Location: Landscape Services
Hours: Full-Time, Hourly
Pay: $21.03 - $27.36

JOB SUMMARY: The Landscape Supervisor role blends leadership with hands-on work. This position is directly and actively involved in the daily tasks of maintaining trails and campus landscapes and fostering a welcoming space for everyone while utilizing resources effectively. The Landscape Supervisor will lead by example, mentor, and train Landscape Student Workers in upholding a picturesque and inviting environment for students, staff, and visitors while promoting an appreciation for the value of hands-on work.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Overseeing trail work (drainage, trail rebuilding, tree clearing, bridge inspection and repair, new construction if needed, contractor work).
• Trail management for the university through public relations (trail users, general public, social media, fund raising, trail safety) and communication with university directors and administrators.
• Work at least 20 hours per week with Landscape Services crews on maintenance and landscape construction jobs on campus and flexing more time for campus as needed.
• Works on landscape plant installations and landscape construction projects.
• Collaborates with team leaders on lawn mowing and cleanup tasks.
• Willingness to learn landscape skills (pruning, mowing, landscape equipment and techniques).
• Applies basic chemical weed control methods.
• Oversees volunteer groups during maintenance projects on trails.
• Oversees student teams during landscape maintenance projects.
• Assists with the department’s daily task assignments.
• Provides positive Christian leadership and guidance to academy and university student workers.
• Regularly communicates with the Landscape Services Director regarding departmental requirements, including task allocations and equipment maintenance.
• Adheres to and implements applicable government regulations, such as OSHA, RIGHT TO KNOW, ADA, etc.
• Collaborates seamlessly with other departments, recognizing the established authority lines to ensure smooth campus operations.
• Performs additional duties relevant to the role as directed by the Landscape Services Director. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have an understanding of trail management both with maintenance and repairs, as well as working with volunteers and community interaction. 
• Familiar with mowing equipment and its proper techniques and basic landscape skills.
• Capable of overseeing student and volunteer teams.
• Physical capacity to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

EDUCATION:                           

• A minimum of an associate’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge in trail maintenance and construction.
• Be familiar with trail management and public communication.
• Experience in landscape maintenance and plant care.
• Strong communication skills, with a history of effectively supervising team members.
• Prior experience in both private and institutional landscape settings is preferred.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must have an expressed commitment to Jesus Christ, the teachings and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and be an SDA church member in good and regular standing.