What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groundskeeper position at Licking Heights Local School District?
Licking Heights Board of Education
Job Description
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POSITION: Groundskeeper
RESPONSIBLE TO: Supervisor of Facilities and Custodial Services
JOB GOAL: To maintain the grounds/facilities in a condition of cleanliness and
operating excellence so that students and staff will be furnished with an
attractive and comfortable educational environment.
INTRODUCTION:
At Licking Heights Local Schools, our commitment to student success drives everything we do. We believe in providing equitable, personalized learning experiences focused on building character skills and achieving academic excellence. Our comprehensive framework, addressing milestones from kindergarten readiness to college and career competencies, ensures that every student thrives academically, socially, and emotionally. We are dedicated to creating a positive school culture where students can explore their talents through extracurricular activities, fostering well-rounded and socially responsible citizens.
To be successful at Licking Heights Local Schools, staff members must embody a range of skills, including:
- Passion for education and student well-being.
- Effective mentoring and guidance for students.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Continuous learning and professional development.
- Forward-thinking planning and strategic decision-making.
- Openness to two-way communication and community engagement.
We are dedicated to supporting our staff through comprehensive induction, providing ongoing professional development aligned with our district’s vision, and creating a safe and empowering school environment where every individual can flourish. Join us in our mission to provide an exceptional education experience that prepares students for success in school, career, and life.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- One to two years of related commercial grounds or maintenance experience is preferred.
- Must be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of electrical, plumbing and painting.
- Hold a valid Class B CDL Ohio drivers license with a clean driving record at the time you are applying for this job.
- Applicant must currently have a commercial pesticide/herbicide applicators license in Categories 5, 4 C or E, 6A, C, 8 and 10 or have the ability to obtain the license within 60 days of employment, or employment will be terminated.
- Ability to operate snow removal equipment such as plow trucks, tractors, and blowers in a safe manner.
- This job may require mandatory overtime.
- Ability to load equipment on trailers and tow to various school sites in a safe manner.
- Demonstrate understanding of all phases of work to be completed in a commercial environment with multiple sites and buildings.
- Demonstrate ability to organize and complete work projects.
- Ability to communicate in written and verbal form to correspond with departmental personnel and administration.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Ability to run sprinkling systems throughout the district on athletic fields and read schematic drawings.
- Ability and knowledge to operate, repair, and maintain commercial lawn care and landscaping equipment.
- Demonstrate knowledge of working with various hand tools and power tools in a safe manner.
- Required to lift, carry, push and pull various supplies and/or equipment up to a maximum of 50 pounds, in accordance with OSHA guidelines.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain necessary records for custodial and grounds equipment.
- Performs preventive maintenance on all grounds equipment and playground equipment throughout the district.
- Reviews and makes recommendations for repairs to all driveways, walkways, and parking lots of the district, performs such repairs if possible.
- Responsible for all aspects of maintaining grounds for the district:
- Removes trash and debris from district grounds and empties all exterior trash receptacles throughout the district on a regular basis.
- Performs landscaping duties of all flower beds, including but not limited to weeding, picking up trash, mulching, trees, shrubs, and lawns throughout the district.
- Removes graffiti from the exterior of all district buildings.
- Performs lawn care maintenance of all grass areas and athletic fields throughout the district in accordance with established planned programs. This includes application of fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, seeding, mowing and trimming.
- Assists with conducting on-going evaluations of all standardized supplies and equipment and test new materials as available for inclusion or exclusion to the program.
- Performs minor painting and repairs on all out buildings of the district. This includes press boxes, stadiums, concessions, storage, dugouts, and barn.
- Operates in a safe manner all tractors, mowers, lifts, trimmers, chainsaws, power tools and hand tools. Works from elevated heights with various hand and power tools.
- Reports all misuse of facilities and makes recommendations for correction.
- Maintain immediate areas around the assigned building exterior doors to keep them clear of snow, ice and debris, due to the fire code.
- Wash interior and exterior windows and remove graffiti as necessary.
- Performs regular custodial duties in assigned areas of the buildings.
- Assist visiting members of the public who are utilizing the facilities.
- Check schedule daily to provide necessary assistance to support curricular and extracurricular events.
- Thoroughly clean all surfaces in restrooms.
- Maintain custodial closets in a neat and orderly manner.
- Perform general cleanup – any and all incidents as they arise.
- Prepare work orders using the web-based work order system of the district.
- Occasionally work from elevated surfaces while cleaning overhead.
- Keep all necessary items such as but not limited to windows, air locks, chalk/eraser boards, lockers, furniture, and display cases clean at all times.
- Check daily to ensure all doors and windows are locked / unlocked as needed.
- Report any major repair needs or other deficiencies to the supervisor.
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the Supervisor of Facilities and Custodial Services
WORK ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERISTIC CONDITIONS:
The nature of this job requires extended periods of working in extreme weather of heat and cold, with the possibility of working overtime hours. In addition, the applicant will be working with chemical sprays, cleaning chemicals, dust, and pollen laden conditions that may require safety precautions. This job can be fast paced at times in order to get work completed in a timely manner.
The work environment characteristics, described here, are not listed in order of importance, and are representative of those an employee encounters while completing the duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the responsibilities. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.
- Frequent work that may extend beyond the normal workday
- Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue
- Occasional interaction among unruly children/adults
- Many situations that require hand motion, e.g., computer keyboard, typing and writing
- Periods of walking and climbing/working from ladders and or articulating boom lifts in height levels in accordance with OSHA guidelines.
- Consistent requirements for heavy lifting, carrying, stooping, bending, pushing, pulling, extended periods of riding lawn equipment, moving mechanical equipment and working on knees.
- Work in moderate noise levels.
- Must have a physical to determine ability to perform a grounds / custodian job regarding the above working conditions by a health care provider of Licking Height’s choice. Licking Heights will pay for said physical.
EVALUATION: Performance of these responsibilities will be evaluated by the Supervisor of Facilities and Custodial Services in accordance with the provisions of the Board’s policy.
REVISED:
December 8, 2014
February 29, 2016
March 30, 2016
June 12, 2024
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