Groundskeeper

Job Title : Grounds Tech Department : Support Services FLSA Status : Nonexempt (At-will Position) Position Status : Full-time, 12 month calendar Salary : Range 106 ($14.

69 - $18.63 per hour - (Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.)

Additional Professional Growth monies may be added for college credit earned beyond a high school diploma.

SUMMARY

Entry level position. Works under supervision to maintain grounds of district site(s) by performing the following duties.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred; or one to three months related experience and / or training;

or equivalent combination of education and experience. Current Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Cuts lawns. Trims and edges around walks, flower beds, and walls.
• Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth or remove damaged leaves, branches, or twigs.
• Sprays lawn, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides. Rakes and bags leaves.
• Cleans grounds and removes litter.
• Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs. Waters lawn and shrubs.
• Repairs fences, gates, walls, and walks. Paints fences and outbuildings.
• Cleans out drainage ditches and culverts.
• Sharpens tools such as weed cutters, edging tools, and shears.
• Diagnoses and reports malfunctions of equipment or grounds problems on District property.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information to coworkers or supervisor.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, using whole numbers. Ability to measure fertilizer and other substances used for maintenance of District grounds.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;

reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee will be engaged in daily strenuous physical activity. The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee is frequently required to lift and carry up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 100 pounds. The employee frequently is required to move about the District or campus.

The employee is occasionally required to sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock and toxic or caustic chemicals.

The employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to extreme heat.

The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, and extreme cold.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

The Apache Junction Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual preference / identity) or disability in its employment practices.