School Groundskeeper — Safe, Attractive Campus Grounds

Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District #47; Crystal Lake (IL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off benefits.

Medical insurance benefits.

Job summary

Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District #47 is seeking a Groundskeeper to maintain site grounds and playground areas across the district. The role includes inspecting grounds, operating and maintaining equipment, snow removal, transporting materials, and addressing safety concerns to keep facilities attractive and safe.

Responsibilities include coordinating materials, attending trainings, and performing routine maintenance to ensure timely completion of assignments.

Qualifications

• Be able to communicate clearly and understand written and oral instructions. Must also be able to understand written procedures and write routine documents.
• Be able to perform basic measurements and math functions, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios; and solve practical problems.
• Specific knowledge required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job includes: methods, techniques, materials used in preparing and maintaining grounds (e.g. plants, shrubs, lawns, hardscapes, etc).

Responsibilities

• Inspects district grounds for the purpose of ensuring that the site is suitable for safe operations, maintained in an attractive and clean condition and/or identifying/reporting necessary adverse or unsafe conditions.
• Attends team meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Maintains equipment (e.g. weed eaters, mowers, trimmers, saws, snow blowers, plows, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of items required to properly maintain facilities.
• Requests materials, supplies and equipment for the purpose of ensuring that adequate materials are available to complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Snow removal for the purpose of ensuring and maintaining clear and safe walkways and parking lots.
• Transports various items (e.g. furniture, equipment, tools, supplies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of materials for projects, events, etc.
• Responds to immediate safety and/or operational concerns (e.g. fires, flooding, facility failures/damage, etc.) for the purpose of taking appropriate action to resolve immediate safety issues and maintaining a functioning educational environment.
• Maintains landscaping, parking lots, sidewalks, playgrounds (e.g. mow/trim, seeding, rake leaves, pick up trash, trim trees/hedges, crack/hole repairs, striping parking lane, curbs and specialty zones, exterior signage, etc.) for the purpose of preserving grounds in a healthy, attractive and safe condition.
• Performs safety checks/inspections on playground(s) and playground equipment for the purpose of ensuring that the equipment and recreation area is safe for students and staff.
• Performs general maintenance duties for the purpose of ensuring district facilities are kept in a well-maintained condition.
• Able to lift 75 lbs.

Skills

Clear communication

Basic math

Reading/writing instructions

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District #47 is seeking a Groundskeeper to maintain site grounds and playground areas across the district. The role includes inspecting grounds, operating and maintaining equipment, snow removal, transporting materials, and addressing safety concerns to keep facilities attractive and safe.

Responsibilities include coordinating materials, attending trainings, and performing routine maintenance to ensure timely completion of assignments.