Grounds, Maintenance & Barn Helper

**Handy, dependable, and at home around animals? We'd love to meet you.** **About Us** The Lilypad Schools is a nature\-based early childhood and elementary education community in San Antonio, with Farm, Garden, and Nursery campuses. Our days are spent outdoors among gardens, animals, and play spaces, and the people who keep our grounds and facilities running are a big part of what makes that possible. If you take pride in hands\-on work and want it to mean something, you will fit right in here. **The Role** We are looking for a reliable, hardworking person to help keep our grounds, facilities, and barn areas clean, safe, and well maintained across our campuses. This is a hands on, primary outdoor role that mixes landscaping, simple repairs, and animal area help. You will be working in a setting where young children are present, so dependability and a safety\-first mindset matter as much as the work itself. **What You Will Do** **Grounds and landscaping:** * Mowing, weed\-wacking, edging, mulching, and general landscape upkeep * Watering gardens and planted areas, refreshing playgrounds and pathways, and keeping sandboxes and play areas ready **Simple maintenance and repairs:** * Basic plumbing fixes such as unclogging toilets and drains * Minor carpentry and general handyman repairs * Repairing and maintaining gates and fences * Everyday upkeep and small fixes around the campuses as needed **Barn and animal help:** * Assisting with feeding, watering, mucking, and cleaning animal areas * Helping secure animals and keep barn areas tidy, following the standards set by our animal care team **General:** * Keeping tools and equipment clean, fueled, and properly stored * Following the daily and weekly schedule and pitching in on seasonal and event needs **What We Are Looking For** * Reliable and punctual, with strong follow\-through * Available to work weekends (Saturday and Sunday) plus a couple of weekdays, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM * **Comfortable working outdo