Grounds Worker Maintenance

openings as of 6/26/2026

grounds worker, maintenance

• position type: maintenance/custodial/ grounds worker
• date posted: 6/25/2026
• location: education center
• closing date: 07/08/2026

• knowledge of methods, materials and equipment used in planting, cultivating, and caring for plants and turf, including sprinkler; irrigation systems; ability to read blueprints
• knowledge of proper techniques for mixing, pouring and finishing concrete, laying and repairing blacktop, and installing and repairing fences and playground equipment
• knowledge of operation and maintenance of hand and power tools and equipment necessary for care of grounds
• ability to schedule and supervise work of grounds crews, including training of employees
• ability to follow oral and written directions
• ability to work harmoniously with others
• possession of valid california driver’s license

administrator as assigned

to assist in maintaining safe, clean and attractive district grounds by performing a variety of general grounds care duties

• acts as lead grounds worker in performing variety of skilled and semiskilled work; estimates time and materials; recommends improvements of materials and/or services to operations chief
• plants, transplants, fertilizes, sprays with pesticides, prunes, cultivates and waters plants
• cuts and lays sod; mows and edges lawns
• weeds and removes debris from sandboxes, fence rows, tree wells, shrub beds, gutters and other areas as needed; cleans and sweeps work areas
• grades and prepares soil for turf; installs, maintains and repairs sprinkler and clock systems
• lays blacktop and makes minor blacktop repairs
• mixes, pours and finishes concrete
• installs, maintains and repairs playground equipment and fences
• operates hand and power tools, trucks, lawn mowers, including but not limited to large field mower, edgers and other equipment common to grounds maintenance; cleans and performs routine maintenance on equipment
• loads, unload and hauls dirt, sand and materials
• purchases, picks up and delivers equipment and materials from vendors to work sites
• prepares daily work log and other necessary paperwork
• performs other related duties as assigned

$24.02 - $39.17 per hour

performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the district's "improvement of professional services" handbook, board policies and procedures and consistent with collective bargaining agreements when applicable

a new employee, or a permanent employee who is changed to a new classification, shall serve a probationary period, which shall not exceed six (6) months of duty time exclusive of leaves of absence or other absences. During this probationary period the employee must meet the required standards of performance to be recommended for permanent status in the classification. A probationary classified service employee may be terminated from the probationary classification at any time without cause, without right of appeal or hearing before the board of education.

Pursuant to education code section 45113, a permanent employee who accepts a promotion and fails to complete the probationary period for that promotional position, shall be employed in the classification from which he or she was promoted.

some positions may require proof of privately owned automobile insurance and the possession of a valid california motor vehicle operator's license. Fingerprint clearance by the federal bureau of investigation and the california department of justice is a condition of appointment after all other required job conditions have been met. Must present verification of completion of child abuse mandated reporter training or obtain verification within six (6) weeks of hire and annually thereafter, as required by the california child abuse neglect reporting act.

effective january 1, 2025, assembly bill (ab2534) and january 1, 2026, senate bill (sb848), mandates all certificated and classified applicants provide a complete and accurate list of every school district, county office of education, charter school, and/or state special school (local educational agencies (lea)) where the applicant has previously worked, regardless of the length of service, including full-time, part-time and substitute employment.

If multiple leas are within the same district, only the district information is required. Failure to disclose any previous educational employment and/or providing false information in a job application may result in the disqualification of your application.

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