A Landscaping or Groundskeeping Worker provides landscaping for residences, parks, public gardens, college campuses or building or office park grounds. Provides care for plants and trees including mowing, trimming and planting, and repairs driveways, walks, benches or other structures.
Grounds/Events Worker for USD 489 Maintenance Department Job Description Purpose The grounds worker is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of district grounds. This position will be a Grounds/Custodial position.
Hours:
7am-3:30pm while working grounds/10am-6:30pm custodial. Responsible to : Building Systems Maintenance Technician I as directed by Director of Buildings and Grounds.
Qualifications/Requirements :
1. Must be 18 years old or older. 2. Must be in good physical condition. 3. Must have valid Kansas driver's license with a safe driving record. 4. Ability to understand chemical labels. 5. Ability to work with minimal supervision. 6. Available to work in the event of emergencies or severe weather conditions. 7. Ability to maintain a positive relationship with fellow employees, patrons, and community members. 8. Must be dependable, polite, and cooperative.
Essential Job Functions :
1. Ability to correctly and safely use common hand tools for repair work and grounds maintenance, including but not limited to pruning shears, sprayers, and spreaders. 2. Ability to operate proficiently and safely a variety of light to medium duty equipment, including blowers, edgers, trimmers, riding mowers, tractors with loaders and light vehicles. 3. Assist in the operation and maintenance of underground irrigation system for this site. Includes installation of new systems, maintaining existing systems, monitoring of water wells and reporting of meter readings as required. 4. Perform work to maintain and prepare football fields, baseball fields, soccer fields, and other sport surfaces including slicing, thatching, rolling, dragging, and layout and re-lining. 5. Perform work to maintain ornamental grass areas, sports fields, play fields, undeveloped grass areas, shrubs, trees, and landscape areas using hand power tools, equipment, and chemicals. 6. Perform work to remove and dispose of debris, trees, and vegetation as required. 7. Perform work to maintain parking lots, tennis courts, and artificial track surface including sweeping, edging, and chemical application. 8. Conform to safety standards as prescribed or directed.
Marginal Job Functions :
1. Perform any other job-related duties as requested by Director of Buildings and Grounds.
Special Physical Requirements :
1. Requires prolonged standing and working on one's feet. 2. Requires working in adverse weather conditions such as extreme heat for extended periods. 3. Requires moving, lifting, carrying, pulling or pushing heavy objects or materials of up to and not more than 50 lbs. 4. Requires frequent squatting, kneeling, crawling, bending, reaching, shoveling, and twisting. 5. Must work around dust, chemicals, fumes, odors, dirt, grease/oil, and acid. 6. Must work with equipment that vibrates when in use. 7. Must pass physical assessment before employment begins as required by the district.
Other :
1. The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district. 2. The employee shall serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings.
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$16.50 - $17.00 per hour
Benefits:
Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance
