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Grounds Student Worker

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 511285
Division/Organization: Facilities Planning & Management
Department: Grounds
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: HERRICK DR 502
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00
Job Categories: Teamwork/Collaboration, 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 watering, weeding, planting, string trimming, mowing, and mulching.

Anticipated Start Date:

 May 2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 September 2026

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 20 Maximum: 40

Schedule:

 Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $15.00 Maximum: 

Number of Positions:

 10

Qualifications:

 Preferred previous experience in gardening or landscaping. Applicant should have the ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions for extended periods.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of gardening or landscape maintenance like watering and weeding.
• Excellent communication, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and work as a team.
• Values quality and detail-oriented output while being efficient.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The Grounds Department is seeking independent, self-motivated student employees to assist with beautifying campus by performing activities that support our landscaping, gardening, and grounds maintenance on the UW Madison campus. Primary duties would include controlling weed growth in landscape beds, watering, mulching, planting, debris clean-up, string trimming, and mowing.

Physical Demands:

This is a physical job and may require walking, standing, bending, and other tasks related to landscape maintenance.

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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