Substitute Groundskeeper

Position: (Substitute) Groundskeeper
Description of Basic Functions and Responsibilities



OVERVIEW

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (Shasta College) sits at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west. The area provides a wide array of outdoor amenities and activities with miles of hiking and biking trails, national parks, two lakes, and the Sacramento River. The main campus is located in the city of Redding, population 90,000.

The area is characterized by excellent schools with high graduation rates, low traffic, and low housing prices (Zillow average 393,000 vs. California state average of 770,000).

Shasta College is committed to providing its diverse student population with equitable education outcomes, contributing to the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic development of our communities. The college has been recognized as a leader in developing and implementing innovative education programs to increase student success, including accelerated pathways for high school students to achieve a bachelor's degree and for returning students to complete their Associate and Bachelor's degrees.

Shasta College enrolls more than 11,000 students annually and provides educational services to students with a wide range of skills and abilities.

Our ideal candidate is motivated to join a campus community prioritizing the success of our racially and socio-economically diverse staff and student population. Providing equitable outcomes so all members of our community may enjoy safe, healthy, and vibrant educational and employment environments is critical to our success.

DESCRIPTION OF BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform general gardening and grounds maintenance work. Employees in this classification receive general supervision within a framework of standard policies and procedures. This job class performs a variety of general grounds, gardening, and maintenance duties in the upkeep of campus grounds and functions at a journey level of classification.

SUPERVISOR: Assistant Director of Physical Plantor designee

CLASSIFICATION: Range 25 on the current Classified Salary Schedule, up to 28 hours per week, 12 months per year. Work assignment hours vary between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

BENEFITS: 40 hours of sick leave per year. No medical, dental or vision insurance provided.

Typical Duties, Knowledge and Ability


Typical Duties:

Plants, cultivates, prunes, trims, waters, and sprays trees, shrubs, weeds, hedges, and plants

Plants, fertilizes, waters, mows, edges, aerifies, weeds, and cares for lawns, fence lines, athletic fields, runways, pits, etc.

Prepares and treats soil for planting

Operates hand and power tools and equipment including power mowers, edgers, trimmers, sweepers, rotortillers, chainsaw, and tractors

Keeps campus grounds clean; sweeps sidewalks and picks up paper, rubbish and other debris, and operates blowers

Applies pesticides to grounds and garden areas for pest control purposes

Maintains hoses, supplies, and tools in proper condition and repair

Performs routine servicing, maintenance, and minor repair work on groundskeeping equipment such as mowers, edgers, sprayers, blowers, etc.

Possession Of:

A valid and appropriate California Driver's License

Knowledge Of:

General groundskeeping and gardening methods and practices

The safe use, maintenance, and operation of groundskeeping tools, power equipment, and sprinkling systems

The care, use, and application of pesticides and fertilizers

Ability to:

Effectively and safely use hand and power tools and equipment associated with groundskeeping and gardening work

Make minor repairs and adjustments to sprinkling systems

Perform routine maintenance and repair work on a variety of groundskeeping equipment and tools

Understand and follow both oral and written instructions

Meet the physical requirements necessary to safely and effectively perform required duties

Establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties

Experience/Education

Two years of gardening, grounds maintenance, or related work.

Completion of eight grade or equivalent.

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