Head Groundskeeper

Los-Rios-Community-College-District; California (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Los Rios Community College District is seeking a lead Groundskeeper to manage a crew of three or more staff, oversee lawn care, irrigation, and grounds maintenance, and ensure safe, efficient operations across college campuses.

The role requires several years in groundskeeping with at least one year in a lead capacity, plus a demonstrated equity-minded focus and ability to supervise and plan landscaping projects as part of a community college environment.

Qualifications

• Three years of groundskeeping experience related to the duties of the position.
• One year of experience in a lead capacity.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a crew of groundskeepers in lawn care, soil treatment and plant maintenance.
• Instruct staff in safe work practices and proper duty performance.
• Assist in planning areas to be developed and landscaped; maintain athletic fields and related facilities.

Skills

Groundskeeping

Leadership

Team supervision

Job description

Under minimal oversight, incumbents serve as lead level of series to a grounds crew of three or more regular staff; under direction, oversees, assigns and reviews work of assigned staff; engages in gardening and grounds maintenance; instructs staff in the proper performance of their duties. For a detailed job description for this Service Employees International Union (Blue Collar) posting click here.

Under leadership, performs general grounds maintenance work, sweeping walks and parking areas, picking up papers and rubbish, raking leaves and weeding; troubleshoots and maintains irrigation systems, installing and repairing clocks, valves, heads and lines, and scheduling irrigation; plants, cultivates and cares for lawns, ornamental plants, shrubs, trees and flowers; prunes trees, resods and otherwise repairs lawns and playing areas; mixes different types of soils and composts for shrub beds and grass; mixes and applies pesticides using hand-operated and power-driven sprayers; maintains athletic fields; burns and marks lines for athletic contests; assists in setups for athletic events and/or community services activities; assists in the installation of sign posts, benches, parking bumpers and security gates; operates and services equipment including power sweeper, lawn mower, gang mower, rototiller, trenching machine, front-end loaders and forklift; drives trucks, tractors; oversee temporary employees assigned to groundskeeping; assists Grounds Maintenance Technicians with grounds maintenance work; performs related work as required.

Oversees a crew of groundskeepers in their assigned duties, including but not limited to, lawn care, soil treatment and preparation, plant disease and pest control; oversees and assists crew in all phases of gardening work; reports concerns to supervisor; assigns duties and instructs crew in work methods and safe practices; inspects completed work; assists in planning areas to be developed and landscaped; performs related work as required.

EXPERIENCE:

Three years of groundskeeping experience related to the duties of the position, including one year in a lead capacity.

Promotional:

Two years of experience as a Groundskeeper in the Los Rios Community College District. (Promotional applies to regular, current Classified employees working with the Los Rios Community College District.)

Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

(Experience Requirement: One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement:One year of education is equal to 30 semester units.)

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