Groundskeeper - Lincoln Public Schools

Lincoln Public SchoolsLincoln, RI
Onsite

About The Position

Lincoln Public Schools is seeking a Groundskeeper to provide students, staff, and the public a safe, sanitary, and attractive facility. This role involves daily cleaning, routine maintenance and support for school events and operations.

Requirements

  • Provide students, staff, and the public a safe, sanitary, and attractive facility.
  • Daily cleaning, routine maintenance and support for school events and operations.
  • Operate both riding and push mowers.
  • Operate line marking machines.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on all equipment used.
  • Shovels, plows, and or sand walks, driveways, parking areas, and steps as necessary.
  • Plant grass, fertilize, and cut to prescribed height.
  • Prepare all fields at the Elementary level for physical education.
  • Prepare all fields at the Secondary level for physical education, intramural, and interscholastic athletics.
  • Maintain track for usage by all track teams.
  • Repair and paint spectator and team benches as needed.
  • Repair and paint chain link fences as needed.
  • Assist systemwide maintenance crew with snow removal.
  • Perform all outside maintenance within the limits of ability.

Responsibilities

  • Keep buildings and premises, including entryways, sidewalks, driveways and play areas neat and clean at all times in accordance with established work schedules/checklists.
  • Cut grass around all school buildings.
  • Trim any hedges, shrubs, and trees.
  • Plant flowers, grass, trees, etc where necessary.
  • Rake leaves and grass cuttings.
  • Landscape where necessary at the direction of the Director of Facilities, Security & Transportation and/or Building Administrator.
  • Pick up litter around all schools, including entryways, sidewalks, driveways.
  • Operate both riding and push mowers.
  • Operate line marking machines.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on all equipment used.
  • Shovels, plows, and or sand walks, driveways, parking areas, and steps as necessary.
  • Reports major repairs needed promptly to Director of Facilities, Security & Transportation, Lead Maintenance, and Building Administrator.
  • Plant grass, fertilize, and cut to prescribed height.
  • Prepare all fields at the Elementary level for physical education.
  • Prepare all fields at the Secondary level for physical education, intramural, and interscholastic athletics.
  • Prepare, condition and maintain all athletic fields for practices and games at the direction of the Director of Facilities, Security & Transportation and/or Athletic Director.
  • Reconstruct pitching mound at the direction of Director of Facilities, Security & Transportation and/or Athletic Director.
  • Rake and grate infield, baseline, and home plate area, as needed.
  • Maintain track for usage by all track teams.
  • Repair and paint spectator and team benches as needed.
  • Repair and paint chain link fences as needed.
  • Assist systemwide maintenance crew with snow removal.
  • Immediately report any damage to school property to the Director of Facilities, Security & Transportation, Lead Maintenance, and Building Administrator.
  • Fill the position of Custodian Floater covering vacations, sick time and emergencies.
  • Perform all outside maintenance within the limits of ability.
  • Other related duties as may be assigned by Director of Facilities, Security & Transportation and/or Building Administrator.

Benefits

  • Hourly rate, benefits, and hours of work are in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.
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