San Bernardino Community College District

Maintains lawns, grounds, and other cultivated areas; prepares areas for planting by clearing, grading, fertilizing, and watering ground; prepares areas for flowerbeds by roto-tiling, weed oiling, and laying plastic; plant flowers, shrubs, trees; and lays rock.. Operates a variety of grounds maintenance equipment and tools, including gang movers, roto-tillers, tractors, blowers, edger’s, saws, and other similar equipment; performs equipment safety inspections.. May assist in repairing potholes, mixing concrete, marking athletic fields or parking lots, moving permanent exterior furniture, digging trenches, sign or fence postholes.. Maintains special cultivated areas on District properties such as, but not limited to golf course greens, athletic fields, specimen areas, green belts, planters and turf areas.. Experience:Six (6) months of general grounds maintenance experience in at least one of the following: irrigation systems, golf course greens, pesticide application, or hardscape repair.

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Job Description This posting is to establish a pool of qualified applicants for the 2022-2023 academic year. The department may not be actively recruiting. Your application will remain on file for consideration until June 30, 2023. Should the department be interested in interviewing you, you will be contacted by the department with the information provided in your application.SUMMARY DESCRIPTION Performs a variety of grounds maintenance and repair work in the care and maintenance of District grounds including landscaped areas and athletic fieldsSUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISEDReceives general direction from appropriate supervisor; checks with supervisor regarding non-routine assignments. May provide technical and functional direction to assigned student workers.REPRESENTATIVE DUTIESThe following duties are typical for this classification.Performs routine ground maintenance duties on District ground including landscaped areas and athletic fields; mows, edges, weeds and maintains lawns, fields, flowerbeds and other landscaped areas; trims and prunes shrubs, hedges, and trees; applies repellents and pesticides. Maintains lawns, grounds, and other cultivated areas; prepares areas for planting by clearing, grading, fertilizing, and watering ground; prepares areas for flowerbeds by roto-tiling, weed oiling, and laying plastic; plant flowers, shrubs, trees; and lays rock.Picks up leaves, paper and trash in grounds areas; cleans and removes weeds from areas such as sidewalks, parking lots, and roads; dumps trash cans; removes rodents and/or reptiles from campus area as necessary.Operates a variety of grounds maintenance equipment and tools, including gang movers, roto-tillers, tractors, blowers, edger’s, saws, and other similar equipment; performs equipment safety inspections. Maintains and performs minor maintenance on hand and basic power mowers, sweepers, saws, and other similar grounds tools; makes minor repairs such as sharpening blades.May assist in repairing potholes, mixing concrete, marking athletic fields or parking lots, moving permanent exterior furniture, digging trenches, sign or fence postholes. Operates and assists in the installation, maintenance, and repair of the District’s irrigation system as assigned.Cleans storm drainage systems as assigned.Assumes assigned responsibility for the use of application of pesticides.Maintains special cultivated areas on District properties such as, but not limited to golf course greens, athletic fields, specimen areas, green belts, planters and turf areas. Utilizes proper safety precautions related to all work performed.Uses computers in the processing of work requests, campus/district communication, and material and/or information searches.Perform other duties related to the primary job duties.QUALIFICATIONS The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties. CORE COMPETENCIES:Environmental Exposure TolerancePerforming under physically demanding conditionsAccepts and endures the necessity of working in unpleasant or physically demanding conditionsShows established adaptation and performance under unpleasant or physically demanding conditionsSafety FocusShowing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazardsMaintains high level of conscientious safety practiceGeneral Physical AbilityUsing strength, endurance, flexibility, balance and coordinationApplying motor and perceptual abilities requiring no specific technique, training or conditioningProfessional and Technical ExpertiseApplying technical subject matter to the job **Knows the rudimentary concepts of performing the essential technical operationsAdaptabilityResponding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires**Accept and adjust to changes and the unfamiliar InnovationImagining and devising new and better ways of doing things**Fix what is broken; find solutions and fixes with resources at handFinds new approaches to performing familiar tasksCreate and invent new ideas; envision the unexpected, unexplored, untried**Critical ThinkingAnalytically and logically evaluates information to resolve problemsFollow guide, SOP or other step by step procedures for locating the source of a problem and fixing itMay detect ambiguous, incomplete, or conflicting information or instructions**InformingProactively obtaining and sharing informationMechanical InsightChooses the right tool for the jobApplies principles of mechanical advantage to get the work doneFollows step-by-step assembly procedures, troubleshooting guides, and simple diagramsCustomer FocusAttending to the needs and expectations of customerSeeks information about the immediate and longer term needs of the customerAnticipates what the customer may want or expect in a product or serviceWorks across organizational boundaries to meet customer needs **Attention to DetailFocusing on the details of work contentShows care and thoroughness in adhering to process and procedures that assure qualityApplies knowledge and skill in recognizing and evaluating details of work**Applies skilled final touches on products Using TechnologyWorking with electronic hardware and software applicationsUsing basic features and functions of software and hardwareValuing DiversityShows acceptance of individual differencesWelcomes input and inclusion of others who may be different from oneselfShows understanding and empathy for the challenges of groups seeking inclusion or dealing with perceived discrimination**Lead, Advanced or Senior Level Positions Qualifications Education and Experience Guidelines – Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:Education/Training:Equivalent to completion of high school.Experience:Six (6) months of general grounds maintenance experience in at least one of the following: irrigation systems, golf course greens, pesticide application, or hardscape repair.License or Certificate:Possession of a valid driver’s license.Possession of, or ability to obtain, within eight (8) months of employment, at District’s expense, a California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Qualified Applicator Certificate (QAC) for the use and application of chemical pesticides within or adjacent to District properties. Physical Demands and Working Environment PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENTThe conditions herein 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 job functions.Environment: Work is performed primarily in an outdoor field environment; travel from site to site; exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals, noxious weeds and plants, pollens, insect stings, noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, noxious odors, gases, and all types of weather and temperature conditions; works near moving mechanical parts; work and/or walk on various types of surfaces including slippery or uneven surfaces and rough terrain.Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a field environment; walk and stand for prolonged periods of time’ frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, and twist; to frequently push, pull lift, and/or carry moderate to heavy amounts of weight up to 50 pounds; to occasionally lift, carry, push, and/or pull heavier amounts of weight with or without assistance; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate specialized hand and power tools and equipment; operate assigned equipment and vehicles; verbally communicate to exchange information. Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction. Employment Requirements The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessmentOther pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details). Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District’s (Download PDF reader).

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