About this role
GROUNDSKEEPER JOB DESCRIPTION EDWARDSVILLE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #7 ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Maintenance of grounds
• Cuts and maintains grass
• Trim, prune and spray bushes/trees/shrubs
• Trims and edges
• Maintains and repairs irrigation system
• Performs landscaping
• Applies pesticides, fertilizer and other chemicals
• Prepares and marks athletic fields
• Maintains sidewalks and parking lots, including sealing, painting and marking, patching and repairs
• Snow removal
• Regularly services and maintains vehicles and equipment
• Repairs and replaces signage/fences
• Any and all other duties assigned by a Supervisor regardless of whether or not such duties are included in this job description
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Superior work habits and ethics – self motivates
• Ability to work well with administration, students, faculty and staff
• Ability to work independently and ensure timely completion of work orders
• Ability to perform all duties of the position
• Has passed pesticide examine and can do right of ways, ornamental and turf-grass spraying
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Lifting, pulling, pushing and moving items (some in excess of 100 pounds) on an occasional basis
• Lifting, pulling, pushing and moving items (20 to 40 pounds) on a regular and repetitive basis
• Emptying trash cans and carts on a regular and repetitive basis (between 5 and 40 pounds)
• Carrying/moving scrub buckets containing up to 3 gallons of water (24+ pounds)
• Reaching on a regular and repetitive basis over head and below knees
• Stooping, kneeling, bending action on a regular and repetitive basis
• Cleaning restroom surfaces on a daily/regular basis requiring stooping, kneeling, bending and hand scrubbing of all surfaces
• All tasks require extensive use of hands including repetitive gripping, grasping, lifting, manipulation of tools, etc. and the ability to ambulate independently and lift significant weight and sized items
• Operate tractors, riding lawn mowers and all other equipment necessary to perform the job duties