Temporary Grounds Person Maintenance

Temporary Grounds Person (Up to 4 positions) - Maintenance

Pasco School District 1 – Pasco, Washington

• Job : 5620912
• Final date to receive applications: Apr 16, 2026 4:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
• Re-Posted: Apr 02, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: To Be Determined
• Position: Temporary Grounds Person (Up to 4 positions)
• Location: Maintenance
• Hours: 8.00/day, Monday - Friday
• Salary: $17.13/hour
• Position Type: Temporary

Temporary position through September 30, 2026. New hires are conditional upon passing a fingerprint screening.

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Current Washington State Public Operators spray license/certification to be considered, required
• Ability to perform heavy outside duties in all types of weather
• Successful experience in grounds care and grounds maintenance
• Valid Washington State driver’s license and maintain a good driving record, required
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Prior experience in grounds care and grounds maintenance
• Willingness to accept and carry out directions as required
• Physical ability to do required work, which could include squatting, bending, stooping, carrying, lifting, climbing of ladders and other repetitive, demanding functions
• Ability and willingness to function as part of a departmental team
• Demonstrated exemplary customer service and responsiveness
• Excellent safety record
• Demonstrated skills in equipment maintenance
• Ability to work as part of a district groundskeeping team
• Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with staff, students and parents
• Demonstrated exceptional service to students and staff
• Must maintain and respect confidentiality of district records and matters
• Ability to follow safe work practices and procedures
• Experience operating and performing maintenance checks on various equipment including front deck rotary mowers, turf tractors, landscaping tractors, high lift sweepers, mowers, and trucks ranging in size from pickups to dump trucks
• Ability to establish and maintain professional, cooperative working relationships

• Bilingual/Biliterate English/Spanish

Perform routine grounds work such as mowing, sweeping, edging, trimming, plowing, pruning, debris removal, watering, repairing, preparing. Skilled duties include spraying, planting, seeding and applying fertilizer/herbicides at proper times and rates; ability to calibrate spray and spreader systems to recommendations; general knowledge of irrigation systems.

• Maintenance
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• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Pasco School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, age, religion, color, national origin, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of trained guide dog or service animal. Pasco School District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and other designated youth groups.

Questions and complaints of alleged discrimination should be addressed to the following designated employees:
Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance Officer‑Sarah Thornton (1215 W. Lewis St., Pasco, WA 99301, 509‑543‑6700, sthornston); and Sec. 504 Coordinator‑Kristi Docken (1215 W. Lewis St., Pasco, WA 99301, 509‑543‑6700, kdocken).