Job Description
Title:
Groundskeeper III - Facilities Management
Job Class Code:
5530
Summary:
Function & Scope: To provide technical and supervisory skills in planning, organizing, and directing the maintenance of grounds. Responsible for the maintenance and general beautification of all grounds including gardens, landscaped areas and parking areas.
Essential Functions:
Typical Essential Functions include but are not limited to the following:
- Mows grass, trims and cuts trees, replaces dead plants
- Hauls dirt and fertilizes
- Trims and edges sidewalks, driveways, and flowerbeds.
- Cuts weeds and brush and removes leaves and rubbish from the grounds
- Waters shrubbery, hedges, seedling flowers and grass.
- Seeds, plants, sod, grades, and cuts lawns.
- Keeps grounds clean and reports broken or leaking hydrants.
- Packs and maintains baseball diamonds and intramural fields.
- Lines fields and tracks.
- Cleans and maintains tools, equipment, materials, and supplies.
Marginal Functions:
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision:
Received: Works under general supervision of Groundskeeper III or Leader.
Given: None.
Education:
Required: Ability to read, write, and work basic arithmetic.
Preferred: None.
Experience:
Required: One year of experience in grounds maintenance.
Preferred: None.
Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Skill in the operation and repair of tractors, cultivators, edgers, power mowers, trucks, and other equipment used in grounds maintenance.
Special Job Requirements (such as hours, accuracy, special equipment and/or working conditions):
Considerable accuracy in the care and treatment of plants, trees, etc., and in the operation and repair of grounds equipment. Exposure to weather/hazardous mechanical equipment. May occasionally lift heavy objects.
Other:
If this is a supervisory position, the incumbent is expected to complete required supervisory training; orient, train and develop subordinates; provide appropriate coaching, guidance and supervision to subordinates; and complete annual performance evaluations.
Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification may render the position security sensitive; thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215 Texas Education Code.
Responsible for duties as assigned relating to internal controls including safe-guarding of department assets, reliability of department financial information, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior written approval of the Assistant Vice President, Human Resources Management.
Last Updated: September 22, 2008
