Job Details

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Grounds Worker

Date Posted:
2/28/2025

Location:
Transportation & Maintenance Center
Under the direction of the District Grounds Specialist, lead a team to carry out and perform various grounds maintenance and gardening duties in beautifying assigned grounds and landscaped areas; maintain grounds and other assigned areas to ensure a safe, clean, and attractive environment for students, sta?, and the public.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Mow, edge, trim, and water lawns, ?elds, and other turf grounds; edge walkways; hoe and pull weeds and rake leaves; sweep litter from walks, driveways, and other assigned areas.
• Plant, cultivate, prune, spray, fertilize, and irrigate ?owers, trees, grass, hedges, and shrubs; water various grounds areas by hand or by operating the irrigation system as required.
• Perform general grounds cleanup, including picking up and removing paper, trash, trimmings, and debris from grounds areas, parking lots, playgrounds, athletic ?elds, and other assigned areas; empty waste receptacles; report need for repairs or unsafe conditions.
• Perform a variety of grounds maintenance work in the preparation and maintenance of athletic ?elds and surrounding landscape as assigned by the position; measure and mark with appropriate marking materials or equipment to delineate the area of play and restricting lines as prescribed and established by the league and sport rules; drag, repair, mow, and edge baseball in?eld, soccer ?eld, football ?eld and other areas as needed.
• Operate and maintain a variety of equipment such as mowers, edgers, blowers, sprayers, trucks, backhoes, excavators, skip loaders, tractors, trimmers, chainsaws, shears, trenchers, grinders, and line marking machines; utilize standard gardening hand tools; replace blades and ?uids as needed; drive a vehicle to conduct work.
• Apply pest control methods to eradicate weeds and other pests according to established procedures as assigned.
• Assist with installing, maintaining, and repairing irrigation systems as assigned; adjust, repair, and replace sprinklers; assist with digging holes and trenches.
• Assist with other grounds maintenance and repair activities including tree removal, tree topping, fence repair, general concrete repair, and others as requested.
• Load, unload, haul, and transport supplies, clippings, debris, materials, and equipment as required.

OTHER DUTIES:
Perform other duties assigned including maintaining the grounds' tools and equipment and monitoring the safety of team members.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:

• Any combination equivalent to graduation from high school and one year of gardening or grounds maintenance experience.

Knowledge of:

• Basic grounds maintenance procedures include mowing, edging, raking, and weeding.
• Methods, equipment, and materials used in gardening and grounds maintenance work.
• Cultivating, fertilizing, watering, and spraying ?owers, trees, and shrubs.
• Operation of hand and power tools and equipment used in ground maintenance.
• Methods, tools, and materials used in cultivating and maintaining landscaped and athletic ?eld areas.
• Athletic ?elds and track boundaries and markings.
• Basic methods and materials used in controlling weeds and other pests.
• Health and safety regulations.

Ability to:

• Perform various grounds maintenance and gardening duties in beautifying assigned grounds and landscaped areas.

• Mow, edge, water, weed, fertilize, rake, and cultivate lawns, ?ower beds, athletic ?elds, and other landscaped areas.
• Apply chemicals to control and eradicate weeds and other pests as assigned.
• Perform a variety of grounds maintenance work in the preparation and maintenance of athletic ?elds and surrounding landscape.
• Operate and maintain hand and power tools and other equipment used in grounds maintenance.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Observe health and safety regulations.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work Environment:

• Outdoor environment.
• Seasonal heat, cold, or adverse weather conditions.
• Driving a vehicle to conduct work.
• Exposure to fumes, dust, odors, oil, grease, and gases. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Dexterity of hands and ?ngers to operate grounds maintenance equipment.
• Walking or standing for extended periods.
• Seeing to perform gardening and grounds work.
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling heavy objects as assigned by position.
• Bending at the waist, kneeling, or crouching.
• Reaching overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally.
• Climbing ladders.
• Heavy physical labor. Hazards:
• Working around or with machinery having moving parts.
• Working at heights.
• Exposure to chemicals used in pest control and weed abatement.

*This position cannot be performed remotely.
*Salary is commensurate with experience
*Starting Salary: $35,235
Sheldon ISD will accept applications for this position through 03/14/2025. After this date, applicants can continue to submit applications in case the district was unable to find a suitable candidate. If the district was unable to find a suitable candidate from the initial applications, applications submitted after 03/14/2025 will be reviewed in ten-day increments until a viable candidate is recommended for hire.