Position Type: Student Employment/Student WorkerDate Posted: 8/19/2024Location: IU CCIU Learning Center - CoatesvilleClosing Date: until filledThe Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) has openings for student workers to work out of the CCIU's Learning Center and Child Career and Development Center in Coatesville, PA. Are you motivated to create brighter futures for students, families, and the entire community? If so, we want you on Team CCIU! At the CCIU, we pride ourselves on the creativity, dedication, and collaborative spirit that our employees bring to their work every day, and we know that achieving success together takes a team approach! We strive to hire exceptional, diverse, and passionate individuals that help us achieve our vision of acting as educational leaders who contribute to a better Chester County and beyond. If you are looking for an exciting, challenging opportunity to grow your career, don't wait - apply today to make Team CCIU even stronger tomorrow!Position Details: This position works collaboratively with the Chester County Learning Center's Horticulture Program, the Maintenance Department and Discover vocational specialist to maintain the natural environments and landscaping to of the Chester County Intermediate Unit's Coatesville Campus from Spring through Fall. This position is responsible for the cultivation and care of the landscaping and gardens surrounding the buildings on campus. Jobs include, but are not limited to, weeding, edging, planting and pruning. Given oversight and supervision, responsibility will be to keep the grounds of this campus looking beautiful. Student workers may be expected to work in various types of weather conditions and perform other duties to maintain landscape gardens. Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled Learning Center or CDC student with shop experience and/or Discover program experience.
- 18 years old or have working papers.
- Background experience in agriculture, horticulture, and landscaping preferred.
- Knowledge in operating equipment safely, with minimal supervision and upon completion of a safety check.
- Current police, child abuse and FBI fingerprint clearances required (if age 18 or over.)
- Clearance as an MA provider by the commonwealth of PA and federal government (conducted by the CCIU upon hire)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform routine landscape maintenance duties:
- Edge garden, prune and maintain plantings within gardens and flower beds
- Remove weeds and debris around flower beds and other structures
- Plant flowers, bushes, plants, and decorative shrubs as designed
- Water plants as needed and apply fertilizer as directed
- Rake and remove fallen leaves and other trash and debris from lawn and flowerbeds
- Mulch flower beds and gardens as assigned
- Clean up and maintain area around gardens and flower beds
- Sweep walkways of debris
Operation and Maintenance of the equipment:
- Safely use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, edger, hand clippers, and garden rakes following a safety skills check.
- Run and operate power equipment such as leaf blower or push mower after completion of a safety skills check.
- Properly clean and store all hand tools and equipment after use
Schedule:
- This is a temporary position for up to one year.
- 1-2 days per week
- 4 hours per day
- Student would work during the school day, and follow the school calendar.
$14.00/hourJG Equal Opportunity Employer Chester County Intermediate Unit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Chester County Intermediate Unit ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Chester County Intermediate Unit has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the Department of Human Resources at 484-###-####.Attachment(s):
- Student Worker Landscape Maintenance Job Description.doc