Grounds Maintenance

Grounds Maintenance – West Ottawa Public Schools

Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position: Grounds Maintenance (Posting # 3900)

Posting Dates: December 3, 2025 – Until Filled

Reports To: Facilities Director

Schedule: Beginning:
Immediately;

Hours:

40 hours per week (Monday - Friday);
Full Time / Full Year

• Perform landscaping duties including mowing, trimming, planting, and general upkeep of outdoor areas
• Handle snow removal and ice management during the winter season
• Operate and maintain groundskeeping equipment
• Assist with special projects as needed to keep facilities in excellent condition

• Previous experience is preferred
• Ability to work in various weather conditions (indoor and outdoor work environment)
• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Valid driver’s license required

• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Grasping:
  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing:
  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions:
  Making substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable attendance.

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Full‑time

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