Position Vacancy ID:
106862

Employment Class:
Temporary Employment

Working Title:
COMMUNITY GARDEN WORKER

Official Title:
GROUNDSKEEPER(91050)

Hiring Department:
A858030-UNIVERSITY HOUSING/UNIV APTS/GARDENS

FTE:
%

Term:
This is a Temporary appointment

Advertised Salary:
Minimum $13.27

Job Summary:
University Apartments is a part of the Division of University Housing of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a student service organization, University Apartments provides on-campus housing and support services to graduate students, faculty and their families. These services actively support the mission of the University while also meeting the needs of students, families, and guests by fostering the development of a residential community. The University Apartments staff provides these services to a community of approximately 3,000 residents in 1,244 apartments on 83 acres, who are primarily graduate students, academic staff, post-docs and their families, many of whom are international. All programs and services sponsored by University Apartments are funded through rent or user fees.

Under the general supervision, the position will help oversee the University Apartments Gardens.

University Apartments is committed to demonstrating our Division of University Housing Core Values: Care in how we approach people and our work; Creativity; Excellence; Integrity; Optimism, focusing on opportunities and positive outcomes; Respect; and Stewardship of human, financial and natural resources.

University Housing is an essential services provider and all University Housing employees are part of this commitment to our residents and guests. University Housing is unique from many other state agencies and university departments because we cannot close as our services must be maintained at all times.

Requirements:
Driver's License
English Proficiency Required - This position requires one or more of the following abilities: ability to speak, read, write, and/or understand verbal instructions in English

Additional Requirements:
A driver's license which meets UW Risk Management standards.

Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

This position requires one or more of the following abilities: Ability to speak, read, write, and/or understand verbal instructions in English.


Schedule Comment:
Flexible by seasonal and weather needs, demands of the position, and availability of the gardeners. Must be available to work most weekends throughout the season. The Community Garden Worker position is seasonal running from mid-March through early December each year.

Contact:
Allyson Hedding
hr@housing.wisc.edu
608-890-3278
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Instructions to Applicants:
To apply online, applicants must submit a resume, work history, and references within the online application system. Within the work history, please complete all fields, including dates of employment.

Please identify three professional references that will be able to speak towards your
performance in your current and/or most recent positions. University Housing requires
that at least two of the three references be either your current or most recent supervisors.
When listing your references to contact, please include the following information:
-Name
-Title of their position and relationship to you
-Phone number
-E-mail address

Online applications must be received by 11:55pm on January 23, 2019.

Failure to submit complete application materials will result in ineligibility for this
position. A criminal background check will be conducted on all finalists. Applications for this position may be considered for future vacancies within this department.

Additional Link:
Full Position Details

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.

Applications Open: Jan 9 2019 Central Standard Time
Applications Close: Jan 23 2019 11:55 PM Central Standard Time


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