Grounds Worker Maintenance

About the position

The Grounds Worker Maintenance position at Bakersfield City School District is responsible for maintaining safe, clean, and attractive district grounds. This role involves performing a variety of general grounds care duties, including planting, cultivating, and caring for plants and turf, as well as operating and maintaining necessary equipment.

Responsibilities

• Acts as lead grounds worker in performing a variety of skilled and semi-skilled work; estimates time and materials; recommends improvements of materials and/or services to Operations Chief
• Plants, transplants, fertilizes, sprays with pesticides, prunes, cultivates, and waters plants
• Cuts and lays sod; mows and edges lawns
• Weeds and removes debris from sandboxes, fence rows, tree wells, shrub beds, gutters, and other areas as needed; cleans and sweeps work areas
• Grades and prepares soil for turf; installs, maintains, and repairs sprinkler and clock systems
• Lays blacktop and makes minor blacktop repairs
• Mixes, pours, and finishes concrete
• Installs, maintains, and repairs playground equipment and fences
• Operates hand and power tools, trucks, lawn mowers, including but not limited to large field mower, edgers, and other equipment common to grounds maintenance; cleans and performs routine maintenance on equipment
• Loads, unloads, and hauls dirt, sand, and materials
• Purchases, picks up, and delivers equipment and materials from vendors to work sites
• Prepares daily work log and other necessary paperwork
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Knowledge of methods, materials, and equipment used in planting, cultivating, and caring for plants and turf, including sprinkler and irrigation systems
• Ability to read blueprints
• Knowledge of proper techniques for mixing, pouring, and finishing concrete, laying and repairing blacktop, and installing and repairing fences and playground equipment
• Knowledge of operation and maintenance of hand and power tools and equipment necessary for care of grounds
• Ability to schedule and supervise work of grounds crews, including training of employees
• Ability to follow oral and written directions
• Ability to work harmoniously with others
• Possession of valid California driver's license

Benefits

• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Paid Holidays