Groundskeeper

Job Title

Maintains and repairs grounds and ground equipment in a prompt and efficient manner to ensure the safety of students and the beauty of the grounds.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Reports to appropriate work site as scheduled.

Maintains landscape areas such as pruning, removing weeds, and edging grass areas.

Performs planting, trimming, transplanting, pruning, watering, mowing, spraying of plants, shrubs, trees, and grass as assigned.

Performs daily general cleaning of work areas.

Applies insecticide, weed control solutions fertilizer to trees, plants, shrubs, and grass as assigned.

Utilizes mowers, shovels, scoops, rakes, hoes, picks, sledge hammers, axes, saws, and other similar hand tools and power tools in performance of assigned duties.

Develops and maintains a cooperative and harmonious working relationship with district employees, students and public.

Regularly maintains assigned equipment as scheduled.

Has working knowledge of irrigation timers.

Follows procedures as outlined in the maintenance and operation handbook.

Wears only uniforms provided by the district.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory responsibilities : No supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications :

Ability to perform duties with minimal supervision. Knowledge and observance of safety precautions. Ability to prepare cost estimates in terms of materials and labor is required.

Education and / or experience :

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Valid Driver's License

Certificates, licenses, registrations :

Valid Driver's License

Supplemental Information :

Language skills : Ability to read and interpret documents in English such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Mathematical skills : Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning ability : Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical / mental demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.