Grounds-Float

JobID: 5253

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Custodian

Date Posted:
3/31/2025

Location:
District Office/District Wide

Date Available:
TBD

Closing Date:
open until filled

Hours Per Day: 8
Hours Per Week: 40
Days Per Year: 261, including holidays
Start Date: TBD
Monday-Friday: 6:00am - 2:00pm

POSITION SUMMARY:
The purpose of this position is to perform general grounds keeping, maintenance and cleaning of school facilities of all school sites to provide clean and well maintained sites and schools for students, staff, parents, and the community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following fundamental duties:

• Maintains and cares for district property, including regular mowing, garbage removal, etc., to present an attractive and welcoming environment.
• Prepares sports turf and game fields. Grooms, lies out, and lines fields as established by the Head Groundskeeper, High School Groundskeeper, and Activities Director.
• Provides maintenance of paved areas, tracks, tennis courts, and parking lots. Paints curbs and stripes parking lots/drives.
• Performs landscaping work, including mulching and sodding of areas.
• Performs turf care, including seeding, aeration, and occasional application of weed spray and fertilizer.
• Clears brush and trims trees, as needed.
• Conducts routine repair and maintenance of district equipment and vehicles.
• Performs preventative maintenance and regular service of equipment.
• Plows snow and removes ice from sidewalks and parking lots.
• Provides district grounds trash removal.
• Move furniture and equipment from building to building, as needed.
• As assigned by the Head Groundskeeper, provides courier service, which includes:
  • Daily delivery of intra-campus mail on a scheduled route,
  • Collection of food service and activity money at each site and returning the money to the District Office for processing,
  • Delivery of lunch to the Area Learning Center
• Assumes responsibility for the overall cleanliness and minor building maintenance of a school.
• Depending on shift assigned, opens and readies the building in the morning or closes and secures the building at night.
• Performs routine grounds work around the building perimeter including but not limited to: snow and weed removal.
• Complies with health and safety mandates, including OSHA standards.
• Attends job related and/or mandatory workshops and training programs.
• Follows protocol and participates in routine safety and security drills.
• Other duties as assigned.

For a complete list of duties/responsibilities, see attached job description.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Minnesota Class D driver’s license, or equivalent, with no suspensions or revocations within the last five years.
• Basic computer skills.
• Physical ability and stamina to meet the below physical requirements on a daily basis in order to perform heavy manual work in grounds keeping and manual work in routine housekeeping and domestic tasks.

• $24.89 per hour plus grounds stipend $0.72.

Student focused, community connected.

Lakeville Area Schools (Independent School District No. 194) is an award-winning school system and the twelfth largest school district in Minnesota serving approximately 12,000 students in Lakeville, parts of Burnsville and Elko New Market, and portions of Eureka, Credit River and New Market Townships. There are nine elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools, an Area Learning Center, an online K-12 school, Early Childhood programming, and lifelong learning opportunities through Community Education.

Our vision is to inspire a passion for learning in every student with our mission to strive to ensure success for every student personally, socially, academically and civically. We are committed to establishing a school community that values diversity, equity, and inclusivity for all students, staff and families where every person feels welcomed, valued, and respected.

As an employee of Lakeville Area Schools, you will have access to high-quality and affordable health insurance plans, along with a range of additional benefits designed to support the well-being of you and your family!

Your benefits may include:

• Paid vacation, personal, and sick leave.
• 12 paid holidays each year.
• Employees are eligible for benefits on day one of employment.
  • All employees working a 0.75 FTE or 30 hours per week or more are offered full-time benefits including low-cost medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, and legal insurance plans.
  • Teachers are offered health & dental benefits at a 0.5 FTE or more.
  • All staff working 20 to 29.99 hours per week are offered part-time voluntary benefits including low-cost vision and legal insurance.
  • Health benefits include:
    • Added networks that give employees access to many medical services at ZERO COST.
    • Free virtual healthcare services that offer access to doctors and licensed therapists 24/7.
    • Free diabetes care and heart health prevention programs.
    • Provider choice with the largest PPO network available.
    • Wellness rewards program.
• Dental plans include orthodontic care for adults and children
• 403(b) retirement investment account offerings to help you save for the future with employer matching offered under many collective bargaining agreements.
• Pension plan that provides income when you retire (For more information, visit PERA at for non-instructional positions and TRA for instructional/licensed positions).
• Staff over 30 hours per week offered employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death. (offered to teachers at .5 FTE or more)
• Staff over 30 hours per week offered Long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury. (offered to teachers at .5 FTE or more)
• Tax-free flex spending accounts for health, dental, orthodontic, vision, and dependent care.
• Resources that provide support and promote physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for work/life support:

• Everyday life can be stressful and can affect your health, well-being, and performance. Under our EAP employees and their families can receive no-cost, confidential information help for a wide variety of needs and concerns: anxiety, childcare, eldercare family conflict, parenting concerns, alcohol or drug addictions, stress management, and more.
• Virtual Fitness Services: easily accessible, effective and affordable way to reach your fitness goals anytime, anywhere for better health and well-being.

Support to help you reach your career goals:

• Training, classes, and professional development.
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, visit the Federal Student Aid website at studentaid.gov.

Internal and External applicants apply online https://phl.applitrack.com/isd194/onlineapp/

Attachment(s):

• About Lakeville.pdf
• Groundsperson Floater JD - 1-20-2022.docx