Facility Maintenance Technician Agriscience for JTED

Agriculture Field Maintenance Technician

Salary: $17.20 per hour - commensurate with experience

Terms/Benefits:  School Year

12 month position - 8.0 hours per day

Major medical, hospitalization, dental, income protection, and term life

Performs technical work in directing the activities of day to day agriculture field maintenance and assures that the outside areas, lawns, trees, shrubbery, and environmental needs of the school are kept up in excellent fashion; also, that all agriculture fields are conducive to the safety and welfare of all students participating in outdoor activities.

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of 1 year landscaping or yard work experience

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally.
• Knowledge of landscape gardening tools and equipment.
• Knowledge of gardening chemicals.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment associated with grounds work.
• Ability to layout, install, and make repairs to irrigation systems.
• Knowledge of herbicide and fertilizer application.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations.
• Ability to work cooperatively and courteously with staff, students, parents and community members.
• Knowledge of applicable Federal and State laws, district procedures and Board policies.
• Ability to handle confrontation and conflict without an emotional response.
• Skills in time management.

• Maintains sprinkler systems and irrigates all agriculture fields.
• Repairs, maintains and operates all ground equipment and machines.
• Performs policing of grounds and assists in general landscaping of agriculture field areas.
• Removes all trash and litter to proper areas.
• Assists with installation and repairs of all fences on agriculture fields.
• Repairs, and maintains all animal pens.
• Mows and trims all agriculture areas, prunes trees and plants.
• Repairs and maintains greenhouses.
• Assists teacher with student instruction on field maintenance.

Flowing Wells School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Flowing Wells School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including sexual harassment as described in the District's policies concerning sexual harassment), sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital status, political affiliation, or veteran status in its educational programs, activities or employment policies as required by federal law.

The District abides by federal laws regarding people with disabilities. If you have a special need, reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with the American Disabilities Act of 1990. Inquiries regarding compliance with any of the above may be directed to Flowing Wells School District's Human Resources Department; or to the Director of the Office For Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Office Building, 1244 Speer Blvd.,

Suite 310, Denver, CO .