District-wide Grounds Maintainer I (40 hrs/wk, 260 days)

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Under supervision, performs maintenance and gardening work of routine difficulty on District grounds, athletic fields, and outside facilities. Incumbent performs related work as required.

Exemplary Duties/Responsibilities

• Plants, mows, trims, weeds, fertilizes and waters lawns, flower beds and fields;
• Cuts and lays sod;
• Trims shrubs, hedges and trees;
• Sprays weeds with herbicides, sweeps, or removes snow from walkways, drives, parking areas, rakes or vacuums leaves;
• Cleans and repairs or replaces sprinkler heads;
• Assists in installing or repairing sprinkler systems;
• Repairs fences, resets fence posts and fastens wire;
• Mixes cement and installs signs and posts;
• Patches asphalt areas and installs parking bumpers;
• Paint traffic and parking marks on curbs, drives and parking lots;
• Assembles, installs, safety checks and repairs playground and athletic equipment;
• Resurfaces and marks tracks and athletic fields for games and practices;
• Levels and repacks track areas;
• May be assigned to travel throughout the district inspecting and repairing all outside school playground equipment;
• May perform minor carpentry or painting on signs, bleachers, press boxes, and athletic equipment;
• May assist in laying cement for walkways, curbs, and gutters;
• Operates mowers, tractors, backhoes, trucks and related equipment and machinery;
• Loads and transports equipment, supplies and debris;
• Performs preventative maintenance and minor repairs on small engines;
• May be called upon on off-hours for school emergencies, such as burglaries, vandalism, fires, snow removal, equipment failures, flooding, etc.;
• Assist other trades, excavating and digging trenches, and holes;
• Assist high school groundskeepers when required;
• Operates sanding and plow equipment district-wide;
• Performs excavating duties on buildings and grounds;
• Trains new groundskeepers;
• Performs playground inspections.

Employment Standards

• Education/Experience: Any combination equivalent to education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and skills is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills would be:
• - One (1) year of gardening or grounds keeping experience.
• Knowledge of: Basic gardening, pruning and landscaping methods and materials; use of gardening tools, machinery and equipment; and lawn sprinkling systems.
• Skill at: Working independently; understanding and carrying out oral and written instructions; performing heavy manual labor under adverse conditions; reading, understanding and working from blueprints; and establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Licenses and Certificates: Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Nevada State Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

Special Considerations

• At the following schools (Damonte Ranch HS, Reed HS, Reno HS, Shaw MS, Double Diamond ES), reclaimed/effluent water is used, which requires that specific safety procedures be observed. Employees assigned to these facilities are required to remain current on the following vaccinations: Typhoid, Hepatitis A and Tetanus.
• New employees hired into this classification, who will work at any of these locations, are required to complete all vaccinations within 30 days of employment.

Benefit Packages

• Benefit packages are available for all employees, eligible employees who are regularly scheduled to work 27.5 hours per week or more receive full benefits of the District which include but are not limited to; No waiting period on Medical, Dental, Vision and Life InsuranceEmployees may select an insurance plan wherein WCSD contributes 100% of insurance premiums.Sick Leave, Holiday Pay and Vacation PayPublic Employees Retirement System (PERS)Contribution options will be explained in detail during the New Employee Orientation.
• Salary IncreasesLongevity BonusesGuidance ResourcesAnd More - Visit our Benefits page for more information.

Additional Information

• Temporary employees working less than 6 months do not receive benefits.
• New employees will be fingerprinted upon hire and every five years thereafter and will have $58.50 deducted from their first paycheck to help defray the cost of fingerprinting. Non-licensed employees will have $58.50 deduction when their fingerprints are completed every five years. Fingerprint fees are subject to change.
• Your job offer is conditional until a report is returned from the FBI and Nevada Department of Public Safety that meets the standards of WCSD for employment purposes