Grounds Worker II
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Job summary
Contra Costa Community College District is seeking a Grounds Worker II to maintain campus grounds and operate related equipment. The role includes landscaping, irrigation maintenance, and assisting in athletic field upkeep on a full-time schedule.
Two years of grounds experience and specific certifications are preferred. The department emphasizes safety, preventive maintenance, and adherence to district policies. Benefits and a structured salary scale apply.
Qualifications
- Two (2) years of experience performing grounds work or similar duties, including operating maintenance equipment and maintaining irrigation systems.
- Possession of a high school diploma/ GED or the equivalent.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver’s license.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid forklift operator’s certificate.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California pesticide applicators certificate.
Responsibilities
- Plants, waters, weeds, trims, fertilizes, restores and mows lawns, shrubs, trees and flower beds.
- Aerates lawns and rake leaves; cleans walkways, fields, courts and other facilities; loads trimming on trucks.
- Performs routine preventive maintenance on equipment, including mowing equipment, vehicles and hand and power tools; replaces spark plugs, oil filters and tightens belts.
- Performs routine maintenance on irrigation equipment; installs sprinkler system.
- Sprays plants and shrubs with insecticides and herbicides; mixes chemicals for spraying.
- Performs general grounds cleaning and empties exterior trash cans.
- Drives vehicles used to transport materials, tools and equipment as required.
- Operates and performs routine maintenance on landscaping vehicles, equipment and tools.
- Assists in maintenance of athletic fields.
- Digs post holes and trenches.
- Responds to inquiries from the general public.
- Supervises and trains staff in safety and proper work techniques.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
NOTE: New employees will be placed at the first step which is $57,828.00 per year, second step $60,756.00 per year or third step at $63,828.00 per year (depending upon experience). Based on current salary placement guidelines, all step increases for which an employee becomes eligible shall take place on July 1st of each fiscal year. These increases will occur on an annual basis, until the maximum step of $70,440.00 per year is reached on the salary schedule.
YEARLY: $57,828.00, step 1 - $70,440.00, step 5
Position Title Grounds Worker II
NOTE : New employees will be placed at the first step which is $57,828.00 per year, second step $60,756.00 per year or third step at $63,828.00 per year (depending upon experience). Based on current salary placement guidelines, all step increases for which an employee becomes eligible shall take place on July 1st of each fiscal year. These increases will occur on an annual basis, until the maximum step of $70,440.00 per year is reached on the salary schedule.
YEARLY : $57,828.00, step 1 – $70,440.00, step 5
Recruitment Type: Open (Internal and External applicants)
0002375
1
53
$57,828, step 1 - $70,440, step 5 (see special instructions for initial step placement)
Permanent
Non-Exempt (eligible)
Full-Time
if temporary, employment duration: N/A
40
Monday-Friday
6:00am- 2:30pm
Available on-call after hours or weekends if needed
N/A
12
N/A
Service/Maintenance
Classified
L2010-LMC Buildings & Grounds Dept
To perform a variety of skilled landscaping and turf maintenance duties; and to operate a variety of equipment in maintenance of campus grounds.
Grounds Worker I – Positions in this classification are task focused and require a basic understanding of landscaping and turf maintenance duties. Employees are trained on specific work activities with little latitude to vary work sequence.
Grounds Worker II – Positions in this classification provide skilled landscaping and turf maintenance, including gardening care and grounds maintenance involving trees, lawns, turf, shrubs, hedges, ground cover, flowers and athletic fields.
Grounds Worker, Lead – Positions in this classification act as a lead and provide direction to lower- level staff in general gardening care and grounds maintenance at a college site, including the care and upkeep of a variety of athletic facilities. Provides guidance and instruction on techniques, methods and procedures for accomplishing assigned tasks and solving problems.
- Plants, waters, weeds, trims, fertilizes, restores and mows lawns, shrubs, trees and flower beds.
- Aerates lawns and rake leaves; cleans walkways, fields, courts and other facilities; loads trimming on trucks.
- Performs routine preventive maintenance on equipment, including mowing equipment, vehicles and hand and power tools; replaces spark plugs, oil filters and tightens belts.
- Performs routine maintenance on irrigation equipment; installs sprinkler system.
- Sprays plants and shrubs with insecticides and herbicides; mixes chemicals for spraying.
- Performs general grounds cleaning and empties exterior trash cans.
- Drives vehicles used to transport materials, tools and equipment as required.
- Operates and performs routine maintenance on landscaping vehicles, equipment and tools.
- Assists in maintenance of athletic fields.
- Digs post holes and trenches.
- Responds to inquiries from the general public.
- Supervises and trains staff in safety and proper work techniques.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Two (2) years of experience performing grounds work or similar duties, including operating maintenance equipment and maintaining irrigation systems.
- Possession of a high school diploma/ GED or the equivalent.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver’s license.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid forklift operator’s certificate.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California pesticide applicators certificate.
- Basic methods, tools, materials and equipment used in grounds maintenance work.
- Safe work practices.
- Basic construction and repair methods.
- Plant and turf pests and diseases and methods for their control and eradication.
- Proper and effective use and maintenance of landscape maintenance tools, equipment and materials.
- Personal protective equipment.
N/A
Skill/Ability to:
- Operate a variety of light and/or heavy mechanical equipment.
- Mix and apply herbicides.
- Perform heavy manual labor, including lifting and moving items weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Follow verbal and written directions.
- Perform preventative maintenance on landscape maintenance tools and equipment.
- Install irrigation clocks and systems.
- Analyze and diagnose electrical and wiring problems.
- Establish and maintain cooperative work relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties.
- Demonstrate understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio- economic, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, mental or physical disability, and religious background of all students, faculty and staff, and with all individuals encountered in the performance of required duties.
- Advanced grounds maintenance experience (2+ years) in landscaping, turf, or athletic field care
- Irrigation expertise, including installation, troubleshooting, and programming irrigation systems and clocks
- Proficiency operating wide range of landscaping equipment, including heavy equipment and specialized turf machinery
- Ability to diagnose and repair equipment, including preventive maintenance and basic mechanical/electrical issues
- Experience maintaining athletic fields or high-visibility landscaped areas
- Commitment to safety practices and effective use of PPE , with the ability to work independently in physically demanding conditions
11/06/2026
11/30/2026
No
In accordance with the Human Resources Procedure 3050.05, all foreign degrees and credits used to meet the minimum qualifications must be evaluated by an approved National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) agency www.naces.org prior to the implementation of the equivalency process. You must upload your evaluation with your application when you apply for this position to be considered. We cannot accept foreign degree evaluations after the closing date. The candidate bears all responsibility and costs associated with obtaining the evaluation.
- Insurance: The district offers health, vision, dental and life insurance for monthly classified employees and managers/supervisors and their eligible dependents.
- Monthly classified employees and managers/supervisors covered by another health medical plan may waive District coverage and receive a monthly cash stipend.
- Most employees are members of the PERS (Public Employees Retirement System). Faculty employees and Academic Managers are members of the STRS (State Teachers Retirement System).
- Police Service employees are members of Safety Public Employees Retirement System.
- The District offers two optional deferred compensation plans. Eligible employees have a choice of the 457, 403b plans and a selection of savings and investment options.
- The District offers monthly eligible classified employees and managers/supervisors a generous vacation and sick leave benefits as well as 20 paid holidays annually (which can vary based on length of winter break).
- The District also offers monthly eligible classified employees and managers/supervisors educational reimbursements, employee assistance programs, a travel assistance plan, longevity compensation, retiree benefits, employee discounts on health memberships and a comprehensive wellness program.
https://www.4cd.edu/hr/localonecontract/2022-2025%20Local%201%20Contract.pdf
https://www.4cd.edu/gb/policies-procedures/manuals/MSC_08.pdf
All job offers of employment are conditional upon the applicant’s satisfactory results of the Post Offer Pre-Placement Evaluation Program. This involves a physical strength test to demonstrate a minimum level of strength to perform the essential duties of the job. There is no charge for this service. Please do not make an appointment for testing until you have received notification from the Human Resources Department after a job offer is extended. The positions we currently evaluate are: Building Maintenance Worker, Custodian I and II, Lead Custodian, Cook, Food Services Assistant, Food Services Supervisor, Food Services Supply Clerk, Food Services Coordinator, Grounds Worker/ Gardener I and II, Senior/ Lead Grounds Worker/Gardener, Lead Maintenance Mechanic, Senior Equipment Maintenance Worker. If you are not hired in a listed classification, you may disregard this notification.
In conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests for reasonable accommodations may be made to slever@4cd.edu . For administrative purposes, requests must be made at the time of application.
It is the District’s policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identity, race, color, ancestry, religion, marital status, sex, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, parental status, citizenship or because an individual is perceived to have one or more of these characteristics or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
- Tell us how you meet the minimum job experience qualification of: Two (2) years of experience performing grounds work or similar duties, including operating maintenance equipment and maintaining irrigation systems.
- EDUCATION/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE- Tell us how you meet the following education, license or certification job requirements. If you do not possess a license or certification, you should explain how you have the ability to obtain the following: A) Possession of a high school diploma/GED or the equivalent AND B) Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license AND C)Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid forklift operator’s certificate AND D)Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California pesticide applicators certificate.
- Describe how you have gained advanced grounds maintenance experience (over 2 years) in landscaping, turf, or athletic field care.
- Explain your irrigation expertise, including installation, troubleshooting, and programming irrigation systems and clocks.
- Describe your experience operating wide range of landscaping equipment, including heavy equipment and specialized turf machinery.
- Resume/CV
- Other Certification
- Unofficial Transcript (must show degree(s) conferred)
- Unofficial Transcript 2
- Unofficial Transcript 3
- Unofficial Transcript 4
- Foreign Degree Evaluation Form (NACES Approved Agency)
Contra Costa Community College District District Office 500 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Public Law 99-603, requires that employers obtain documentation from every new employee which authorizes that individual to accept employment in this country.
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