What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groundskeeper position at District-Wide?
GROUNDSKEEPER JOB DESCRIPTION
EDWARDSVILLE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #7
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintenance of grounds
- Cuts and maintains grass
- Trim, prune and spray bushes/trees/shrubs
- Trims and edges
- Maintains and repairs irrigation system
- Performs landscaping
- Applies pesticides, fertilizer and other chemicals
- Prepares and marks athletic fields
- Maintains sidewalks and parking lots, including sealing, painting and marking, patching and repairs
- Snow removal
- Regularly services and maintains vehicles and equipment
- Repairs and replaces signage/fences
- Any and all other duties assigned by a Supervisor regardless of whether or not such duties are included in this job description
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Superior work habits and ethics – self motivates
- Ability to work well with administration, students, faculty and staff
- Ability to work independently and ensure timely completion of work orders
- Ability to perform all duties of the position
- Has passed pesticide examine and can do right of ways, ornamental and turf-grass spraying
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Lifting, pulling, pushing and moving items (some in excess of 100 pounds) on an occasional basis
- Lifting, pulling, pushing and moving items (20 to 40 pounds) on a regular and repetitive basis
- Emptying trash cans and carts on a regular and repetitive basis (between 5 and 40 pounds)
- Carrying/moving scrub buckets containing up to 3 gallons of water (24 pounds)
- Reaching on a regular and repetitive basis over head and below knees
- Stooping, kneeling, bending action on a regular and repetitive basis
- Cleaning restroom surfaces on a daily/regular basis requiring stooping, kneeling, bending and hand scrubbing of all surfaces
- All tasks require extensive use of hands including repetitive gripping, grasping, lifting, manipulation of tools, etc. and the ability to ambulate independently and lift significant weight and sized items
- Operate tractors, riding lawn mowers and all other equipment necessary to perform the job duties
Salary : $19 - $20
