Description
Join the team that’s providing the highest quality of care to seniors in our communities. With state-of-the-art safety protocols and the support of an academic medical center, UPMC Senior Communities has demonstrated a continued commitment to keeping both our residents and our employees safe and healthy, especially throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Make a true impact at our senior living facilities, where you’ll have the confidence that your care is clinically backed by a best-in-class health care system and the rewarding knowledge that you are changing lives every day.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain a positive outlook and interactions with co-workers, which contribute to the team effort of the department.
- Participate in the proper care of landscape and grounds.
- Provide upkeep of grounds equipment
- Operate equipment including lawn care, power washers, and, weed eaters, edgers, sprayers, hoes, shovels, hand tools, snow plows, snow blowers, motorized vehicles, etc., and related landscape equipment as required.
- Maintain clean and safe work area, equipment rooms and shop areas.
- Perform litter control on an as needed basis or as directed by supervisor
- Able to accept flexible working hours and shifts
- Assist with litter control in all assigned areas.
- Assist with power-wash and maintenance of hard surface paved areas, sidewalks, etc.
- Serve as a role model of service excellence for the institutions by providing quality services that are responsive to client needs, proactive in scope and accessible in nature.
- Adhere to the Basics of Service Excellence in all interactions with clients and the public.
- Perform other related duties and grounds maintenance work with minimal supervision.
- Use the Basics of Service Excellence as a guide, respond to the needs of individual patients, employees, department or other organizations with courtesy, respect and a positive outlook that reflects the team effort of the department.
- Record work orders and submit hours to supervisor on a daily basis
- Perform all work following infection control procedures.
- Exhibit, both verbally and behaviorally, a commitment to the values of service excellence in carrying out on-going duties.
Qualifications
- High school diploma.
- Landscaping experience preferred.
- Work outdoors in different weather conditions with exposure to the elements required.
- Ability to stand, walk, etc. for extended periods also, bend, stoop, kneel, lift, shovel, etc. required.
- Exert up to 100 lbs of force occasionally required.
- Ability to work overtime or off-hours when necessary.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Total Rewards
More than just competitive pay and benefits, UPMC’s Total Rewards package cares for you in all areas of life &emdash; because we believe that you’re at your best when receiving the support you need: professional, personal, financial, and more.
Our Values
At UPMC, we’re driven by shared values that guide our work and keep us accountable to one another. Our Values of Quality & Safety, Dignity & Respect, Caring & Listening, Responsibility & Integrity, Excellence & Innovation play a vital role in creating a cohesive, positive experience for our employees, patients, health plan members, and community. Ready to join us? Apply today.
