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***Internal Bids Only*** Only internal bids from permanent, full-time 9-month laborers will be considered

Laborer (Grounds) *** 2 positions ***
Announcement Number:	90010-13-08-I
Location:	Facility Services – Maintenance of Grounds
Other Information:	Permanent Full-Time – (37.5 hours per week) – 12 months
Supervisor:	Mr. Richard Yoder, Grounds Supervisor
Date Posted:	January 17, 2013
Last Day to Apply:	January 23, 2013 prior to 4:30 p.m.
Contact Person:	Ms. Kristina Wood – Human Resources (570)389-4933 kwood@bloomu.edu
Rate of Pay:	Pay Range 2 $12.25 (hourly) $918.75.00 (bi-weekly)

Essential Elements of Position:

This is an unskilled and limited semi-skilled manual laborer. The incumbent performs light and heavy manual labor tasks in a wide variety of construction and maintenance work. This position is considered an essential personnel position.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Removes litter and debris from campus grounds.

Plants and maintains flowerbeds on campus using annual and perennial plants.

Assists in grounds maintenance such as mowing grass, weedwacking, mulching beds, trimming shrubs, raking leaves, maintenance on athletic fields, etc.

Assists journeyman-level trades people.

Moves furniture and equipment to various floors and buildings.

Performs snow removal for sidewalks and steps throughout campus.

Performs various grounds manual labor tasks such as digging drainage ditches, holes, trenches, cleans out culvert pipes and fills wash outs using a hand tools.

Serves as helper on large equipment, assists in servicing and making operating repairs to equipment.

The General Summary and Principal Duties and Responsibilities sections summarized above provide a representative listing only and should not be regarded as a complete statement of tasks performed by incumbents of this position. It should be recognized, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job related duties in addition to those outlined above.

Applicant must possess these skills, knowledge, and abilities or to be able to explain and demonstrate that they can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Ability to lift and move heavy objects and to work under adverse weather conditions.

Minimum Experience and Training:

No previous experience or training required.

Finalist must communicate well and successfully complete an interview.

Completing this search is contingent on available funding.

Application Procedure:

In order to receive consideration, submit a Seniority Bidding, Transfer and Internal Application Request Form to the Office of Human Resources and Labor Relations by 4:30 p.m. on the last day to apply. Bidding forms are available at Human Resources located in Room 134, Waller Administration Building or on the “S” Drive in the Human Resources folder.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is committed to equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability and veteran status.