Reports directly to: Facilities Manager

Department: Maintenance/Facilities

Position type: Full-time Non-Exempt, Hourly position

Location: Antilles School, 7280 Frenchman Bay, St. Thomas, VI 00802

The Groundskeeper supports the daily care, beautification, and upkeep of Antilles School’s campus grounds, athletic fields, and outdoor spaces. This role helps ensure that the exterior learning, recreational, and work environments remain safe, clean, orderly, and visually welcoming for students, employees, and families. Working under the supervision of the Facilities Manager, the Groundskeeper performs landscaping, routine grounds maintenance, and exterior debris mitigation across the entire campus.

Opportunity Highlights

• Supporting a mission-driven independent school community serving students from Toddler through Grade 12.
• Contributing directly to a safe, beautiful, and well-maintained outdoor campus environment.
• Performing active, hands-on outdoor work that shapes the daily visual impression of the School.
• Joining a collaborative maintenance team that values reliability, responsiveness, and pride in maintaining the School’s physical spaces.
• Helping preserve and improve campus flora and recreation areas that reflect Antilles School’s commitment to excellence.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities below include core (essential) functions of the role, integral to the daily operation and success of the School’s outdoor facilities.

• Performs general landscaping duties, including mowing lawns, trimming hedges, weeding flowerbeds, edging walkways, and planting or pruning trees and shrubs.
• Maintains athletic fields and recreational areas, ensuring turf health, proper markings, and safety clearance.
• Clears outdoor pathways, walkways, parking lots, and courtyards of debris, leaves, trash, and natural hazards on a daily basis.
• Operates, cleans, and performs routine checks of grounds equipment safely, including mowers, string trimmers, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, hand tools, and power washers; reports equipment defects promptly.
• Observes the condition of irrigation equipment and reports leaks, damage, or watering needs to the Facilities Manager; assists with watering and irrigation work as directed.
• Coordinates with the School’s outside landscaping contractor as directed and follows School safety procedures when working near landscaping treatments. Applies any fertilizer or pesticide only when specifically authorized, trained, and permitted to do so.
• Assists with the setup, breakdown, and logistical support for Antilles School events, including graduation ceremonies and athletic matches, as needed or requested.
• Maintains an inventory of grounds keeping supplies, tools, and fuel and alerts the Facilities Manager when materials need to be reordered.
• Assists with inclement weather preparation, storm recovery, and outdoor clearing as directed, while following School emergency and safety procedures.
• Identifies and reports outdoor safety hazards, erosion issues, or fencing damage promptly to the Facilities Manager.
• Uses appropriate personal protective equipment and safe work practices; secures tools, equipment, and work areas when students or visitors are nearby.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Facilities Manager or Head of School.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in landscaping, professional grounds keeping, farming, or exterior facilities support preferred.
• Working knowledge of tropical plant care, lawn maintenance practices, and safe handling of landscaping machinery.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools, commercial mowers, and ladders safely and effectively.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to work independently under varying weather conditions.
• Dependable, service-oriented, and detail-oriented, with a strong work ethic.
• Ability to interact professionally with students, employees, families, and visitors in a school environment.
• Ability to work outdoors in heat, humidity, sun, and rain; walk on uneven ground; and work around noise, dust, and landscaping equipment, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Physical ability to stand and walk for extended periods in outdoor conditions; bend, stoop, and climb; and lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly.
• Reliable transportation and ability to work on-site full time.

Antilles School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our community. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and school needs. Antilles School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local laws.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process due to a disability may contact us to request assistance. Information received related to accommodation will be treated confidentially.

This job posting is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Antilles School reserves the right to modify job descriptions or job postings at any time, as business needs may dictate.