Groundskeeper/Gardener II

Job Title: GROUNDSKEEPER/GARDENER II

Job Summary

Maintain, repair, and operate a variety of gardening and groundskeeping equipment; assist with installation and repair of sprinkler systems; perform a variety of grounds maintenance, landscaping, and gardening work at assigned site; perform related duties as assigned.

Responsible To and Evaluated By: Assistant Superintendent of Business & Support Services, or designee.

Class Characteristics

This single incumbent classification performs duties primarily involved in the maintenance and repair of a variety of gardening and groundskeeping equipment. Incumbents also perform gardening and groundskeeping duties which typically require a higher level of knowledge and skill than those of Groundskeeper/Gardener I positions.

Examples of Duties

• Maintain, repair, and operate a variety of gardening and groundskeeping equipment, including hand and power mowers, hedgers, rototillers, sweepers, sprayers, chippers, and related equipment; sharpen mower blades, repair small motors and forklifts; adjust mower and tractor attachments


• Order parts and materials for gardening and groundskeeping repairs


• Assist in installation, maintenance and repair of sprinkler systems, including repair of electric and hydraulic controllers and valves


• Plant, cultivate, fertilize, prune, shape, trim, water, and spray trees, shrubs, hedges, and annual/perennial plants; cultivate soil, remove weeds, undergrowth and debris


• Cultivate, seed or sod, and fertilize, water, mow, and trim lawns


• Clean and maintain drainage areas; clean gutters and roofs


• Mix and apply herbicides and pesticides to grounds, fields, trees and garden areas for pest infestation and weed control


• Load and haul top soil, fir bark, granite, and sand


• May sweep or wash down walks and driveways, removing paper, rubbish, and other debris


• Patch asphalt, pour cement, resurface blacktop and repair fences


• Prepare work completion, hazard, incident or other reports as required


• Keep abreast of new or changing landscaping and gardening techniques


• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required

Employment Standards

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The knowledge and skill requirements are representative of essential duties. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. All individuals must pass a pre-employment physical examination and pass finger screening.

Training and Experience: Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities

would be:

Training: Equivalent to high school graduation.

Experience: Two years of experience in gardening, landscaping or general laboring work.

Knowledge of: Use and care of groundskeeping and gardening tools and equipment; installation, repair and operation of irrigation sprinkler systems; methods and materials used in planting, cultivating, and caring for lawns, trees, shrubs, hedges, and annual/perennial plants, including use of pesticides and herbicides; common plant diseases and pests, and methods and materials used in their control.

Ability to: Maintain, repair, and operate gardening tools and equipment, including small motors and more complex equipment; read and interpret landscape plans and sketches; understand and follow oral and written instructions; work effectively and safely around children; exercise good judgment in the performance of assigned duties; establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of duties.

Physical Requirements: Vision sufficient to read labels on chemicals; hearing sufficient to hear normal conversation and to hear sounds from machines and equipment; speech sufficient to speak in an understandable voice; stamina sufficient to stand for long periods of times and walk extensively around the campus; mobility sufficient to stoop, bend, and crawl; manual dexterity sufficient to operate and hand power tools; physical strength sufficient to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Licenses and Certificates: Possession of a valid California Driver’s License and a driving record which meets the requirements of the District’s insurance carrier. Possession of a Standard First Aid and CPR Certificate within 90 days of employment. May be required to obtain a standard Fork Lift Operator’s License within 90 days of employment.

Moreland Elementary