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Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 508250
Division/Organization: Facilities Planning & Management
Department: Physical Plant Services
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: HERRICK DR 502
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Facilities and Landscaping

Department Overview:

 The Division of Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M) is a full-spectrum service organization that builds, maintains, and operates the physical environment of the UW-Madison campus in support of the university's education, research, and outreach activities.

The Grounds Department organizes, coordinates and performs activities that support campus landscaping, gardening, and grounds maintenance, including string trimming, mowing, and mulching.

Anticipated Start Date:

 January 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 40

Schedule:

 Anticipated work schedule: Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 with a half hour duty free lunch

Please Note: The grounds department is flexible and willing to compromise with student's schedule and availability.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $15.00 

Number of Positions:

 2

Qualifications:

 Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions for extended period of time.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

· Excellent interpersonal communication skills, judgment, and problem-solving
· Ability to work independently.
· Quality-oriented and efficient.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The Grounds Department at UW-Madison is looking for independent and self-motivated student employees to help enhance the campus's beauty through landscaping, gardening, and grounds maintenance. During the winter season, primary responsibilities include Greenhouse propagation, sowing seeds, planting plugs, repotting plants, propagating from cuttings, and assisting with watering and transporting materials. Students may also be assigned outdoor maintenance tasks such as snow removal, as needed. Additional seasonal duties may involve managing weed growth in landscaped areas, watering plants, mulching, cleaning up debris, string trimming, and mowing.

Physical Demands:

Ability to work on-site. Standing/walking for 6 to 7 hour periods. Lifting up to 25 pounds.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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