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Job Description
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Position range in Walker County $25k - $35k Per Year Groundskeeper
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Occupation:
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Location:
Huntsville, TX - 77340
Job Type:
Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Other, see job description Shift
Posted:
05/08/2026
Positions available: 1
Source:
WorkInTexas
Web Site:
WorkInTexas
Onsite /
Remote:
Not Specified
Updated:
05/11/2026
Expires:
05/08/2027
Agency Job ID:
202600122S
Job #: 17012292
Job Requirements and Properties
Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Work Onsite
Full Time Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent Experience
6 Month(s) DL
Required Schedule
Full Time Job Type
Regular Duration
Permanent Employment Public Transit
Available Benefits Help for .
Department:
Facilities Campus Services Full Time Open until filled:
Yes Requisition:
202600122
S Educational and Experience Requirement:
Less than a high school diploma with the ability to read and write. Six months experience as a groundskeeper or experience in a related field. A combination of education, experience, and training that would produce the required knowledge and abilities could be considered.
Nature & Purpose of Position:
Performs skilled groundskeeping and general gardening duties on the University grounds. Maintains lawns and cultivates plants, trees, ornamental shrubbery, and flower beds.
Primary Responsibilities:
Plants and trims lawns, trees, bushes, hedges, and shrubs using hand tools or motorized vehicles. Landscapes new ground areas, repairs damaged ground areas, replaces bushes, hedges, shrubs, and trees. Cares for and maintains fields, paths, roads, and buildings. Fertilizes soil when needed for plant growth; plants flowerbeds. Cultivates, prunes, sprays, fertilizes, plants, and transplants a wide variety of shrubs, plants, trees and flowers. Waters shrubbery, hedges, seedlings, flowers, and lawns. Prepares propagation beds, potting materials, and tropical planting. Pots, sprays, and waters greenhouse plants, flowers, and shrubs. Cuts grass using power or hand mowers, trims and edges sidewalks, driveways, and flower beds. Cuts weeds and brush and removes leaves and rubbish from the grounds. Cleans and maintains tools and equipment. Performs general maintenance and cleanup of buildings and grounds. Cleans, repairs, and services equipment used in grounds maintenance such as mowers, tractor/trailers, dump trucks, front-end loaders, high-lift fork trucks, wood chippers, and a variety of hand/power tools. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Other Specifications:
Requires working in conditions involving exposure to variable weather conditions, dirt, dust, fertilizer, and insecticides. Requires the ability to understand and follow established procedures or other guidelines of some complexity which involve making frequent minor decisions. Requires the use of some initiative, independent judgment, or resourcefulness. Uniforms and identification badges are provided by the University according to departmental policy. Position requires driving and operating a university vehicle; therefore, a valid Texas driver license and driving record acceptable to the universitys insurance carrier is required. Sam Houston State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and Smoke/Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or protected veteran status. The University takes seriously the initiative to ensure equal opportunity in the workforce and to comply with TitleVIIas interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. Sam Houston State University is an at will employer. Employees with a contract will have additional terms and conditions. Security-sensitive positions atSHSUrequire background checks in accordance with Education Code 51.215.
Physical Address:
Human Resources Department 1831 University Ave, John W. Thomason Bldg. Suite 202 P.O. Box 2356 Huntsville, TX 77341-2356
