Job Description

Groundkeeping (2 positions open)

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Campus, 2222 E Tudor Road, Anchorage Alaska 99507

Responsible for: Maintaining and improving our beautiful 19-acre campus on the hill at Lake Otis and Tudor roads.

Duties include: Purchase and pick up supplies and materials, organize landscaping projects, care of equipment, regular mowing, fertilizing, watering, clearing of brush and removal of beetle-killed spruce trees, replanting of trees, shrubs, and flowers, and the care of landscape plantings and our community garden space. Successful applicants become partners with us in developing a beautiful campus of walking paths, flowers, lawns, fruit trees, and garden areas. Help make our shared vision take shape over the years. Seasonal May-September. Up to 40 hrs./week.

Knowledge and experience required:

· Must be knowledgeable about safe operation of power equipment, including mowers, weedwhacker, brush hog, chain saw, wood chipper, stump grinder.

· Ability and /or experience with growing things, care of trees, flowering plants, etc.

· Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and achieve objectives according to schedule.

· Ability to interact with campus staff and visitors in a consistently professional and welcoming way.

This job requires considerable strenuous physical labor in varying weather conditions, and a close attention to safety.

Must have own transportation and current driver’s license.

*You will work as a team member of the groundskeeping crew, under the direction of the groundskeeping supervisor.

$20.00 per hour.

Part-Time Seasonal: May - September

Please send a cover letter expressing your interest, and a resume with your skills, experience, and contact information through this platform.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Anchorage, AK 99507: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have any experience with a chainsaw or with felling trees?

Experience:

• Landscape maintenance: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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