Grounds Worker I
Classified Position 7628
school year
Salary Category4 per Salary Schedule | Days 260 | Reports to: Maintenance Manager |
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Perform routine grounds maintenance duties
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
- Assigned routine grounds keeping duties
- Performs semiskilled gardening and grounds maintenance duties on school grounds and landscaped areas and involves specialized duties such as concrete work and installing and maintaining playground equipment
- Operate grounds equipment perform landscape construction and lead other grounds personnel as assigned
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Perform routine grounds maintenance duties as directed
- Prune and trim trees hedges and shrubs; weed and rake grounds; apply fertilizers pesticides and sod conditioners as needed
- Operate hedge trimmer hand and power tools and snow removal equipment; make routine adjustments and minor repairs to equipment
- Rake leaves and remove trash; sweep walkways
- Perform general custodial duties incidental to groundskeeping activities
- Assist in the preparation and lining of athletic fields as assigned
- Assist in the installation of playground equipment
- Maintains regular and predictable attendance
- Adheres to the professional code of ethics
- Successfully utilizes technology as appropriate in job function
- Perform related duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
KNOWLEDGE OF:
- Operation of hand and power tools and equipment used in groundskeeping
- Basic grounds maintenance procedures including mowing edging raking and weeding
- Methods equipment and materials used in gardening and groundskeeping work
- Health and safety regulations
ABILITY TO:
- Perform general grounds maintenance duties including mowing edging and weeding
- Perform routine and semiskilled grounds maintenance duties
- Lift heavy objects
- Use a variety of tools and machines utilized in the basic trade
- Safely operate power equipment
- Perform heavy physical labor
- Mow edge water weed fertilize rake and cultivate lawns flower beds athletic fields and other landscaped areas
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma G.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by Kentucky law
- Valid Kentucky drivers license