Groundskeeper

Pottsgrove School District•Pottstown, PA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Groundskeeper provides maintenance to school facilities, grounds, and athletic fields across the district. The role operates and maintains grounds equipment and vehicles; prepares and repairs athletic fields; performs landscaping, playground, traffic-control, lighting, snow and ice removal, painting, and equipment-moving duties; and assists maintenance and custodial staff. The position also performs other duties assigned by the Facilities Director. The work takes place indoors and outdoors and may involve extreme cold (32°F or less), extreme heat (90°F or more), and physical hazards that may affect the respiratory system or skin. The position requires physical abilities including lifting or carrying supplies weighing 75 pounds or more, along with reaching, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, and crawling. The work may involve frequent interruptions and communicating instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Two years of experience managing turf grass on athletic fields, including construction, renovation, irrigation, and growing.
Valid Pennsylvania driver's license.
Current Act 34, 151, and 114 clearances.
Submit a Pennsylvania State Police criminal history record report under Section 111 of the Pennsylvania School Code.
Submit an FBI Criminal History Record.
Submit a clearance report from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare in accordance with Act 151 of 1994.
Leadership skills.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to operate various office equipment.
Ability to operate various maintenance equipment and vehicles.
Ability to communicate effectively, organize tasks, handle multiple tasks, and exercise good judgment.
Ability to reach above and below the waist; use fingers to pick, feel, and grasp objects; bend and twist; lift or carry supplies weighing 75 pounds or more; and stoop, kneel, and crawl.
Ability to work mostly sitting, with some walking, standing, or moving throughout the district.
Visual and auditory acuity.
Ability to work with frequent interruptions and receive oral communication and convey details or important instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Responsibilities

Operate grounds maintenance equipment and tools, including mowers, aerators, string trimmers, top dressers, fertilizer spreaders, backhoes, and vehicles.
Prepare athletic fields before games, including field layout, and repair fields after games for sports including football, baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, and soccer.
Maintain planting beds and provide shrub and tree care.
Maintain playgrounds to support safety.
Maintain and repair equipment and tools, including tractors, golf carts, paint machines, and District vehicles used by the grounds crew; keep them clean, check fluid levels, and ensure they are in safe working order.
Maintain and repair traffic control signs and road markings, and assist with roadway and exterior building lighting maintenance and repairs.
Perform snow and ice removal using hand tools, snow blowers, and plows.
Perform interior and exterior painting and move equipment to ensure materials are available at job sites and District events.
Assist maintenance and custodial staff in completing their work activities.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Facilities Director.