District Grounds Assistant

Full-Time 12 Month District Grounds Assistant I Position

Position Includes:

• Year Round Employment
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Leave
• NPERS Retirement Plan

Flexibility is required, as certain situations and weather conditions might require temporary shift changes.

Reports To:

Athletic Grounds Manager

General

Summary:

Under the general supervision of the District Grounds Athletic Crew Lead and/or the Athletic Grounds Manager. This is a position that requires routine manual labor associated with grounds maintenance and performs various duties requiring moderate physical strength. This employee performs a variety of landscaping and grounds maintenance duties maintaining District campus grounds, High School complexes, and/or landscaped areas.

1. Assists and performs maintenance and repair duties on District grounds: (50%)

• Assists in completing assigned marking and maintenance tasks associated with athletic, activity, and parking areas
• Assists in completing assigned tasks associated with a prescribed snow removal program
• Assists in completing tasks associated with the prescribed District-wide beautification program
• Assists in eliminating rodents
• Assists in identifying and reporting needed grounds/exterior maintenance
• Assists in laying sod, planting grass, and identifying turf problems
• Assists in servicing and operating and making minor repairs on all assigned grounds equipment.
• Assists in the installation of landscaping projects
• Assists in the preparation and maintenance of softball, baseball, football and soccer fields
• Assists in the repair of sprinkler systems
• Check and services power mowers, tractors, trimmers and all landscaping equipment
• Cleans drainage and other similar area
• Cultivates water, fertilizes, and trims lawns, shrubs, hedges, trees and ground cover.
• Mounts signs
• Mows and edges turf grasses, using hand and power equipment
• Performs varied duties in the planting, transplanting, fertilizing and propagation of ornamental plants
• Sprays pesticides, special weed control and other turf and lawn chemicals as required
• Sprays shrubs, trees, weeds and turf grasses
• Sweeps walkways and picks up paper and rubbish, and empties garbage cans as required.
• Trims trees from ground using tree saw, chain saws and loppers
• Uses hand tools to work soil and to remove weeds, undergrowth and debris from grounds and landscaped areas

2. Completes maintenance work orders as assigned. (5%)

3. Performs operations associated with activities and special school functions inside the building (i.e. events, community functions, sporting activities, etc.). Responsibilities include but are not limited to: set up, monitoring and clean up, which can include associated custodial tasks. (35%)

4. Possess the ability to react to changing productive requirements and handle other essential tasks as assigned. (10%)

Assists and performs maintenance and repair duties on District grounds to a lesser capacity:

• May perform general exterior custodial duties either seasonally or incidental to grounds-keeping activities
• May dig post holes and trenches
• May install sign posts
• May perform minor asphalt repair work
• Performs minor fence repair
• May perform general interior custodial duties as assigned by Department Head.

1. Education Level:

• High School diploma or equivalent.

2. Certification or Licensure:

• Must possess a valid Driver's License and meet all district requirements for driving school vehicles

3. Knowledge of:

• Background in completing tasks in areas such as mechanics, irrigation, metal-work (welding), landscaping, and turf maintenance.
• Background operating and performing servicing and minor maintenance on grounds and farm equipment.
• Knowledge of landscaping/grounds material, tools, and equipment
• Knowledge of operation and maintenance of motorized equipment used in grounds maintenance work
• Knowledge of safety procedures, methods, supplies, and tools used in planting, cultivating, and caring for turf grasses, shrubs, and trees
• Knowledge of soil preparation

4. Environmental Demands:

• Able to perform work alone
• Able to occasionally…