Grounds Associate

Description

Grounds Associate

Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal — it's a commitment. Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear. At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention — because healing every soul is our sole focus.

Holy Name is New Jersey's only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361-bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network. Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology – it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through a variety of residency and educational programs. Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness. This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we've done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years. Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for the maintenance and care of the Medical Center's grounds / facilities including seasonal requirements related to lawns, shrub-beds, parking lots, snow removal, sidewalks and roadways. This includes insuring that all grass and shrub beds are kept neat and trim and all areas are kept clean and free of debris and snow / ice.

What you will do

• Maintains the grounds and gardens surrounding the hospital and hospital-owned buildings, as directed
• Performs preventive maintenance on all tools and equipment required for the job
• Cleans all walks and entrance ways daily
• Shovels snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spreads melting supplies in those areas
• Operates vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, pruning saws, etc.
• Cares for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls
• Gathers and removes litter
• Maintains or repairs tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools
• Mixes and sprays or spreads fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders
• Maintains irrigation systems, water features etc. including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring
• Provides proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features
• Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans
• Trims or picks flowers and cleans flower beds
• Rakes, mulches, and composts leaves
• Uses irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste
• Follows planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
• Plants seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and applies mulch for protection, using gardening tools
• Decorates gardens with stones or plants
• Hauls or spreads topsoil or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place
• Advises on plant selection or care
• Plans or cultivates lawns or gardens
• Attaches wires from planted trees to support stakes
• Installs rock gardens, ponds, decks, drainage systems, irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, planters, or playground equipment
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education Qualifications

Experience Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Licenses and Certifications

At Holy Name, we believe in rewarding every team member with more than a paycheck—we invest in your future and well-being. Full-time and part-time employees have access to a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and quality of life. We offer low-cost medical coverage with generous employer contributions, dental and vision plans, discounted prescriptions, and access to on-site child care. Additional benefits include 401(k) matching, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, flexible spending accounts, legal and voluntary coverage options, life insurance, and free on-site parking. If you are hired at Holy Name, your final base compensation will be determined based on factors such as employment status (Full / Part-Time or Per Diem) skills, education, and / or experience. In addition to those factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider any internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Pay Range : $20.00 / hour - $23.00 / hour

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.