Grounds Services Associate

About the role

The Grounds Services Associate is responsible for maintaining the appearance and cleanliness of the museum’s exterior grounds, ensuring a welcoming environment for visitors.

Key responsibilities

• Patrol the parking deck, campus, and grounds to identify and promptly address cleanliness or appearance issues.
• Collect and dispose of waste from parking areas, walkways, lawns, and other outdoor spaces.
• Perform comprehensive cleaning of campus structures and fixtures, including operating a sweeper in the parking deck.
• Assist the horticultural team with yard waste disposal, walkway tidying, and minor post‑landscaping corrections.
• Respond to inclement‑weather impacts such as de‑icing, snow removal, and storm‑debris cleanup.
• Update the Horticultural Manager on daily ground conditions and suggest improvements.
• Maintain outdoor seating furniture and signage, and report maintenance, safety, or security concerns.
• Complete required paperwork, timesheets, work orders, inspection sheets, and patrol logs accurately.

Required profile

• Working knowledge of cleaning methods, chemicals, tools, and safety practices.
• Physical ability to lift heavy objects, stand, walk, and perform repetitive motions for extended periods.
• Strong perception of cleanliness standards and ability to correct issues with minimal supervision.

Required skills

• Operation of mechanical sweepers.
• Use of cleaning chemicals and related equipment.
• Waste collection and disposal procedures.