This position is responsible for providing Athletic Turf and Facility Maintenance for Intercollegiate Athletics and other designated Athletic facility events. This position is also responsible for providing oversight to student workers.

Working knowledge of grounds maintenance techniques and equipment. Working knowledge of safety practices as related to grounds maintenance and equipment. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively. Demonstrated ability to interpret policies and procedures. Demonstrated ability to use tools to maintain and repair equipment. Demonstrated ability to operate grounds maintenance equipment and operate standard transmission. Demonstrated ability to set-up sites and equipment for special events within specific time frames. Demonstrated ability to give and receive instructions as well as guide the work of others.

Valid driver’s license and insurable driving record.

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Some experience with grounds maintenance. Some experience setting-up and breaking down equipment and facilities.

Working knowledge of sports turf maintenance techniques and equipment. High School Diploma or equivalent. Some experience supervising staff responsible for grounds and/or sports turf maintenance. Some experience setting-up and breaking down equipment on athletic fields and facilities.

This position requires a valid driver’s license. The selected candidate will be required to provide a valid transcript of your driving record which must be received within 30 days of the accepted offer of employment.

Completed certification or ability to complete within specified amount of time by supervisor a certification to apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, liquid and granular.

This is an open until filled recruitment. This recruitment may close after the five-day required posting period when a suitable pool of applicants has been generated.

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It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity at (757) 683-3141.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process.

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS).

Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability.

If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.