Athletics Groundsworker (2 Positions)

About the role

CSUN strives to be a destination workplace, where everyone understands that they belong to a community that is vital in advancing student success and providing exemplary service to all stakeholders. We foster an environment of success, both for our students and our employees. We have a relentless passion for celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as being an employer of choice. You will also have the opportunity to realize your own personal goals and be recognized for the work you do, and enjoy the unique value the CSUN community can offer. If this sounds like you, you've come to the right place. Learn more: https://www.csun.edu/about-csun.

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, the Athletics Groundsworker supports athletics pre-game and post-game activities for NCAA Division I athletic events and assists with the preparation and maintenance of athletic fields.
• The incumbent ensures athletic fields and surrounding areas are clean, safe, and professionally maintained for student-athletes and coaches.
• Performs general gardening work and maintains the grounds of CSUN's athletics fields.
• Assists in the mowing, edging, preparation, and lining of athletic fields to meet NCAA standards.
• Helps prepare game fields by mowing and striping turf, servicing pitchers' mounds and bullpens, adding infield mix, watering, and dragging infields to NCAA Division I standards.
• Operates grounds maintenance equipment (bunker rakes, tractors, mowers) and tools necessary for field preparation and upkeep.
• Ensures athletic fields and surrounding areas are clean, safe, and professionally maintained for student-athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• One (1) year of experience in the care and maintenance of landscaped areas, in general grounds maintenance work, or in related manual labor.
• Experience maintaining athletic fields, including turf care and field preparation, is preferred.
• LICENSE: CANDIDATE MUST POSSESS A VALID CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE.

Skills

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of landscape and athletic field maintenance, including mowing, edging, turf preparation, soil treatment, planting, fertilizing, watering, weed control, trimming, debris removal, irrigation systems, equipment care, chemical applications, safety procedures, and NCAA field preparation requirements.
• Ability to safely operate, inspect, and perform minor maintenance on grounds maintenance equipment and tools; identify and report hazards, malfunctions, property damage, and field maintenance needs; adapt to changing assignments; and work cooperatively to support athletic events, special projects, and clean, safe, professionally maintained grounds.
• Knowledge of the safe operating procedures, applications, and basic maintenance requirements for pick-up trucks, carts, tractors, aerators, dump trailers, turf de-thatchers, ride-on mowers, sod cutters, trenchers, bunker rakes, compactors, and specialized athletic turf renovation equipment.
• Ability to operate and transport equipment safely; perform sod replacement, aeration