Concord Community Schools

Job Description

Job Title: Grounds Tech Position 

Type: Classified 

Reports To: Director and Assistant Director of Facilities

Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director and Director of Facilities, the purpose of the position is to perform corrective and scheduled maintenance in various craft disciplines as well as outside grounds work. Work may involve the use of diverse maintenance skills and knowledge depending on the specific assignment to be performed. Performs related work as directed.

POSITION PURPOSE: Maintain and improve the outdoor spaces of the school, ensuring they are clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing for the community.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

1. Read field layout for accuracy of IHSAA field guidelines 

2. Working with M2 to prioritize day to day workload based on the weather conditions 

3. Maintain irrigation system schedules and adjust as needed 

4. Startup, Maintaining, and winterization of blockhouses and irrigation systems 

5. Ensure seasonal supplies are in stock for maintenance and repairs of equipment 

6. Grounds work: mowing, trimming, laying mulch, and leaf clean up. 

7. Prioritizing Painting athletic fields for in-season sports. 

8. Snow plowing and salt spreading on sidewalks and parking lots 

9. Moving of tables, chairs, furniture, etc. 

10. Ability to use a computer for maintenance work order system, email, and file sharing. 

11. Ability to operate various machinery and power tools. 

12. Perform routine maintenance on mowers and other power equipment. 

13. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, technical procedures, governmental regulations, field diagrams, and building blueprints. 

14. Keeping the grounds free from trash 

15. Setup and take down of nets for various sports, i.e. tennis, baseball, softball, track and field. 

16. Keeping grounds bay neat, clean, and organized 

17. Maintain Parking lots, filling potholes, and painting new lines 

18. Use of heavy machinery, including rollers, tractors, bobcats, etc. 

19. Removing rust on sidewalks, bleachers, and buildings 

20. Indoor and outdoor bleacher repair 

21. Edging of sidewalks 

22. Manage weed growth by pulling weeds and spraying herbicides(Registered technician license) 

23. Loading and unloading trailers 

24. Basic electrical and plumbing skills.

25. Communicate with building leads on event setups and teardowns 

26. Trade on call phone with Maintenance 

27. Prioritize work orders through the work order system. 

28. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. High School diploma or G.E.D. 

2. Ability to plan and organize. 

3. Practical problem solving skills and decision making. 

4. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. 

5. Knowledge of and experience with maintenance and operation of buildings is preferred. 

6. Understanding of Google platform.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; use ladder; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.

2. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to twenty (25) pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to Seventy-Five (75) pounds.

3. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus..

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, in wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.

2. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

3. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to work in the outside weather conditions.

Terms Rate of pay to be determined by the School Board.

Evaluation Evaluation performance on this job will be in accordance with the provisions in the policy handbook.

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