District Grounds Assistant 1 - South High - 5:30am -2:00pm (Mon-Fri)

Full-Time 12 Month District Grounds Assistant I Position

Position Includes:

• Year Round Employment
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Leave
• Excellent Retirement Plan 

Flexibility is required, as certain situations and weather conditions might require temporary shift changes.

Title: District Grounds Assistant I – High School (Group 2)

Reports To: Athletic Grounds Manager

General Summary: Under the general supervision of the District Grounds Athletic Crew Lead and/or the Athletic Grounds Manager. This is a position that requires routine manual labor associated with grounds maintenance and performs various duties requiring moderate physical strength. This employee performs a variety of landscaping and grounds maintenance duties maintaining District campus grounds, High School complexes, and/or landscaped areas.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Assists and performs maintenance and repair duties on District grounds: (50%)

• Assists in completing assigned marking and maintenance tasks associated with athletic, activity, and parking areas
• Assists in completing assigned tasks associated with a prescribed snow removal program
• Assists in completing tasks associated with the prescribed District-wide beautification program
• Assists in eliminating rodents
• Assists in identifying and reporting needed grounds/exterior maintenance
• Assists in laying sod, planting grass, and identifying turf problems
• Assists in servicing and operating and making minor repairs on all assigned grounds equipment.
• Assists in the installation of landscaping projects
• Assists in the preparation and maintenance of softball, baseball, football and soccer fields
• Assists in the repair of sprinkler systems
• Check and services power mowers, tractors, trimmers and all landscaping equipment
• Cleans drainage and other similar area
• Cultivates water, fertilizes, and trims lawns, shrubs, hedges, trees and ground cover.
• Mounts signs
• Mows and edges turf grasses, using hand and power equipment
• Performs varied duties in the planting, transplanting, fertilizing and propagation of ornamental plants
• Sprays pesticides, special weed control and other turf and lawn chemicals as required
• Sprays shrubs, trees, weeds and turf grasses
• Sweeps walkways and picks up paper and rubbish, and empties garbage cans as required.
• Trims trees from ground using tree saw, chain saws and loppers
• Uses hand tools to work soil and to remove weeds, undergrowth and debris from grounds and landscaped areas

2. Completes maintenance work orders as assigned. (5%)

3. Performs operations associated with activities and special school functions inside the building (i.e. events, community functions, sporting activities, etc.). Responsibilities include but are not limited to: set up, monitoring and clean up, which can include associated custodial tasks. (35%)

4. Possess the ability to react to changing productive requirements and handle other essential tasks as assigned. (10%)

Marginal Job Functions:

Assists and performs maintenance and repair duties on District grounds to a lesser capacity:

• May perform general exterior custodial duties either seasonally or incidental to grounds-keeping activities
• May dig post holes and trenches
• May install sign posts
• May perform minor asphalt repair work
• Performs minor fence repair
• May perform general interior custodial duties as assigned by Department Head.

Qualifications:

1. Education Level:

• High School diploma or equivalent.

2. Certification or Licensure:

• Must possess a valid Driver’s License and meet all district requirements for driving school vehicles

3. Knowledge of:

• Background in completing tasks in areas such as mechanics, irrigation, metal-work (welding), landscaping, and turf maintenance.
• Background operating and performing servicing and minor maintenance on grounds and farm equipment.
• Knowledge of landscaping/grounds material, tools, and equipment
• Knowledge of operation and maintenance of motorized equipment used in grounds maintenance work
• Knowledge of safety procedures, methods, supplies, and tools used in planting, cultivating, and caring for turf grasses, shrubs, and trees
• Knowledge of soil preparation

4. Environmental Demands:

• Able to perform work alone
• Able to occasionally perform work at an elevated height with noise
• Able to occasionally use pesticides
• Able to perform work with people
• Able to use motor vehicle on district grounds.
• Able to use moving and vibrating equipment
• Able to work in adverse weather conditions
• Able to work in extreme cold, heat, wet and dry conditions
• Able to work in humid conditionsNot allergic to conditions which are activated or aggravated by motor lubricants, turf, turf chemicals, or fuels

5. Other requirements:

• Ability to operate and maintain power mowers and other grounds maintenance equipment
• Ability to perform grounds maintenance work
• Able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff and others.
• Able to safely use the hand and power tools of landscape and grounds-keeping work
• Able to use motor vehicle (i.e.: van, tractor, truck, mower and etc)
• Able to use Personnel protective equipment (PPE) and clothing ? Follow verbal and written directions
• Prefer abilities to complete complex tasks in areas such as mechanics, irrigation, metal-work, landscaping, and athletic/activity area layout and management as assigned.
• Prefer abilities to perform assigned duties with minimal supervision.
• Presents a neat clean appearance.
• Work overtime is required. 

 Special Requirements:

FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION, please complete our application from the MPS website.  Highly qualified applicants providing at least two references (one supervisory reference) will receive priority consideration. All applicants will receive notifications by email, but only the most qualified will be called for interviews.  Please check your email for status updates. 

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Responsibilities and duties assigned are at the discretion of the supervisor.