Groundskeeping Supervisor

This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more

information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7462215

**Summary**

Under general supervision, performs service work of routine difficulty

in maintaining grounds and landscape; supervises inmates assisting with

these functions; performs related work as assigned.

**Essential Job Functions**

(Essential Function, As Defined Under The Americans With Disabilities

Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other

characteristics.This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a

comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions

in this class.)

• Supervises Jail Trustees grounds crew.
• Performs grounds maintenance, clean up; trims hedges and other
  
  

vegetation to remove dead branches and to restore shaping.

• Coordinates landscaping plans; prepares specifications and cost
  
  

estimates for landscaping; designs and implements landscape design

for aesthetically pleasing grounds around County facilities;

measures square footage and lengths for landscape design; secures

attractive and appropriate rocks and plants to add to landscape of

County grounds.

• Shapes the bedding areas by tilling, grading, raking, rolling and
  
  

trenching for safe and attractive landscape.

• Maintains desert landscape through planting, seeding, weeding,
  
  

pruning, rolling, feeding, and watering.

• Cleans drainage ditches for proper drainage, to maintain erosion,
  
  

and for aesthetically appealing grounds.

• Installs and maintains irrigation systems. Installs sprinklers and
  
  

irrigation systems including pipes and valves to allow for proper

watering of landscape plants.

• Identifies and reports repair needs.
• Make minor repairs.
• Sharpens blades and hoes; maintains garden equipment and supplies.
• Work outdoors under varying weather conditions.
  
  

**Knowledge and Skills**

• Knowledge of procedures, materials and equipment used in
  
  

landscaping.

• Knowledge of occupational hazards and required preventative
  
  

measures.

• Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision.
• Skill in effectively communicating verbally and in writing
• Skill to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
  
  

employees, other agencies and the public.

• Skill in planning, organizing and directing the work of others.
  
  

**Desirable Qualifications**

High School Diploma or G.E.D.; AND three years experience in desert

landscape maintenance and design.\

Must have current, valid AZ Drivers License.