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ID 274004

Position Includes benefits and paid time off.

SUMMARY:

The Groundskeeper is responsible for maintaining the grounds of West Bend School District and District owned sites; installs new landscape designs; maintains athletic fields; removes snow and ice; and delivers commodities/supplies. This role is hands-on and essential to keeping our campuses safe and accessible.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties described below are indicative of what a Groundskeeper may be asked to perform. Some duties may vary in frequency and/or other duties may be assigned that are specific to the particular building and its grounds.

Grounds Maintenance Activities:

Maintain school lawns by irrigating, mowing, edging, hand trimming, fertilizing, and using weed control methods. Prepare areas for seed or sod, lay sod and sow seed. Operate riding mowers, spreaders, aerators and other equipment as needed. Trim and edge around walks, flower beds, and walls. Care for athletic fields, running tracks, courtyards, and fence lines. Maintain trees and shrubs by planting, pruning, watering, spraying, weeding and cleaning shrub plantings. Operate bush chippers, stump grinders, hydraulic sprayers, and other equipment as needed. Prepare flowerbeds for growing annuals and bulbs. Use roto-tillers as needed. Waters lawns, flowers, trees and shrubs. Plans and implements landscape designs. Apply fertilizers, and pesticides to lawn, shrubs, and trees. Application of chemicals must be in accordance with label directions utilizing an integrated pest management strategy. Cleans grounds and remove litter. Sweep up dirt and debris, clean around trash containers, and collect rubbish left on school grounds. Maintain athletic fields using appropriate turf care procedures including striping of playing surfaces, dragging infields, setting bases in position. Use riding mowers, roto-tillers, aerators, and lawn sweepers as needed. Plans for and implements athletic field maintenance and renovations. Includes, lining of diamonds, football, soccer fields, bleachers, press boxes, and athletic equipment set-up/tear down. Maintain surface drainage by keeping catch basins free of debris during heavy rainstorms and removing snow and ice in the winter months. Complete outside construction of facilities such as asphalt work, concrete work, demolition work, grading, excavation, etc

Winter Activities:

Use hand tools to remove snow and ice from stairs, walks and ramps. Operate salt spreaders, tractors, snow blowers and plow trucks to remove snow and ice from walks, drives and parking lots. Spread salt/sand on public passageways, including parking lots, sidewalks, stairs and playgrounds to prevent ice buildup. Removes sand/salt in spring from public areas.

Equipment Responsibilities:

Build, install, repair and tear down playground, athletic equipment, and physical fitness equipment in accordance with manufacturer instructions. Install and repair fences, gates, walls and walks. Paint fences and outbuildings. Install and clean out drainage ditches and culverts. Install, repair and perform preventative maintenance of irrigation/pump systems. Sharpen tools such as weed cutters, edging tools and shears. Repair equipment such as tractors, mowers, spreaders, snow removal equipment, engines and other equipment as needed.

General Duties:

Shipping and receiving of goods and commodities. Deliver supplies to various schools throughout the District. Move equipment as necessary. Maintenance of records for inventory, hazardous chemicals, preventative maintenance and other essential documentation. Safety responsibilities for grounds, buildings, athletic fields/tracks/courts, public passageways, playgrounds, district vehicles and parking lots. Daily operate a pickup truck or other vehicle to get to and from assigned areas in the District. May perform general cleaning or other maintenance duties at the direction of the Director of Facilities Management. On an occasional basis, may be asked to substitute in other buildings and carry out assigned duties.

General Labor:

Responsibilities within this job category usually contain heavy, manual labor tasks. Although these responsibilities are varied and can occur on an irregular basis, individuals in this category will be expected to carry out the assigned tasks. The following represents a sampling of duties and does not imply a complete listing. Tear out and repair concrete on sidewalks and driveways. Tear out and repair asphalt on parking lots and playgrounds. Move furniture, equipment and machinery such as desks, food service equipment and other items (which could be in excess of 1000 lbs.). Reset and/or realign heavy equipment/machinery (weight can exceed 1000 lbs). Demolish, haul and clean-up of out buildings. Perform other duties as the need arises. Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

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 at the time of hire or for the continuation of employment. This role is hands-on and essential to keeping our campuses safe and accessible. Click here to watch a video of one of our groundskeepers plowing and see the impact this work makes.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

One-year certificate from college or technical school, or three to six months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge of and ability to use different hand tools such as shovels, rakes, lawn rollers, saws, pruners, hoses, hand trowels, tamps, hammers, pliers, spading forks and brooms. Knowledge of and ability to operate tractors, bobcats, bush clippers, rototillers, hydraulic sprayers, aerators, lawn sweepers, stump grinder and pickup trucks with plows and salt spreaders. Experience driving manual shift-type equipment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to work effectively, collaboratively and positively with administration, co-workers, contractors, etc. Ability to plan, gather and organize materials to be used on the grounds, or requested by administration. Ability to organize, prioritize, and carry out work without direction. Ability to use good judgment and solve problems sometimes in emergencies or within tight deadlines. Ability to follow proper maintenance and operational procedures in the use of grounds equipment, machinery, tools and supplies. Work is generally performed on first shift; however, extra time may be required earlier than the regular starting time or during second/third shift and/or weekends for snow removal.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, chemical product labels, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine correspondence. Ability to speak effectively to coaches, teachers, students or employees of the District.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.

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 several concrete variables in standardized situations

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION

Valid Wisconsin driver's license. Certified Landscape Pesticide Applicator within 6 months of hiring CDL License Class B with air brakes (based upon the equipment the district has) within 1 year of employment.

ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee and of those an employee encounters 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, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. The employee may have some exposure to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The West Bend Joint School District #1 does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex or sexual orientation, marital status, handicap, national origin, creed, arrest or conviction record, ancestry, member of military reserve, or any other reason prohibited by state or federal law.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

From $20.50 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Referral program Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person