Trade Specialist - Grounds

Pay Grade: P (Non-Exempt Support Staff Salary Placement)


Department: Maintenance


Accountable To: Maintenance Supervisor


FLSA Status: Non-Exempt


Calendar: 261 days


Creation/Revision Date: July 1, 2017

Summary: Under general direction , incumbent(s) will be rsponsible for the completion of work requests in regards to the grounds/craft of the entire District including maintaining chain-link fencing, playground and recreational areas, concrete and structural areas, and flood irrigation systems.Incumbent will use his/her knowledge to solve problems and complete repairs with minimal impact to site, staff, and students.

Essential Functions:

• Performs cleanup at the end of the day or when the job is colpeted to ensure area is safe including cleaning up spills, picking up tools, cleaning area where job was completed and performing touch up work as needed. Operates the power sweeper to clean parking lots, driveways, basketball and volleyball courts and removes construction debris and trash materials with heavy equipment.
• Completes maintenance work requests by reviewing work orders, determing number of hours used to complete job, determining tools, equipment, and chemicals, and safety precautions, and documenting the results after project is completed.
• Maintains chain-link fending for the District by installing, removing, and repairing chain-link fencing, laying out new fende lines, setting posts, and installing new fabric,
• Maintains the concrete installation of the district by installing, removing, and repairing sidewalks and driveways. Applies asphalt cold patch to mend building, pads berms, speed bumps, sidewalks, handicapped ramps, and parking lots with asphalt cold patch. Repairs block construction, planter boxes, and walls of the District sites.
• Maintains flood irrigation system by installing, removing, and repairing concrete aprons, lawn values, flood control gates, concrete tile risers, irrigation trenches, and main underground waterway systems.
• Performs prevenitive maintenance on tools, equipment, and chemicals used for the grounds/craft of the District including cleaning and storing tools, equipment, and chemicals properly.
• Maintains playground by mowing, grading, leveling, discing, reseeding, and fertilizing school fields with use of tractors, mowers, and power attachments. Plants, prunes, and removes trees at the district sites.
• Maintains school recreational areas by constructing and perserving sand and long-jump pits with use of backhoe tractor and hand tools, and installing, removing, and repairing playground equipment.
• Attends meeting and seminars to stay current on federal and state requirements and maintains valid state licenses, permits, and certifications in regards to the grounds/craft position.
• Performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:


To be eligible for this position, an applicant must meet the following required qualifications. Verification of these required qualifications is necessary.

• High School diploma or general equialency diploma (G.E.D.) and three years of maintenance grounds/craft related experience; or an equilvelent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above. Must posses a valid Arizona Drivers License. Must posses a valid Arizona Commercial Drivers License within 90 days of hire.

Knowledge and Skills Required:


To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications for this job description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills required, but not limited to, for this position include:

• Knowing the codes, laws, and regulations governing area of grounds/craft;
• Knowing the safety precautions;
• Operating equipment used in performing grounds/craft work;
• Reading and understanding technical manuals;
• Reading and understanding chemical labels and material safety data sheets (MSDS):
• Having knowledge of enviromental issues;
• Knowing harmful effects and emergency response;
• Knowing proper personal protective equipment;
• Knowing proper mixing, loading, and application, understranding transportation, storage, disposal, and spill cleanup of chemicals and wastes;
• Engaging and encouraging communication skills, while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information.

Physical Requirements:


The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

The working 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and /or humid conditions, outside weather condition, and extreme heat. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particals, and vibrations. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work place is usually loud.

Washington Elementary School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Washington Elementary School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.