Job Description

Grounds Crew

Job Title: Grounds Crew

Department: Facilities Department

Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor

Classification: Non-Exempt

Summary

The Kearney School District Facilities Department is responsible for our seven school facilities and property surrounding them. The maintenance grounds crew is responsible for snow removal, mowing, trimming, landscaping, setting up sports fields for events and keeping grounds clean and presentable to the public.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assist in maintenance and care of all grounds areas, including weed-eating, and landscaped areas
2. Operate and maintain power-driven equipment (e.g. lawn mowers, defers, weed eaters, tractors, trimmers) for the purpose of maintaining school grounds.
3. Preform heavy physical labor in miscellaneous work for the purpose of maintaining District grounds
4. Be able to lift 50 pounds repetitively in the moving of commodities and other deliveries for the District
5. Repair playground facilities, school grounds, and other outdoor structures for the purpose of ensuring safe, well-maintained school grounds
6. Be flexible in work assignment and have a positive attitude
7. Be able to operate snow removing equipment safely and be able to get to work during snowy roads to clear school district property
8. Perform other tasks assigned

Supervisory Duties

None

Qualifications

Education/Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Driver's License

Skills and Abilities

An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:

1. Assist in maintenance and care of all ground areas, including weed eating, and landscaped areas.
2. Fingerprint/background clearance
3. Experience using maintenance equipment, use of tractors, zero turn radius mowers
4. Experience setting up sports fields used paint stripers
5. Experience using a snow plow

Computation

An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:

1. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide units of American money, weight, volume and distance

Reasoning

An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:

1. Solve practical problems
2. Interpret instructions given orally, or in writing by diagram or form

Technology

Minimal use of technology is required including data entry into inventory records, District email and TimeClock.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical Demands

An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:

1. Regularly stand, walk, and use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
2. Talk and hear
3. Frequently reach, climb, bend, squat, stoop and keel.
4. Grasp and use tools
5. Climb ladders
6. Frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds. Occasionally lift or move up to 90 pounds
7. Frequently push or pull items such as desks, tables, bleachers, and scrubbing machines
8. Specific vision requirements include close and peripheral vision and depth perception

Attendance

Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position

The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an individual will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Conditions and Environment

While performing duties of this job the employee regularly works indoors and occasionally works outdoors. The employee will work near or with mechanical equipment. The employee may occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate but can occasionally be loud.