Temporary Landscape Assistant

CATEGORIES: Facilities/Maintenance/Trades

DEPARTMENT: FM-Cust/Maint

Temporary Landscape Assistant

496957

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Part-time Staff

Closing on: Aug 20 2025

Salary/Position Classification

• $14.00-$18.00 hourly, Non-Exempt (Eligible for overtime)
  
• 10-40 hours per week
  
• 100% Remote Work Availability: No
  
• Hybrid Work Availability (requires some time on campus): No
  

Purpose of Position

Support the landscape services group and help make UND campus look beautiful and inviting.

Duties & Responsibilities

There are two levels of Landscaping positions available for Fall/Winter 2025. The interview assessment will determine the establishment of either a Temp I or a Temp II Landscape worker. NON UND STUDENT.

• TEMP I -20 hrs and under Duties & Responsibilities
  

+ Assist redoing landscapes around campus

+ Mowing and weed whipping (16 and over)

+ Snow and ice removal

+ Pulling flowers, pulling out and replanting shrubs, deadheading perennials, weeding beds, watering, mulching, preparing planters for winter

+ Assist with painting athletic fields

+ Blowing leaves out of shrub beds

+ Tree and stump removal

+ Assist in cleaning sidewalks and streets

+ Filling potholes

+ Other duties as assigned

• TEMP II -20 hrs and over Duties & Responsibilities
  

+ Working with staff to redo landscapes around campus

+ Experience in operating equipment to clean sidewalks and streets such as Bobcat skid steers, ToolCats and small articulating front-end loaders

+ Filling potholes- experience in operation of small asphalt roller or asphalt crack sealing equipment a plus

+ Experience in in the operation of large riding mowers for campus lawn care

+ On call for snow removal/storm clean up and willing to assist in supervision of crew response

+ Experience running equipment for large scale snow removal and landscape equipment

+ Weed whipping, pulling flowers, pulling out and replanting shrubs, deadheading perennials, weeding beds, watering, preparing planters for winter

+ Assist with painting athletic fields

+ Mulching and blowing leaves out of shrub beds

+ Tree and stump removal

+ Picking up garbage and branches

+ Other duties as assigned

Required Competencies

• Willing to work in an outdoor environment in inclement weather
  
• Must be able to lift up to 70 pounds frequently and without restrictions
  

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of age
  
• Successful completion of Criminal History Background check
  

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Valid driver's license
  
• Experience in operation of tractors, large front-end loaders, or forklifts
  
• CDL license
  

To Apply

Please submit resume and all application materials to be considered.

Please note, all employment postings close at 11:55pm CST. Part-time/Temporary positions are posted for a minimum of 3 business days.

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Veterans claiming preference must submit all proof of eligibility by the closing date. Proof of eligibility includes a DD-214 or a copy of NGB 22 from National Guard or Reserve (with a unit located in ND) or certification from the applicant's unit command that the individual is expected to be discharged or released from active duty in the uniformed services under other than dishonorable conditions not later than one hundred twenty days after the date of the submission of the certification. If claiming disabled veteran status, proof of eligibility includes a DD-214 and a current letter of disability dated within the past year.

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Pursuant to NDCC 44-04-18.27, applications and any records related to the applications that identify an applicant are confidential, except records related to the finalists of the position, which are open to the public after the search committee has identified the top three or more finalists who will be invited to campus.

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