Landscaper - Snow Removal Hand Crew
Company: Avesta
Location: Portland
Posted on: August 7, 2022
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Job Description:
Description:
We offer excellent benefits including free medical insurance and
over six weeks of paid time off for full time employees!
Avesta Housing is a nonprofit affordable housing provider with over
50 years of experience as a leader in affordable housing
development and property management in southern Maine and New
Hampshire. We care deeply about improving lives and our
communities. When it comes to our staff, we strive to create strong
teams, meaningful career growth, and outstanding work
environments.
What we're looking for
Avesta Housing is seeking an organized team player to fill our need
for the position of full time landscaper - snow removal hand crew
in our Greater Portland locations. This position will provide
routine and new grounds keeping services for our properties
ensuring that grounds are safely maintained. In the winter,
landscapers will plow, remove snow, shovel, sand and salt
walkways.
POSITION SUMMARY : It is the responsibility of the Landscaper to
perform routine and new groundskeeping activities for Avesta
Housing. The primary functions of this position include but are not
limited to; maintenance of existing property grounds, construction
of new outdoor areas, and establishing a positive and productive
working relationship with all departments while adhering to the
organization's Mission Statement and Core Values.
LANDSCAPING FUNCTIONS (May-October)
Cut lawn using hand, power or riding mower and trim and edge around
walks, flower beds, and walls.
Landscape with flowers, grass, and shrubs, and maintain landscaping
design and ensure plant survival.
Rake, mulch, sweep walkways, and prune grounds as needed.
Remove leaves, debris and trim shrubs and tree limbs as needed.
Perform maintenance to landscape structures and hardscape
walkways.
Perform maintenance on equipment utilized in groundskeeping.
SNOW REMOVAL FUNCTIONS (November-April)
(Optional) Ability to plow using trucks.
Run hand equipment such as snow blowers, Toro Grandstand, Ventrac
machines and shovels.
Ability to perform through the night during cold temperatures and
long hours.
Ensure that walkways are maintained with salt/sand to ensure that
there is no ice build up on property walkways or drive lanes.
Perform final clean-ups after storm ends.
On-call hours are required for early ice checks at all of our
maintained properties.
Perform maintenance on equipment utilized during snow removal.
YEAR-ROUND ESSENTIAL FUNTIONS:
Ensure that grounds are safely maintained and in compliance with
Avesta Housing standards.
Work alongside property management team and maintenance.
Follow safety procedures and report hazards promptly.
Ensure cleanliness of all properties.
Adhere to all applicable state, federal, and Agency rules,
policies, procedures, including Fair Housing.
Maintain resident confidentiality.
Perform maintenance on equipment utilized to perform job.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:
Embody core values of Avesta Housing at all times.
Must value and foster an environment that ensures respect, support
and safety for all members of the Avesta community, and actively
promote the expansion of ideas, perspectives, and understanding
that comes from having a diverse and inclusive community.
Ensure that all external common areas are kept clean in accordance
with Agency policy.
Recommend efficiencies or areas of improvement when relevant.
Maintain good working relationships with residents and other
staff.
Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Valid driver's license.
High School diploma or equivalent.
Previous landscaping experience preferred.
Ability to make decisions and use sound judgement.
Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal
English.
Basic computer skills and the ability to learn new software as
needed.
Comfort with technology in general to work with Agency tools and
systems.
Flexible with work schedule; willing to work long hours, evenings,
weekends and overtime (especially during winter months).
Benefits: Excellent benefit package including employer paid health,
dental, vision, 401(k) with immediate vested match, flexible
spending and dependent care accounts, life, long and short term
disability, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and generous earned
time. Excellent working environment.
PM21
Requirements:
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Keywords: Avesta, Portland , Landscaper - Snow Removal Hand Crew, Other , Portland, Maine
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