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Landscape Worker

3 months ago

Harrisonburg, United States James Madison University Full time

**Working Title**: Landscape Worker - Zone

**State Role Title**:Transportation Operator II

**Position Type**:Full-time Staff (Classified)

**Position Status**:Full-Time

**College/Division**:Business Services

**Department**: 100258 - Landscape E&G

**Pay Rate**:Pay Range

**Beginning Review Date**:05/03/2024

**Specify Range or Amount**: $31,500 - $33,500

**Is this a JMU only position? **No

**Is this a grant-funded position? **No

**Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? **No

**About JMU**:
Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

**General Information**:
JMU offers excellent comprehensive benefits which include:

- Paid vacation, sick, parental, and community service leave.
- 19 paid holidays a year including one week off for Thanksgiving Break and almost two weeks off for Winter Break.
- Affordable health insurance; retirement through the Virginia Retirement System.
- A work-life balance and integration program, Balanced Dukes, that is designed to support and enhance the overall wellbeing of our employees.
- A Tuition Waiver Program that allows employees to have tuition waived for undergraduate and graduate level courses taken at JMU.

Visit our Prospective Employee site to learn more about what makes James Madison University a great workplace**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Perform a variety of landscaping tasks such as mowing; trimming and pruning of trees and shrubs; edging; adding gravel; weed eating; sodding; grading; mulching; planting, care, and removal of trees, flowers, and shrubs; post and sign installation; trash pickup; athletic field maintenance; equipment operation; and snow and ice removal.
- Lead the work of assigned wage and summer employees.
- Employee is required to work all home football games.
- The employee in this position will be considered designated, meaning the work performed is essential to university operations and the employee will be required to work during periods of authorized closings.

**Qualifications**:

- Required:

- Working knowledge of plants, shrubs, flowers, turf maintenance, and installation, and general landscaping practices and procedures.
- Ability to operate tractors, trucks, backpack blowers, tractors, edgers, mowers, chainsaws, snow-blowers, backhoes (to load mulch), turf sweepers, seeders, fertilizer spreaders, aerators, deep-tine equipment, and a variety of hand tools.
- Ability to lift up to 100 pounds and do physically demanding work for extended periods of time in a variety of environmental conditions with or without an accommodation.
- A Pesticide Registered Technician’s License is required within one year of hire into the position.
- Must meet eligibility requirements to drive JMU vehicles within 2 years of hire.
- Requirements are:

- 19 years of age.
- A valid Driver’s License and an acceptable motor vehicle report.
Additional Considerations:

**Conditions of Employment**:
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

**Additional Posting Information**:
**EEO Statement**:
James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affilia