Groundskeeper/Gardener @ Landscape Department / Maintenance & Operations at Mt. Diablo Unified
Requirements / Qualifications
POSITION: Under general supervision, performs work of routine difficulty in maintaining grounds and athletic fields; and performs related work as required. Example of Duties: • Does gardening work in maintaining and irrigating school landscaped areas and athletic fields • Perform all phases of plants, shrub and tree pruning • Maintains and may mow lawns; maintains football and baseball fields • May install new plants, lawns and turf; cultivates earth • Uses natural and chemical fertilizers as needed • Prepares soil for various kinds of planting • May operate equipment such as power lawnmowers, trucks and related equipment • Drags tracks, lines fields • May maintain and repair irrigation systems as required • May perform minor mechanical repair work as directed • May train new groundskeepers ------------------------------------------------- *See Job Description*
REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must possess the knowledge and skill required for successful job performance as follows: Training and Experience: • A combination of training and experience equivalent to two (2) years’ experience in grounds maintenance work Knowledge of: • The kinds of turf and plants common to the area • Plant nursery work • How to maintain athletic ground surfaces Skill in: • Identifying diseases and pests of the various turfs and plants worked on, and in treating the turfs and plants for such diseases and pests • Maintaining athletic fields Ability to: • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others Licenses and Certificates: • A valid California driver’s license
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (less than one year old)
- Resume
Requirements / Qualifications
POSITION: Under general supervision, performs work of routine difficulty in maintaining grounds and athletic fields; and performs related work as required. Example of Duties: • Does gardening work in maintaining and irrigating school landscaped areas and athletic fields • Perform all phases of plants, shrub and tree pruning • Maintains and may mow lawns; maintains football and baseball fields • May install new plants, lawns and turf; cultivates earth • Uses natural and chemical fertilizers as needed • Prepares soil for various kinds of planting • May operate equipment such as power lawnmowers, trucks and related equipment • Drags tracks, lines fields • May maintain and repair irrigation systems as required • May perform minor mechanical repair work as directed • May train new groundskeepers ------------------------------------------------- *See Job Description*
REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must possess the knowledge and skill required for successful job performance as follows: Training and Experience: • A combination of training and experience equivalent to two (2) years’ experience in grounds maintenance work Knowledge of: • The kinds of turf and plants common to the area • Plant nursery work • How to maintain athletic ground surfaces Skill in: • Identifying diseases and pests of the various turfs and plants worked on, and in treating the turfs and plants for such diseases and pests • Maintaining athletic fields Ability to: • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others Licenses and Certificates: • A valid California driver’s license
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (less than one year old)
- Resume
Comments and Other Information
SELECTION PROCEDURE: Candidates must pass each part of the selection process which consists of a review and evaluation of candidate’s application material. Those candidates whose application shows the best combination of related education, training and experience will be invited to interview which will include job-related questions and a test. The following will be taken into consideration as part of the selection process: application, resume, letters of recommendation/reference, test, and interview. Any material to be reviewed by the screening committee must be submitted by the final filing date.
NONDISCRIMINATION: The Mt. Diablo Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identify, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, actual or potential parental, family, marital status, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding compliance with Title IX student issues, please contact the Title IX Compliance Officer, Wendi Aghily, Chief of Pupil Services and Special Education, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at aghilyw@mdusd.org. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding compliance with Title IX employee issues, please contact the Chief of Human Resources, John Rubio, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at rubioj@mdusd.org. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding harassment, discrimination, intimidation and bullying, please contact the Equity Compliance Officer, Jennifer Sachs, Executive Director of Instructional Support, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at sachsj@mdusd.org.
IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT: To comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, all new employees will be required to provide proof of U.S. citizenship or authorization to work in the United States on their first day of employment.
Comments and Other Information
SELECTION PROCEDURE: Candidates must pass each part of the selection process which consists of a review and evaluation of candidate’s application material. Those candidates whose application shows the best combination of related education, training and experience will be invited to interview which will include job-related questions and a test. The following will be taken into consideration as part of the selection process: application, resume, letters of recommendation/reference, test, and interview. Any material to be reviewed by the screening committee must be submitted by the final filing date.
NONDISCRIMINATION: The Mt. Diablo Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identify, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, actual or potential parental, family, marital status, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding compliance with Title IX student issues, please contact the Title IX Compliance Officer, Wendi Aghily, Chief of Pupil Services and Special Education, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at aghilyw@mdusd.org. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding compliance with Title IX employee issues, please contact the Chief of Human Resources, John Rubio, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at rubioj@mdusd.org. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding harassment, discrimination, intimidation and bullying, please contact the Equity Compliance Officer, Jennifer Sachs, Executive Director of Instructional Support, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at sachsj@mdusd.org.
IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT: To comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, all new employees will be required to provide proof of U.S. citizenship or authorization to work in the United States on their first day of employment.
Application Deadline
4/16/2021 4:30 PM Pacific
Date Posted
3/29/2021
Number of Openings
1
Add'l Salary Info
$17.95/hr - $21.84/hr
Length of Work Year
8 hrs/day; 40 hrs/week; 12 months/year
Employment Type
Full Time
Location:
Landscape Department @ Maintenance & Operations
Supervisor:
David Hart, Building & Grounds Manager
Job
#301