Grounds/Maintenance Tech

Lago Vista ISD; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

• Position Type:
  Maintenance and Food Service/ Maintenance General
  
  
• Date Posted:
  7/1/2024
  
  

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

To perform maintenance and repair of school properties and campus areas to maintain a high standard of safety, cleanliness, and presentation of grounds to students, parents, school staff and the general public.

GENERAL QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES

Education/Certification/Experience:

• General experience in groundskeeping
• Valid Texas Class “C” Operator’s Driver’s License. Driving record must meet district standard for driving district vehicles

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of equipment for grounds care is desired
• Ability to read, understand and follow written and verbal instructions; operate the required equipment to complete the assigned tasks and have good vision, sense of smell, and speak clearly/be understood

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Required to use string trimmers
• Operate deck mowers during mowing season
• Cut and trim shrubs and trees as required
• Monitor assigned areas for trash each day
• Rake leaves, grass clippings and trash as required
• Assist building maintenance staff to pull cable, set-up equipment, move heavy ladders/lifts, etc.
• Prepare athletic facilities for sporting events (i.e., line fields, trim and outline activity areas, clean up trash, check equipment, etc.)
• Assist auxiliary staff in moving equipment throughout the district, as required
• Repair streets and parking lots
• Commute to and from multiple facilities within the district as assigned, using district-owned vehicle
• Digging and irrigation repairs
• Demonstrates regular and prompt attendance
• Perform other duties as assigned

Mental/Physical/Environmental Demands:

• Ability to understand, remember and apply oral and/or written instructions of other information
• Occasionally ascends/descends a ladder
• Constantly positions self to be able to reach items on ground or above head
• Frequently moves items weighing up to 90 pounds
• May be exposed to high or low outside temperatures
• Frequently exposed to intermittent loud noises
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but will occasionally work in a loud area
• Work in hot, dry, and dusty conditions as well as possibly cold, wet, and damp areas
• Will work near or with moving mechanical equipment
• Occasionally work with grounds or maintenance chemicals
• Maintain composure and professionalism