Lead Groundsworker - Gardener

Peralta Community College District; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Peralta Community College District is seeking a Lead Groundsworker-Gardener to supervise a small grounds crew and lead gardening tasks on campus. The role includes inspecting areas for maintenance problems, planning and assigning work to Groundsworker-Gardeners and student labor, and maintaining records of equipment and chemicals used.

The position also involves scheduling watering programs, monitoring crew performance, performing routine equipment repairs, and carrying out essential

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of continuous full-time paid professional experience performing commercial grounds-keeping and gardening duties.
• Must possess a current valid California Department of Motor Vehicle Driver's License.
• Must be insurable under Peralta Community College District's current insurance policy.
• Understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Serves as lead worker of a small grounds crew.
• Inspects assigned areas to detect grounds maintenance problems and checks for vandalism.
• Plans and assigns work of Groundsworker-Gardeners, student help, and/or the seasonal labor.
• Maintains records of equipment use and chemicals used.
• Schedules watering programs.
• Checks work of crew members and keeps supervisor informed of any special problems that arise with equipment or personnel.
• Performs minor maintenance and repair to power mowers, edgers, rototillers, and vacuum sweepers.
• Performs all duties contained in the essential and marginal job functions of the Groundsworker - Gardener position.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

leadership

supervision

safety procedures

heavy physical labor

schedule and supervise

equipment operation

communication

Tools

power mowers

edgers

rototillers

vacuum sweepers

Job description

Class Purpose

Under general supervision, the Lead Groundsworker-Gardener leads others in grounds and gardening related work.

Examples of Duties

Examples of duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Serves as lead worker of a small grounds crew.
• Inspects assigned areas to detect grounds maintenance problems andchecks for vandalism.
• Plans and assigns work of Groundsworker-Gardeners, student help,and/or the seasonal labor.
• Maintains records of equipment use and chemicals used.
• Schedules watering programs.
• Checks work of crew members and keeps supervisor informed of anyspecial problems that arise with equipment or personnel.
• Performs minor maintenance and repair to power mowers, edgers,rototillers, and vacuum sweepers.
• Performs all of the duties contained in the essential and marginaljob functions of the Groundsworker - Gardener position.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Two (2) years of continuous full-time paid professionalexperience performing commercial grounds-keeping and gardeningduties.
• Must possess a current valid California Department of MotorVehicle Driver's License.
• Must be insurable under Peralta Community College District's current insurance policy.
• Understanding of, sensitivity to and respect for the diverseacademic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnicbackgrounds of Peralta Colleges' students, faculty, staff andcommunity.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• safety procedures, methods, supplies, and tools used inplanting, cultivating, and caring for lawns, shrubs, and trees
• gardening materials, tools, and equipment
• common plant diseases, ant insect pests, and approved method ofmaterials used for controlling an eradication
• District's educational mission
• plant cultivation, irrigation, spraying, and fertilization
• operation and maintenance of motorized equipment used ingrounds maintenance work
• using computer to input/update work orders
• soil preparation

Ability to:

• perform skilled grounds maintenance work
• operate and maintain power mowers and other grounds maintenanceequipment
• establish and maintain cooperative relationships with thosecontacted in the work
• safely use the hand and power tools of gardening andgrounds-keeping work
• perform heavy physical labor
• follow verbal and written directions
• schedule, assign, and supervise work of crew members