Groundskeeper II (Seasonal) March-October

Stanly County Schools; Albemarle (NC); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Stanly County Schools is seeking a Groundskeeper II (Seasonal) in Albemarle, NC to perform lawn care, planting and landscape maintenance from March to October. The role reports to the Executive Director of Facilities & Maintenance and offers $15.00/hour pay.

This seasonal position requires a high school diploma or GED and a NC driver's license; previous groundskeeping experience is preferred. Tasks include operating equipment, maintaining grounds, and following landscape designs as available.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of grounds keeping and elementary horticultural practices.
• Ability to perform planting, cultivating, pruning, spraying, and trimming as directed.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle and heavy power equipment.
• Valid NC driver's license is required.

Responsibilities

• Cuts lawns.
• Trims and edges.
• Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth.
• Removes damaged leaves, branches, or twigs.
• Sprays lawns, plants, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides.
• Performs ground maintenance duties with tractors and related equipment.
• Drives dump trucks and transports equipment.
• Makes minor repairs to mowers and tools.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Skills

Grounds keeping knowledge

Planting pruning spraying

Operate heavy equipment

Valid NC driver's license

Lifting up to 100 lbs

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Groundskeeper II (Seasonal) March-October

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Job Details

Job ID: 5334410
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 13, 2025 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Position Title: Sub Groundskeeper

Term of Employment: Seasonal

Reports To: Executive Director of Facilities & Maintenance

Pay Information: $15.00/hour

General Statement of Job

• An employee in this class uses a variety of tools and equipment to maintain grounds including planting, cultivating, spraying, pruning, and cutting plants, trees, shrubs, grass, and flowers. This employee determines the care and treatment necessary to maintain grounds in good condition. Routine problems concerning the selection, placement, care, and treatment of plants are handled by the employee. Errors may be quickly revealed, or may only be revealed upon loss of plant life, and may be expensive. Limited supervision is given.

Essential Job Functions

• Cuts lawns.
• Trims and edges.
• Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth.
• Removes damaged leaves, branches, or twigs.
• Sprays lawns, plants, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides, using hand or automatic sprayer.
• Conditions and prepares soils and transplants or plants seeds, seedlings or bulbs according to instructions and planned design of the landscaped area.
• Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs following sketches and designs when available.
• Waters lawns, shrubs, and flowers.
• Maintains paths or road surfaces.
• Performs ground maintenance duties, using tractor equipped with attachments, such as mowers, lime or fertilizer spreaders, lawn roller, and snow removal equipment.
• Operates heavy power equipment.
• Drives dump trucks and transports tractor and ground maintenance equipment.
• Makes minor repairs to mowers and other equipment.
• Sharpens tools.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of grounds keeping and elementary horticultural practices.
• Working knowledge of planting, cultivating, pruning, spraying, and trimming requirements of flowers, shrubs and trees.
• Skill to drive dump trucks.
• Skill to transport tractors and other maintenance equipment.
• Skill to operate heavy power equipment.
• Ability to use, sharpen and make minor repairs to tools and equipment.
• Ability to follow oral or written instructions.
• Ability to follow simple landscape sketches and designs.

Minimum Training and Experience

• High school diploma or GED
• Previous experience preferred
• Valid NC driver's license required

Minimum Qualifications or Standards Required to Perform Essential Job Functions

• This work regularly requires standing, walking, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing, pulling and lifting.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle.
• Must be able to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 25 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical demand requirements are those for Medium Work.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.

Position Type: Part-Time
Salary: $15 Per Hour

Contact Information

• Keith Benton , Director of Facilities
• SCS Maintenance
• Email: [e-mail]