GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER (Promotional Only)

Take the Next Step in Your Career with Bellflower Unified School District! Explore an opportunity as a Grounds Maintenance Worker and help maintain safe, clean, and welcoming outdoor spaces for our students and staff. ***This recruitment is open only to current permanent employees of Bellflower Unified School District.*** Under general supervision, performs a variety of semi-skilled grounds maintenance and gardening duties in the maintenance and beautification of assigned District grounds and landscaped areas.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Grounds Maintenance Worker is distinguished by its responsibility for the upkeep of District grounds and landscaped areas. Incumbents perform a variety of routine semi-skilled grounds maintenance work at assigned sites. This classification is distinguished from Irrigation Technician, which performs technical work in the design, installation, repair, and maintenance of District irrigation systems. It is further distinguished from Senior Maintenance Worker, which supports multiple building trades, and from single-trade journey-level positions such as Carpenter, Electrician, Plumber/HVAC, Painter, and Locksmith that focus on specific areas of expertise.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general supervision from the Maintenance and Operations Manager. Does not exercise supervisory authority. Performs a variety of grounds maintenance and gardening duties in the beautification of assigned grounds and landscaped areas. Plants, prunes, trims, and waters landscape plantings, including trees, shrubs, hedges, ground cover, and flowers. Maintains turf and landscaped areas by mowing, edging, aerating, watering, raking, weeding, and sweeping walkways; removes cuttings, leaves, and debris. Prepares soil and applies fertilizers and soil amendments to maintain plant health. Operates and maintains power-driven ground equipment, including mowers, edgers, blowers, trimmers, sweepers, tractors, skid loaders, forklifts, and chain saws, as well as District vehicles and standard gardening hand tools. Inspects assigned grounds for safety hazards and reports concerns to appropriate staff; may assist with minor repairs as assigned. Performs related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of: Basic grounds maintenance procedures including mowing, edging, raking and weeding Methods, equipment and materials used in gardening and groundskeeping work Cultivating, fertilizing, watering and spraying of flowers, trees and shrubs Herbicides and other chemicals used in grounds maintenance Basic operation of irrigation systems, controllers and sprinkler components Proper operation of heavy grounds equipment Basic record-keeping techniques Ability to: Mow, edge, water, weed, fertilize, rake and cultivate lawns, flower beds, athletic fields and other landscaped areas. Operate hand and power tools and other ground equipment used in grounds maintenance. Perform routine maintenance on grounds maintenance equipment. Observe legal and defensive driving practices. Apply specialized chemicals to control and eradicate weeds, insects and other pests. Understand and follow oral and written instructions. Model communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions, and cultures.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and sufficient training and experience to demonstrate the knowledge and abilities listed above.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Outdoor work environment. Seasonal heat and cold or adverse weather conditions. Moderate exposure to fumes, dust, odors, oil/grease, gases. Exposure to fertilizers and other chemicals. Noise from power equipment at levels requiring hearing protection. Working at heights on ladders or scaffolding. Operating and working around machinery having moving parts such as mowers, edgers, blowers, chain saws, skid loaders, and forklifts. Driving a vehicle to conduct work.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate grounds maintenance equipment. Bending at the waist, kneeling, stooping or crouching. Walking or standing for extended periods of time. Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally. Climbing ladders to trim trees. Performing sustained physical labor. Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling heavy objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance and heavier objects with assistance. Hearing and speaking to exchange information and respond to verbal warnings and equipment signals. Seeing to perform grounds work, observe safety hazards, and read labels and equipment gauges. Additional Requirements/Information: A valid California driver's license is required. #J-18808-Ljbffr Bellflower Unified School District