Landscaping Specialist

General Statement of Job. Under general supervision, maintains District school grounds in order to ensure a safe and attractive environment for students and District staff. Landscapes grounds and lays out athletic fields. Reports to the Landscaping Crew Leader or Supervisor of Maintenance Services.

• Maintains safe, clean, attractive school grounds. Duties include mowing grass, trimming weeds and shrubbery, cutting trees, planting and fertilizing, repairing paved areas, installing and repairing playground equipment, clearing storm drains, and removing debris.
• Completes projects in accordance with established specifications, schedules and standards of quality.
• Completes and submits daily maintenance report.
• Operates and maintains a variety of equipment, such as a lawn mower, weed eaters, hedge trimmer, tiller, chain saw, back-pack blowers, posthole diggers, drills, and various other yard, hand and power tools.
• Exercises care and safety in the use of equipment and tools required to complete assigned tasks.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals, such as the immediate supervisor, school personnel and students.
• Complies with all federal laws, state statutes, Board policies, administrative rules, and directives.

• Performs related duties as required.

Requires a junior high school diploma supplemented by one year of grounds keeping experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must possess a valid state driver's license.

Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machines and equipment, including heavy equipment, power and yard tools, hand tools, etc. Must be able to exert up to twenty pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Physical demands are in excess of those for sedentary work;

must be able to remain on feet for periods of time and perform manual tasks. Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of up to 100 pounds.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communications: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisor.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of policy and procedures manuals, equipment manuals, work orders, etc. Requires the ability to prepare logs, reports, etc. with proper format. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with clarity, voice control and confidence.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form, and to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations. Requires the ability to make routine independent judgments in absence of supervision, and to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to follow verbal and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with co-workers and supervisor.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, to determine time.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape, and visually read various information.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes using special machinery and to operate motor vehicles and heavy equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, control knobs, buttons, switches, catches, tools, etc. Must have moderate levels of eye/hand/foot…