Substitute Groundskeeper Pool 2025-26 at Mountain View Whisman School District
Job Summary
Job Summary
Hours will vary depending on need. Please apply to job #2417.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
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Mountain View Whisman School District |
Job Title: Groundskeeper II |
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Classification: G |
Date Reviewed: 10/15/09 |
Position Description
The Groundskeeper, under general supervision, performs routine and skilled ground maintenance and gardening work.
Qualifications
- Possession of a valid California Driver’s License
- Must possess one year of experience comparable to that of a custodian in a school district.
- Must possess a Pesticide Applicators License
- Minimum requirement: High school diploma or equivalent
- Groundskeeping experience, performing duties similar to those listed below.
Skills/Abilities
- Use various gardening and grounds maintenance tools and supplies
- Operate power-driven grounds maintenance equipment
- Understand and follow verbal and written directions
- Adjust work schedules to meet unusual conditions
- Perform heavy manual labor
- Maintain cooperative working relationships
- Comply with the physical/mental demands as described on the ADA profile
Knowledge
- Of basic methods and tools used in planting, cultivating, and caring for lawns, shrubs, and trees
- Of basic use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other chemicals
- Of groundskeeping materials, tools and equipment, and their safe use and care
- Of the operation of the auxiliary mechanical equipment carried on power-driven equipment
Examples of Duties & Responsibilities
- Plants, cultivates, waters and sprays ornamental plants, shrubs, hedges, trees and flowers
- Plants, fertilizes, waters and cares for lawns, using hand and power mowers
- Prunes trees and shrubs, mixes and spreads weed abatement chemicals
- Spades and fertilizes flower beds and sets out plants; prepares and treats soil for planting
- Aids in keeping assigned area free from pests and plant diseases
- Rakes leaves, hoes weeds and performs general grounds maintenance work
- Sweeps walks and picks up papers
- Keeps hoes, supplies, tools and equipment in proper condition and repair
- Operates and makes minor adjustments and emergency repairs to power-driven equipment
- Installs, maintains and operates sprinkling and drainage systems
- Operates power equipment, including mowers, rototillers and tractors
- Operates auxiliary mechanical equipment on the vehicles
- Services and makes minor repairs and adjustments to trucks and equipment
- Maintains athletic fields and playground equipment
- May be required to drive a truck
- May be assigned custodial or maintenance duties either seasonally or incidental to gardening activities
- Uses tools, equipment and materials safely and as directed
- Performs site safety inspection
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Supervised by: Chief Financial Officer and/or Director of Maintenance & Operations or designee
Evaluated by: Chief Financial Officer and/or Director of Maintenance & Operations or designee
Requirements / Qualifications
Cover Letter or Letter of Introduction Current Resume 2 Letters of Reference
Requirements / Qualifications
Cover Letter or Letter of Introduction Current Resume 2 Letters of Reference
Comments and Other Information
The Mountain View Whisman School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived The Mountain View Whisman School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Mountain View Whisman School District requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying, equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Erin Green at 650-526-3500, 1400 Montecito Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, or egreen@mvwsd.org.
Comments and Other Information
The Mountain View Whisman School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived The Mountain View Whisman School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Mountain View Whisman School District requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying, equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Erin Green at 650-526-3500, 1400 Montecito Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, or egreen@mvwsd.org.
Application Deadline
6/30/2026 4:00 PM Pacific
Date Posted
5/7/2025
Contact
Eileen Conway
650-526-3500
650-526-3500
Number of Openings
5
Salary
Single Rate
$31.89 Per Hour
$31.89 Per Hour
Length of Work Year
Will vary
Employment Type
Full and Part Time