Position Type: Supporting District Operations/Maintenance - GeneralDate Posted: 5/3/2023Location: GROUNDS AND LANDSCAPINGClosing Date: Open until filledGrounds Worker (Pool) Reports to: Foreperson - Grounds & Landscaping Multiple Positions Pay Grade: 802 Duty Days: 244 Salary Range: $33,184 - 39,977Position Purpose Performs semi-skilled labor duties that involve maintaining of grounds at various campuses, such as operating tractors, dump trucks, mowers, trimming of trees/shrubs, and general maintenance work as needed.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Grounds & Landscaping
- Mows and details all District grounds, including athletic fields and track facilities using mowing equipment and utility tractors.
- Assists with the preparation of athletic fields for games, including chalking fields.
- Collects and disposes of leaves, dirt, rubbish, and refuse from District facilities.
- Follows scheduled maintenance plan to care for trees and shrubs, including operation of power tools such as power pruners, chain saws, chippers, and power pole saws.
- Installs pave stone retaining walls.
- Sets forms, spreads and lays asphalt or spreads crack seal for the maintenance and repair of parking lots, driveways, and other asphalt areas.
- Operates air/jack hammer to break out old asphalt to make repairs.
- Performs preventive maintenance on equipment to ensure proper operating conditions.
- Assists with fence removal and installation as needed.
- Assists in installation and repair of playground equipment.
Other
- Insports workers and equipment to work sites throughout the District.
Safety
- Operates tools and equipment according to prescribed safety procedures. Follows established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties, including lifting and climbing.
- Corrects unsafe conditions in work area and promptly reports any conditions that are not immediately correctable to supervisor.
- Helps keep vehicles, equipment, and tools in safe operating condition.
- Inspects and adjust tools and equipment for safety and efficiency and performs preventive maintenance as needed.
Personal Work Relationships
- All Fort Worth ISD employees must maintain a commitment to the District's mission, vision, and strategic goals.
- Exhibits high professionalism, standards of conduct and work ethic.
- Demonstrates high quality customer service; builds rapport/relationship with the consumer.
- Demonstrates cultural competence in interactions with others; is respectful of co-workers; communicates and acts as a team player; promotes teamwork; responds and acts appropriately in confrontational situations.
Other Duties as Assigned
- Performs all job-related duties as assigned and in accordance with Board rules, policies and regulations. All employees are expected to comply with lawful directives in rare situations driven by need where a team effort is required.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Knowledge of proper use of tools of the trade.
- Knowledge of proper use and care of hand and power tools.
- Knowledge of equipment and tools used in maintenance and repairs of developed and undeveloped grounds.
- Knowledge of landscaping, specialized landscape equipment, and surface preparation.
- Skill in coordinating, planning, organizing, and completing projects.
- Ability to work at various heights.
- Ability to perform tasks requiring close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to operate power-driven equipment.
- Ability to operate utility tractors, mowing equipment, and tree trimming equipment.
- Ability to read, write, and complete work orders.
- Ability to read and understand procedure manuals, operating manuals, assembly instructions, safety precautions, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), and related reference documents.
- Ability to understand detailed written or oral instructions from supervisors, including standard operating procedures.
- Ability to use software to access databases, status work assignments, and work with email.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written forms.
- Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.
Travel Requirements
- Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.
Physical & Mental Demands, Work Hazards
- Tools/Equipment Used: Garden tools; small hand tools; power tools; heavy equipment including backhoe, tractor, grader; power mower; light truck, or van.
- Posture: Frequent and prolonged standing, stooping, squatting, kneeling, bending, pushing/pulling, and twisting; works in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
- Motion: Frequent walking; frequent repetitive hand motions including grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, and overhead reaching; frequent driving.
- Lifting: Heavy lifting and carrying (45 pounds and over) on a daily basis.
- Environment: Works outside, on slippery or uneven walking surfaces; frequent exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures, dust, noise, vibration; exposure to chemical (herbicides and fertilizer) and electrical hazards; work around machinery with moving parts; may work alone; regularly work irregular hours; occasional prolonged hours; frequent districtwide travel.
- Attendance: Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position.
- Mental Demands: Maintains emotional control under stress; works with frequent interruptions.
Minimum Required Qualifications
- Education: Accredited High School diploma, GED, or Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency.
- Certification/License:
- Clear and valid Texas Driver's License required;
- Texas Commercial Driver's License (Class A CDL or Class B CDL) preferred;
- Insurable by the District's insurance carrier required.
- Experience: 3 years' grounds maintenance or related experience.
INSURABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL DRIVERS
- Must be at least 21 years old.
- NO positive drug or alcohol tests including pre-employment, random, post-accident or reasonable suspicion.
- Driving and accident record:
- Valid Texas Department of Public Safety Driver Record Check Type 3A-Certified list of all crashes and violations
- NO more than 2 violations during previous 36 months including:
- moving traffic violations (including no more than 1 preventable accident);
- failure to provide proof of valid driver's license or proof of insurance;
- equipment violations.
- NO Driving Under the Influence (DUI) for drug or alcohol.
- NO leaving scene of an accident (bodily injury or physical damage).
- NO vehicular assault, manslaughter, or homicide.
- NO operating a vehicle with suspended or revoked driver's license.
- NO reckless driving, speed contests, drag racing, or highway racing.
- NO use of a vehicle in commission of a felony.
- NO operating a vehicle without owner's permission (unauthorized use or grand theft).
- NO permitting an unlicensed person to drive.
- NO speeding more than 20 mph over the posted speed limit.
- NO history of a conviction in a commercial or personal motor vehicle.
- Additional restrictions may apply if directed by FWISD's Fleet Insurance Carrier.
This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.