Maintenance Specialist-Grounds

Hanna Center; California; On-site; USD 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanna Center in Sonoma, CA is hiring a Maintenance Specialist/Grounds Person to provide ground maintenance and gardening work for the center. Responsibilities include lawn care, shrub and tree maintenance, and operating sprinkler systems.

You will also assist with pavement maintenance and support the Facilities team. The role requires physical outdoor work, a valid California driver’s license, and the ability to follow directions and meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Able to safely operate power driven grounds maintenance equipment.
• Heavy outdoor manual labor requiring strength and agility.
• Ability to establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with co-workers.
• Ability to work under supervision.
• Able to carry out oral and written directions and accomplish tasks on time.
• Possess a valid California driver’s license.
• Must pass physical exam, including drug test.
• 2 years industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain lawns and grounds of the Center.
• Plant, cultivate, water, trim, fertilize shrubs, hedges, flowers and trees.
• Operate sprinkler system and controllers; maintain water lines.
• Maintain pavement and storm drains.
• Support Facilities and Custodial crews as needed.
• Instruct youths during work programs.

Skills

Landscape maintenance

Power tool operation

Team collaboration

Sprinkler systems

Driver's license

Tools

Sprinkler controllers

Lawn maintenance equipment

Job description

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Maintenance Specialist-Grounds

Manual Labor Sonoma, CA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1204

Salary Range: $26.52 To $31.86 Annually

Job Title: Maintenance Specialist/Grounds Person

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Department: Maintenance and Facilities

Reports to: Director of Facility

Updated: October 2026

Job Summary

Provides ground maintenance and gardening work for the Center.

Essential Functions

• In all activities acts as a positive adult role.
• Always adhere to Hanna Center policies and procedures.
• Faithful and punctual in conforming to assigned work hours.
• Cultivate, water, fertilize, cut, and trim lawns and other improved grounds.
• Plant, cultivate, water, trim, fertilize shrubs, hedges, flowers, and trees.
• Operate commercial landscape maintenance and hand tools.
• Operate, maintain, repair, and install sprinkler system, including automatic controllers, and water lines.
• Operate, repair and maintain power lawn mowers, E Z Go’s, work trucks, tractors, chain saws, leaf blowers, aerators, woodchippers, power edgers, power trimmers, log splitters, hand tools and other grounds equipment.
• Collect garbage from buildings.
• Maintain and repair pavements and storm drains.
• Instruct boys during their work programs.
• Provide support to Facilities and Custodial crews as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies

• Knowledge of landscape maintenance and hand tools.
• Ability to operate power tools appropriately
• Ability to support team as needed
• Knowledge of water lines and sprinkler systems

Required Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities

• Able to safely operate power driven grounds maintenance equipment.
• Demonstrate the ability to safely do heavy outside manual labor, which requires strength and agility.
• Ability to establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with co-workers.
• Ability to work under supervision.
• Able to carry out oral and written directions and accomplish tasks on time.
• Possess a valid California driver’s license.
• Must pass physical exam, including drug test.
• 2 years industry experience.

Additional Eligibility Requirements

• Must clear background check for a Community Care Licensed facility, including physical, tb and drug test.
• Physical requirements must include stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs / ladders of all heights and the ability to lift / carry heavy loads of 50 lbs. or more.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

Hanna is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Other Duties

This job description is not exhaustive and may be subject to change at any time. Other duties may be assigned as needed to support organizational goals.