Campus Groundskeeper: Landscaping & Trees

California State University, San Bernardino; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

California State University, San Bernardino is seeking a Groundsworker to perform general gardening and grounds maintenance across the campus, with opportunities to assist specialists in sprinkler repair, tree trimming, and nursery functions.

Under supervision, the role involves planting, mowing, soil preparation, equipment operation, pruning, and routine cleanup to keep grounds attractive and safe for the university community.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in the care and maintenance of landscaped areas or in general grounds maintenance work, or in related manual labor.

Responsibilities

• Under guidance of the lead groundworker, performs a broad range of groundskeeping duties, including planting, cultivating, fertilizing, watering, and spraying ornamental plants, shrubs, hedges, trees, lawns and flowers.
• Mows and edges lawns. Rakes leaves, hoes weeds, and cleans trash from assigned areas including parking lots.
• Prepares and treats soils for planting.
• Operate and maintain equipment and tools for grounds and pest control operations; operate all equipment properly, following proper procedures including safety precautions; service equipment accordingly.
• Performs pruning, thinning and constructing supports for trees and shrubs.
• May occasionally assist a qualified specialist with tree trimming, or nursery functions.
• Proper techniques are used and proficiency is demonstrated for this task.
• Planting and maintaining turf, shrubs, and trees.
• May occasionally assist a qualified specialist with sprinkler repair and performs minor sprinkler repair.
• General cleanup.
• Assure that work stations are kept clean and neat, all tools and equipment are properly stored and the general area is kept free of trash and litter
• State employees may be required to serve as a disaster service worker and participate in disaster recovery efforts.
• Other classification-related duties as assigned. May drive pick-ups and other automotive equipment in performance of assigned duties.

Job description

California State University, San Bernardino is seeking a Groundsworker to perform general gardening and grounds maintenance across the campus, with opportunities to assist specialists in sprinkler repair, tree trimming, and nursery functions.

Under supervision, the role involves planting, mowing, soil preparation, equipment operation, pruning, and routine cleanup to keep grounds attractive and safe for the university community.