Grounds Worker

**Grounds Worker**

**work hours: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm**

**lunch period: 12:00 pm-12:30 pm (unpaid)**

**Assignment location with zip code: 59 Koch Ave Morris Plains, NJ 07950**

**Work from Office or Remote: On-Site**

aces the lead in work involved in the maintenance of institutional grounds.

Prepares soil and the seeds, rolls, cuts, weeds, waters, and trimslawns.

Sprays, prunes, and trims orchards, and shrubs.

Plants, transplants, and thins trees and shrubs.

Removes dirt, rubbish, snow, leaves and other refuse and assists in the

maintenance of roads, lawns, sheds, benches, and parking areas.

May plan the removal of snow and/or direct the operation of snowblowers and

salt spreaders.

Sees that the noncultivated areas are properly maintained.

Provides assignments and instructions to employees and topatients and/or inmates

assigned to grounds duties and supervises the performance of thework.

Sees that equipment, materials, and supplies including tractors,grass cutters,

scythes, hoes, rakes, sprinklers, garden house, cultivators,spades, sheers, spraying

devices, fertilizers, seeders, and other garden and groundskeeping equipment and

tools are used properly.

Prepares requisitions for equipment, materials, and supplies andensures these are

safeguarded, stored, used, and recorded.

May ensure the safety, custody, and progress of patients and/orinmates assigned

to grounds work.

Reports unusual occurrences and significant conditions in thebuildings and on the

grounds, and takes those steps required to ensure safe, orderlyconditions.

Reports on progress of individual patients and/or inmates asrequired, and

prepares other reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

May be required for short periods to perform assigned dutieswithin buildings.

May be required to undergo fire training classes (in theDepartment of Human

Services).

Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronicand/or manual

recording and information systems used by the agency, office, orrelated units.

**Job Type**: Contract

Pay: $21.00 - $21.87 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person