Facilities and Grounds Worker

Join Our Campus Operations Team

Wayland Academy is seeking a dependable, hands-on Facilities & Grounds Worker to help maintain a safe, clean, attractive, and fully functional campus. This position supports a 55-acre campus that includes 15 buildings, landscaped areas, walkways, athletic fields, parking areas, and related infrastructure.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, takes pride in their work, and is comfortable handling both indoor building maintenance and outdoor groundskeeping. The successful candidate will be a practical problem-solver who can work independently while also contributing to a collaborative campus operations team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform routine building maintenance and minor repairs involving plumbing, electrical systems, HVAC, carpentry, painting, and related trades.

• Inspect campus facilities and grounds to identify maintenance needs and potential safety concerns.

• Complete assigned work orders, assist with preventive maintenance, and report issues requiring specialized repair.

• Operate hand tools, power tools, maintenance equipment, tractors, mowers, blowers, utility vehicles, and related machinery safely.

• Maintain campus grounds through mowing, trimming, raking, planting, watering, seasonal landscaping, and care of athletic fields and green spaces.

• Perform snow removal, salting, and ice-management duties during the winter.

• Provide occasional custodial assistance, including cleaning, sanitizing, and setting up rooms or event spaces.

• Replace light bulbs, filters, and other building consumables.

• Assist with campus moves, deliveries, furniture placement, and event setup or teardown.

• Support contractors and vendors by providing campus access and basic assistance when assigned.

• Maintain appropriate records of completed work and respond to occasional after-hours or emergency facility needs as assigned.

• Perform other duties that support the safe and effective operation of the campus.

Qualifications and Skills

The ideal candidate will have:

• Basic working knowledge of one or more building trades, including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, or HVAC.

• Experience safely operating hand tools, power tools, grounds equipment, or maintenance machinery.

• The ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.

• Strong troubleshooting and practical problem-solving skills.

• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Effective communication skills when working with employees, students, contractors, and vendors.

• A dependable work ethic, attention to detail, and commitment to workplace safety.

Physical and Working Requirements

This position requires indoor and outdoor work throughout the year and in varying weather conditions. Duties may involve exposure to cleaning products, dust, machinery noise, and maintenance materials.

Candidates must be able to:

• Lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

• Walk and stand for extended periods.

• Bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and climb ladders.

• Work safely at various heights.

• Perform physically demanding work in both indoor and outdoor environments.

• Work occasional evenings, weekends, or on-call assignments when needed.

Why Join Wayland Academy?

As a member of the Facilities & Grounds team, you will play an important role in creating a welcoming, safe, and well-maintained environment for students, employees, families, and campus visitors. The work is varied, visible, and essential to the daily operation of the school.

Benefits include: health insurance, paid time off, holidays, tuition remission, meals, and more

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit:

• A completed employment application or résumé

• Contact information for professional references

Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Wayland Academy is committed to a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. Wayland Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression), national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristic.