Grounds Worker I

Summary Description

Under general supervision, perform routine grounds maintenance and repair duties on District grounds including landscaped areas and athletic fields; maintain lawns, grounds, and other cultivated areas; and operate and maintain a variety of light and heavy power grounds equipment to perform grounds maintenance work.

Representative Duties

1. Participate in a variety of landscape maintenance duties including watering, mowing, weeding, trimming, edging, renovating, and fertilizing lawns.
2. Participate in planting, watering, and maintaining landscaped areas consisting of bushes, trees, flowers, and shrubs; re-seed, plant, and maintain new grass and plants; trim and prune bushes, trees, and shrubs; stake trees as necessary.
3. Rake leaves and/or clear debris from walks, fields, courts, parking lots, and other open areas; load, remove, and dispose of trimmings and cuttings; pick-up trash; empty trash receptacles.
4. Prepare, maintain, and paint athletic fields for a variety of sporting events.
5. Operate a variety of heavy equipment and other maintenance equipment such as tractors, front-loaders, parking lot sweepers and vacuums, trucks, large mowers, fork lifts, and power tools such as mowers, edgers, chain saws, rototiller, and blowers.
6. Operate a garbage truck to transport rubbish to the local landfill.
7. Dig ditches, holes, and trenches.
8. Perform asphalt repairs and small concrete forming and pouring jobs.
9. Assist in the maintenance and repair of the Districts irrigation system as assigned.
10. Safely apply herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides according to established rules and procedures.
11. Perform preventative maintenance to vehicles, equipment and tools; make minor adjustments and repairs; report the need for major repairs and maintenance.
12. Utilize proper safety precautions related to all work performed.
13. Perform related duties as required.