Substitute Groundskeeper

Overview

The Shasta College Physical Plant department is seeking to build a pool of qualified applicants for substitute groundskeeping work. We will respond to applications based on our current needs.

• 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.
• 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, rotor tillers, 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.

• 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

• 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

• Two years of gardening, grounds maintenance, or related work.
• Completion of eight grade or equivalent.
• Possession Of: A valid and appropriate California Driver's License