Grounds Keeper
Grounds keeping and landscaping work. Maintains equipment. This class lies below that of Tractor Operator.
Essential Functions
- Cleans, plants, fertilizes, sprinkles, mows, edges, and otherwise maintains grounds and play areas.
- Trims hedges and rakes leaves.
- Polices and maintains grounds and picks up trash.
- Plants trees and shrubbery.
- Assists in laying out, reconditioning, and readying athletic fields, entailing sodding as necessary.
- Drives trucks for hauling sand, fill and other materials.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Probation: Six (6) months
Qualifications
Open Requirements: NA
Promotional Requirements: NA
Licensing: A valid Florida Class E driver's license is required prior to appointment and must be maintained during employment in this class. First Aid & CPR certification must be obtained prior to completion of the employee's probationary period and maintained during employment in this class.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of grounds keeping and landscaping techniques, methods, practices, and procedures
- Knowledge of grounds maintenance work
- Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety procedures of the trade
- Strong skills in the use and care of the tools and equipment used in grounds keeping and landscaping work
- Basic oral, written, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to read, write, and understand English at the 8th grade level
- Ability to operate small power lawn mowers, chain saws and other light equipment
- Ability to carry out oral and written instructions
- Ability to withstand arduous work, such as kneeling, stooping, bending, handling, lifting and reaching
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle
