College's rigorous curriculum employs the studio model of teaching and immediately engages students through a comprehensive program that is both specific to the major of study and focused on the liberal arts. The Ringling College teaching model ultimately shapes students into highly employable and globally aware artists and designers. 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