Groundskeeper

Company Overview

Our company is dedicated in providing exceptional facility services solutions. With a focus on employee development and retention, we pride ourselves on being a leading employer in the industry. Our commitment to customer satisfaction ensures that we deliver top-notch cleaning and maintenance programs tailored to meet the unique needs of each facility.

A groundskeeper maintains the outdoor areas of a property, including lawns, gardens, and other landscaping features, ensuring they are functional, safe, and aesthetically pleasing. Their duties can range from basic lawn care to more specialized tasks like maintaining ornamental features and managing equipment.

Job Title: District Groundskeeper

Department: Grounds

Education Level and Certification: High school degree or GED.

Custodial and maintenance experience preferred.

Must maintain at all times during employment an unrestricted motor vehicle operator’s license and a satisfactory driving record.

Reports To: Director of Grounds and Director of Business and Operations

Performance Responsibilities and Job Tasks:

1. Knowledge of all aspects of landscape maintenance and repair.

2. Ability to operate and perform minor upkeep on medium to large sized landscape and grounds equipment.

3. Operate and maintain lawn aerator, mowing equipment, lawn and mid-size tractor, push mower, string trimmer, pump up sprayer, snowblower, salt spreader, and a variety of other related equipment.

4. Knowledge of grounds care including routine maintenance, mowing, trimming, edging, tree and shrub pruning, planting, bed care, irrigation.

5. Knowledge of irrigation systems, repair and operation.

6. Ability to work with or without supervision, follow directions, and follow work assignments, schedules and procedures.

7. Available for snow removal at all hours of the day or night, weekdays, weekends and holidays.

8. Interact and communicate with staff, students, coworkers and the public in a professional, respectful, courteous and positive manner.

9. Must be flexible and willingly adjust quickly to the changing demands of a busy School District.

10. Drive vehicles to perform or travel to job sites, including vans, commercial trucks and trailers.

11. General knowledge of athletic field maintenance and upkeep.

12. Serve as a positive member of the community in a way that does not negatively affect the District’s reputation or image in the community.

13. Refrain from engaging in conduct that interferes with the operations of the District, including the education of students.

14. Adhere to all District policies, rules, regulations, and supervisory directives.

15. Maintain confidentiality of information concerning staff, students, and parents in accordance with law and District rules.

16. Adhere to the code of ethics of the District and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE Rule 27).

FLSA Exempt Status: Non-exempt.

Essential Functions: The essential functions of the Groundskeeper position include: (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and performance responsibilities which require effective communication skills; and (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements.

At-Will Position. This position is an “at-will” position and may be terminated, with or without cause, at any time.

Pay-$18.50

Shift- 7:00am-3:30pm Monday-Friday. Some overtime may be required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19