Summer facilities support/grounds maintenance assistant

The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is unlike any place you have worked! We are a place of hope where troubled kids and their families find professional care, compassionate expertise, and new possibilities. In short, we help the kids no one else can—we help them find and become who they are.

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We are currently seeking temporary summer help from May 26, 2026 through August 14, 2026. This is a part-time temporary, non-benefited position working approximately 20–25 hours per week.

Shift: This position will have flexible hours Monday through Friday.

What you will do:

Under general supervision, the Grounds Maintenance Assistant is responsible for supporting the upkeep and appearance of campus buildings and grounds.

Duties include:

• Cleaning outdoor areas
• Planting flowers and trimming landscaping
• Watering, weeding, and mowing lawns
• Assisting the maintenance team with general maintenance tasks as needed.

This role helps ensure campus grounds remain safe, clean, and visually appealing.

Purpose

You keep residents and staff safe and healthy by providing basic human needs and first impressions.

• Attend to the day-to-day care of the environment for youth, direct care, and administrative staff
• Ensures worksites are clean and maintained during, and at the completion of work projects.
• Performs facility inspections to ensure safety and security; participate in safety initiatives
• Support the improvement of the organization
• Support other members of the team in carrying out organizational goals and activities
• Display respect for all voices, all cultures, and all perspectives

Caring

You create a warm, welcoming and safe environment that gives dignity to the youth we serve

• Keep supervisors and staff informed of any concerns or observations regarding buildings
• Keep all assigned machinery and equipment responsible for in good and serviceable condition.
• Perform maintenance service and repairs in several areas - i.g. painting, wall repair, vehicle servicing
• General maintenance of structures and facade outside of buildings
• Perform set-up and take-down for special events

Learning

You are always inventive and open-minded, exploring alternatives and encourage new ideas.

• Participate in development and completion of projects
• Assist in creating preventative maintenance plans, procedures and schedules
• Assist in facility inspections for health, safety and licensing requirements
• Observe and report safety violations; actively participate in emergency situations

Minimum qualifications/education:

• Must be 21 or older at the time of application. High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must pass a background check, including criminal & abuse
• Must have a drivers license and have an insurable driving record

Physical Demands

Ability to perform manual work requiring physical exertion; Position requires frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds at a time. Must be able to constantly stand/walk, and frequently required to sit, climb, stoop, kneel or crouch, bend, scoop, reach above shoulders, and reach at and below shoulders. Will be subject to frequent outside and inside environmental conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.