What are the responsibilities and job description for the GROUNDS WORKER position at Glendale Unified School District?
GLENDALE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASS DESCRIPTION
GROUNDS WORKER
DEFINITION
Performs a wide variety of skilled landscape maintenance tasks, including tree pruning and minor irrigation system maintenance, repair, and installation.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
A Grounds Worker performs skilled landscape maintenance work.
A Grounds Supervisor plans, coordinates, supervises and manages the grounds maintenance activities of the District.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
General supervision is provided by the Grounds Supervisor.
Assignments may require the functional supervision of other grounds maintenance positions.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Maintains assigned landscaped areas, sweeps lawns, sidewalks and related areas, and rakes leaves.
Maintains landscape beds keeping them weed and debris free.
Sprays trees with various chemicals at the direction of supervisory personnel.
Maintains turf areas by mowing, edging, fertilizing, spraying, aerating, and watering.
Installs and cultivates trees, grass, flowers, and shrubs.
Prepares soils for various kinds of planting.
Operates power lawn mowers and other landscape maintenance related power equipment.
Assists in the installation, repair, and maintenance of irrigation systems.
Prepares stadium and field areas for athletic games and cleans and repairs fields and facilities.
Empties trash containers and otherwise maintains the appearance of grounds areas.
Moves and arranges furniture and equipment for special events.
Performs related work as required.
CLASS QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Methods, materials, and equipment used in propagating, cultivating, pruning, and caring for plants, flowers, shrubs, trees, and lawns.
The identification growth habits, and fertilizing requirements of common shrubs, flowers, trees, and various turf grasses.
Pesticides and their usage including various types of pre- and post-emergent herbicides, various insecticides, rodenticides, etc.
Plant growth regulators and appropriate usage.
Seasonal requirements of the landscape calendar including fertilizing, pruning, spraying, plant growth regulators, pre- and post-emergents, disease control practices, turf renovation, various annual color seasons, etc.
Common landscaping and gardening tools and equipment.
Safe work practices and personal safety gear.
Ability to:
Perform skilled landscape maintenance work including tree pruning and irrigation system installation and repair.
Feed and care for trees by spraying chemicals.
Demonstrate natural and selective shrub pruning techniques and standards.
Design, estimate, and lay out an annual color bed with respect to soil, weather conditions, exposure, etc.
Assess problematic turf areas, troubleshoot, and make recommendations to improve condition.
Manage irrigation systems including programming of the controller, installation of the system, repair, routine maintenance, and troubleshoot problems.
Use and care for gardening hand and power tools.
Prioritize tasks to maximize operational efficiency including managing route schedule with respect to logistical considerations and prioritizing jobs as the service requirements change.
Be insured at standard vehicle liability and property damage insurance rates and maintain insurability.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
Minimum Requirements:
Education:
High School diploma or general education degree (GED).
Experience:
One year of experience in gardening, nursery, or landscape maintenance work.
Desirable:
Written and oral proficiency in a second language.
LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE
Possession of a valid State of California Class C driver's license. Ability to be insured at standard vehicle liability and property damage insurance rates and maintain insurability.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Physical Demands:
Employees in this classification must be physically and mentally able to perform the essential duties of the position without hazard to themselves or others. These include but are not limited to:
Standing and walking for extended periods of time. Sitting, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and bending at the waist.
Lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling objects generally weighing up to sixty (60) pounds.
Agility to move arms in all directions; dexterity of hands and fingers to equipment and related tools.
Seeing to read a variety of materials, hearing, and speaking to exchange information.
Walking over rough and uneven surfaces such as athletic fields, turf, yards, construction areas and other outdoor areas.
Driving a vehicle fbetween work sites, within, or outside the district to conduct work or training.
Working Environment:
Employees in this classification primarily work outdoors. Work environment generally
includes exposure to weather conditions and temperature variations, sharp objects, dust, chemicals, odors, machinery with moving parts, and moving vehicles. Noise level can be moderate to high.
Contact will be required with District staff and the public.
Work Schedule:
Incumbent will be required to work an irregular schedule with occasional overtime. This may include working days, nights, weekends, holidays, and a shifting workweek of five (5) consecutive days.
05/21/1980 - Classification established by Personnel Commission.
06/03/1987 - Revision: Insurability.
05/15/2000 - Revisions and change in minimum requirements.
06/13/2017 - Minor Revision to Employment Standards.
12/18/2017 - Revision to Title and Class Description.
Salary : $20 - $28
