Grounds Maintenance - 1.0 FTE - District

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $30.38 to $45.86 Per Hour

Starting Date: Immediately

CLASS TITLE: GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER

BASIC FUNCTION: Under the direction of the Maintenance and Operations Supervisor, perform a variety of grounds maintenance and gardening duties in the beautification and safety of assigned grounds and landscaped areas. Additionally, may perform a variety of duties related to the shipping, receiving, storing and issuing of goods including supplies, equipment, food and other materials; drive a vehicle to various locations to deliver goods; prepare and maintain related records and reports.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Perform a variety of grounds maintenance and gardening duties in the beautification of assigned grounds and landscaped areas; maintain grounds and other assigned areas to assure a safe, clean and attractive environment for students, staff and the public. Provide basic maintenance and care for a variety of equipment such as rider mowers, edgers, blowers, sprayers, trucks, trimmers, chainsaws, shears, trenchers and grinders; utilize standard gardening hand tools; drive a vehicle to conduct work; report needed repairs to supervisor. Operate various heavy equipment such as rider mowers, tractor, back hoe, forklift and other hand-held grounds equipment to mow, edge, trim, and water lawns, fields and other turf grounds; edge walkways; hoe and pull weeds and rake leaves; sweep/blow litter from walks, driveways and other assigned areas. May be required to haul any of these pieces of equipment from site to site. Plant, cultivate, prune, spray, fertilize and irrigate flowers, trees, grass, hedges and shrubs; stake trees as needed; aerate