What are the responsibilities and job description for the LEAD GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER position at Bassett Unified School District?
BASIC FUNCTION & DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
THIS POSITION IS DUAL CERTIFICATION AND IS OPEN TO BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CANDIDATES
Vacancies: 1
Hours: 8 Hours/Day (Monday-Friday 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM)
Months: 12
Eligibility Lists: One list will be created from Open Competitive and Promotional candidates
BASIC FUNCTION:
Under the direction of the Director of Facilities, Development, and Transportation, train, assign, review and coordinate the work of District grounds personnel; perform a variety of skilled grounds maintenance duties on school grounds, tracks, athletic fields, and playing grounds in order to maintain grounds at all school sites and District facilities in a clean, neat and attractive condition.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
In addition to performing skilled grounds maintenance duties, the Lead Grounds Maintenance Worker provides training and work direction to assigned grounds maintenance personnel, student workers, crews assigned to special projects and others as assigned. Grounds Maintenance Worker incumbents perform semi-skilled to skilled grounds maintenance duties and operate a variety of heavy grounds equipment including large gang mowers, tractor, skip loader and ditch witch. Grounds Maintenance Worker I incumbents perform unskilled to semi-skilled grounds maintenance duties and operate light equipment including push and riding mowers, weeder, blower and edger.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Plan and develop mowing and grounds maintenance projects according to available personnel, prevailing weather conditions, school and District activities and other applicable factors.
Train and provide work direction to assigned personnel; assign, review and coordinate grounds maintenance work; review requests for groundskeeping and gardening at schools and District facilities and recommend best procedures or methods for completing jobs; request needed equipment, tools, supplies and materials.
Oversee and perform skilled gardening work including planting, cultivating, pruning, fertilizing and irrigating flowers, trees, shrubs hedges and lawns; oversee and participate in grounds maintenance projects including installing and repairing fences and gates, removing trash and debris, and maintaining parking lots, athletic fields and playgrounds.
Operate and ensure proper care and maintenance of heavy grounds maintenance equipment including a tractor, cherry picker, sprayer, dump truck, hedge trimmer, weed eaters, chain saws, cement cutter, sweeper, blower, mowers, welding torch, forklift, chipper and tamper; arrange for repair and maintenance of equipment according to established policies and procedures.
Maintain records and prepare reports of work completed, materials used and items purchased; contact vendors and suppliers for parts and items not kept in stock.
Communicate with school and District administrators and managers regarding grounds maintenance needs and projects; confer with supervisor regarding workload priorities.
Perform varied grounds maintenance duties such as repairing potholes and sprinklers, striping parking lots and athletic fields, inspecting grounds for insect infestation and plant diseases, and spraying grounds as needed.
Assist in moving furniture and equipment for classroom set-ups and special events.
Perform related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
(Classification Specification pending Personnel Commission approval)
Education
Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school.
Experience:
Any combination equivalent to: three years of grounds maintenance experience including the operation of power equipment, care of lawns and landscaped areas, and the application of herbicides and pesticides.
Language Requirements:
None
Licenses and Certifications:
Pesticide applicator's certification
APPLICATION & EXAMINATION PROCESS
APPLICATION
1 - Complete an ONLINE Bassett USD employment application by clicking the "Apply" button above.
All applications must be submitted online. Applications and requests for testing will not be accepted after the recruitment closing date and time. Applicants may be rejected on the basis of an incomplete application or failure to meet minimum qualifications. The application is part of the selection process and is part of an overall assessment of acceptability for employment. All information provided is subject to independent verification of its accuracy. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide correct contact information by which to be notified.
Note: You will eventually be disqualified in the recruitment process if you fail to disclose relevant information regarding your conviction history. It is the disclosure of the conviction that is most important in many cases.
SCREENING PROCESS2 - Applications will be screened to select the most qualified candidates.
The screening process for this position, which may be subject to modification, will include some form of a(n): application screening, initial qualifications screening, documentation/certification screening, and supplemental application screening. The stated qualifications for the position represent only the minimum requirements and do not guarantee qualification for examination or placement on an eligibility list.
EXAMINATION PROCESS
3 - The examination plan will consist of:
a. Written Exam (40% of final score) - April 30, 2025
b. Oral Exam (60% of final score) - May 8, 2025
Visit our Recruitment Calendar for more details.
Examination dates may change or be canceled without advance notice.
The examination may consist of any combination of a(n): training and experience (T&E) evaluation, written knowledge test, structured panel interview, situational judgement interview, or other type of exam of fitness for duty. All parts of the examination process are job related. A passing score must be attained on each portion of the exam to advance to the next stage and ultimate placement on an eligibility list.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION
Requests for reasonable accommodations for the testing process must be made no less than two (2) days prior to the examination by emailing jsanchez@bassettusd.org or calling 626-931-7984.
EXAM PROTESTS
Protest of any part of the exam process must be in writing and submitted to the Personnel Director no later than five (5) working days from the date you participated in the exam. Any protest must include rationale to support the protest and shall include supporting documentation or references. Protests must be based on illegal discrimination, abuse of discretion, or procedure/process error. Protests should NOT be based on receiving unexpected results. We cannot be responsible for lost mail, misdirected mail, or failure of mail to be delivered after it has been entrusted to the U.S. Postal Service.
ESTABLISHMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
Candidates who are successful in all screening and testing stages will be placed on an eligibility list. Typically, an eligibility list for a classification expires after one (1) year. Candidates on the expired eligibility list are no longer considered for positions within the class. Eligibility lists may be extended beyond one year or expire sooner than one year. Eligibility lists may be merged, in which case candidate ranks may change.
SELECTION PROCESS
Candidates on the eligibility list will be called in rank order to participate in final selection interviews with the hiring manager until three ranks of candidates have accepted the invitation to interview. Ranks may include ties so more than three candidates may be called to interview for one vacancy. Please note that candidates will be removed from the eligibility list for declining the invitation to interview more than three (3) times.
OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT
Official offers of employment are ONLY made by the Bassett Unified School District Personnel Commission office. Offers are subject to satisfactory completion of ALL the pre-employment processing including: successful completion of a drug test, tuberculosis examination, fingerprint clearance by the California Department of Justice, and proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
ADVANCED STEP PLACEMENT
All new regular classified employees shall be paid in accordance with the salary range established for the class to which assigned. Initial placement will normally be the first step of the salary range. However, a new employee may receive advanced step placement with an approval from the Personnel Commission. Requests for advanced step must be submitted in writing to the Personnel Commission office before the employee's first day of work.
Approval will be based on the following criteria:
a. Additional qualifying experience beyond that required for entry into the class.
b. Additional education at the college level when related to the position, beyond the established educational requirements for entry into the class.
c. Evidence of currently receiving a salary greater than the first step of the salary for the classification.
DISTRICT BENEFITS ARE FOR PERMANENT (FULL-TIME POSITIONS OR at least 6 Hour/Day assignments ONLY):
Pay increases are subject to the Step Advancement agreement per the CSEA contract.
This position includes the following benefits:
1. Paid Holidays: Up to 16 holidays per year.
2. Paid Vacation: Up to 12 vacation days per year. Vacation is prorated based on months worked per year. Employees may earn up to 24 vacation days per year based on longevity with the District.
3. Health Benefits: For positions 30 hours or more per week.
4. Childcare & Education: As an employee of the district, your children can enroll and attend school (K-12) at Bassett. Children aged 18-months to 11-years-old may be able to enroll in full day/full year childcare services. Contact Child Development for further childcare program details: 626-931-3161.