Winter Seasonal Groundskeeper

@ Mount Royal University

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Calgary, Alberta

$21.87–$27.61/hr

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Overview

Mount Royal University is hiring a winter seasonal groundskeeper from October 1 to March 31 on a call-out basis. The work is snow and ice removal, sanding and de-icing, tree and shrub pruning, and general grounds upkeep across campus. Schedule is variable, 3 to 35 hours per week, mornings, afternoons, weekdays or weekends, paid $21.87 to $27.61 per hour.

Pay:

$21.87–$27.61 an hour

Responsibilities:

Remove snow and ice from routes and parking lots
Apply sand, gravel and de-icer to surfaces
Prune trees and shrubs, pick up leaves
Remove garbage and sweep entrances daily
Operate UTV and maintain equipment

Requirements summary:

High school education
No experience required

Tools & skills

UTV snow removal equipment

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First seen by our source: 2026-10-14
Source record updated: 2026-10-21

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Job details

Seniority	Entry level
Department	General labour
Hours per week	35
Schedule	day, evening
Seasonal	Yes
Travel	air: none · ground: minimal
Work setting	Outdoors
Position	On the move
Physical demands	physical high · computer none
Education	High school (required)

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Job description

About the Role

Working within the Grounds Department, this is a flexible position whose work schedule is variable and may include an irregular schedule of not less than three (3) hours per shift and up to thirty-five (35) hours per week. This position could work mornings or afternoons, weekdays or weekends.

Under general supervision of the Grounds Supervisor, this incumbent performs maintenance duties such as picking up leaves, garbage collection, pruning trees, pruning shrubs and snow removal. Winter Position runs from Oct 1 to March 31 on a call out basis.

Responsibilities

Removes snow and ice (whenever possible) from pedestrian, vehicular routes and parking lots before the start of University activities by hand or with machines.
Applies sand, gravel and de-icer by hand or machine to keep surfaces safe
Is responsible for snow fence dismantling
Pruning trees and shrubs
Pick up leaves
Clean parking lots and roadways for spring
Assist the Full-time staff when needed
Use of UTV for snow removal, transportation and moving material
Brings to the attention of the supervisor, any major and minor repairs that might be needed
Assists in keeping all equipment clean and in good working order such as oil levels, tire pressures, etc.
Removes garbage from all exterior waste receptacles, plus physically bends down and picks up garbage throughout the entire campus grounds on a daily basis
Sweeps all entrances daily to remove cigarette butts and debris, clean-out all butt buckets (large ashtrays)
Spring clean-up, roadway and parking lot sweeping, road drain cleaning, curb and boulevard sweeping and cleaning
Replaces and installs signage
Repairs and maintains exterior landscape features.
Perimeter garbage checks

Qualifications

high school education with no experience

Salary: $21.87 - $27.61 per hour

Closing Date: Open until a suitable candidate is found

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