Student: Groundskeeping Assistant, Spring Semester and Summer 2024

Company Description

Augsburg University is committed to helping our students explore their vocation. As a University with a calling, we welcome the unique gifts that each of our employees brings to our collective work, and we are committed to supporting our students as they seek to match those gifts with the needs of the University and our larger community.   

Student employment with Augsburg is more than a job - it is an opportunity for Augsburg students to gain meaningful work experience in a supportive setting that promotes professional growth, personal accountability, teamwork and collaboration and quality work that lives up to our mission of educating students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.  

Augsburg's Facilities department has immediate openings for Spring semester and beyond, to join the grounds crew.

Pay Rate: $15.57 per hour

Requirements:

• Must be enrolled at Augsburg University
• Must have work-study as part of your financial aid award package to continue working into the school year. If you have questions about your financial aid award, please contact Student Financial Services at studentfinances@augsburg.edu

Job Description

Timeframe: Spring Semester through May 4, with the possibility of continuing into Summer 2024, when 20-40 hours per week through summer may be available.

Year-round job duties:

• Warmer season tasks will include lawn and landscaping maintenance, such as mowing, weed whipping, watering, planting, trimming, raking, leaf blowing, and debris removal
• Colder season tasks will include snow removal, application of salt and sand on sidewalks and entryways
• Duties performed with and without the use of equipment; training will be provided
• Trash pickup around campus
• Equipment maintenance
• Assist facilities and maintenance operators with other miscellaneous projects and tasks as assigned
• Training will be provided

Qualifications

Requirements include:

• Work study eligibility as part of your financial aid package, or returner status as a recent groundskeeping assistant. (Please contact studentfinances@augsburg.edu for work study questions.)
• A valid driver's license is preferred, but not required. If driving is assigned, applicants must have a clean driving record 
• The ability to work cooperatively in a team environment, with other students and employees
• A positive attitude, and willingness to work and take direction
• Punctuality and reliability

Physical demands and work environment will include: 

• Frequent standing, walking, lifting, pushing, reaching, pulling, stooping, and repetitive motions.
• Occasional carrying of up to 80 pounds, frequent lifting of smaller weights.

Additional Information

Augsburg University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, military service, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete our application process, please contact the Human Resources department by phone at  612.330.1058 or email at hr@augsburg.edu.  Human Resources is located at 19 Memorial Hall.

Application Instructions:

All student applicants must attach the following for consideration: 

• Resume (required) or summary of work experience
• Cover Letter (optional, but strongly encouraged)