Groundskeeper

The Position

The purpose of this classification is to maintain grounds and facilities at assigned city owned property.

Duties

Maintains grounds, facilities, and irrigation systems of assigned city owned property. Performs routine grounds keeping tasks such as mowing, edging, weeding, mulching, raking, collecting trash, cleaning sidewalks and parking lots, clearing brush and stumps, applying insecticide/herbicide, maintaining ball fields, and performing related tasks; hauls collected trash to the landfill. Performs landscaping tasks such as designing flower beds, planting trees, shrubs and flowers, laying sod, seeding grass, pruning, gathering soil samples, and related tasks. May install and repair playground equipment, picnic tables, dugouts, and/or bleachers; may replace water sprinkler pipes; installs and mends fences; may line and pour ball fields; may lay out football fields. Performs routine maintenance and cleaning tasks; cleans bathrooms, replenishes restroom supplies, replaces light bulbs, paints inside and outsides of facilities as needed. May train, supervise and assign work of volunteers, part-time employees, inmate labor, and students; ensures adherence to safety standards. Operates a variety of grounds keeping/maintenance equipment such as a dump truck, backhoe, blowers, mowers, weed eaters, tillers, trenchers, seeders, shovels, plumbing, mechanical, and carpentry tools, and related equipment. Performs routine maintenance on grounds keeping equipment; performs minor repairs as needed. Maintains materials and supplies; purchases plant inventory. Performs minor vehicle maintenance such as washing vehicles, changing tires, and maintaining fluid levels. Prepares a variety of reports; forwards to supervisor; reports landscape conditions and insect problems; reviews landscaping plans for planting purposes. May assist with setting up and breaking down furniture, bleachers, floors, sound equipment, and other items for special events. May perform general carpentry work and plumbing repairs; may repair fans; may replace locks and windows. May assist in laying out grave patterns, opening/closing graves, and re-inter and disinter graves. Additional functions include picking up materials and supplies as needed. Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED required; one (1) year previous experience and/or training involving grounds keeping maintenance preferred; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license.

Core Competencies & ADA Compliance

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to determine, calculate, tabulate, or summarize data/information. Includes performing subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations. Human Interaction: Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of obtaining information or clarifying details within well established policies, procedures and standards. Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to start, stop, operate and monitor the functioning of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions. Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference data and information. Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. May include counting, recording of counts, and basic measuring. Functional Reasoning: Requires ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action. Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria. ADA COMPLIANCE Physical Ability: Tasks involve the regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds). Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally. Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, or toxic agents. The City of Albany, Georgia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Albany, Georgia will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.