Groundskeeper

Job Title:

Groundskeeper

Contract Length:

260 days

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Job Summary

The position is responsible for routine work in caring for and the maintenance of school grounds.

Essential Duties

In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the duties herein described.

Trims shrubbery and maintains shrubs and flower beds.

Mows, seeds, and fertilizes lawns.

Operates a variety of automotive and landscaping equipment.

Assists with custodial duties, carpentry, repair of landscaping equipment, and painting.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to follow rough sketches and oral instruction.

Knowledge of methods and equipment in the care or maintenance of school grounds and/or the ability to be trained in the area of landscape maintenance.

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

The individual must have the ability to stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to operate landscaping equipment; see and read equipment indications and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal room levels and outdoors, and on the telephone; speak clearly in audible tones so that others may understand in normal rooms and outdoors; lift up to 50 pounds; and bend, stoop, kneel, crawl, walk, and reach overhead.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in an outdoor or school environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

Clearance

Criminal History Background Check, Fingerprinting, Tuberculosis (TB) Assessment

Supervision Exercised

None

Supervision Received

Director of Facilities and Operations

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the director of facilities and operations or appropriate administrator. Accomack County Public Schools reserves the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time.

Accomack County Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, military status, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, political affiliation, creed, marital status, age, or disability in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations.