Substitute Grounds Caretaker

Representative Duties :

About the Position :

Job Description

San Bernardino Community College District accepts applications for part-time, hourly substitute positions for our two college campuses (San Bernardino Valley College and Crafton Hills College) on a continuous basis. However, this does not imply the department is actively recruiting for this position. If there is an interest and / or need within the specific department, applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted by respective department managers. Applications submitted will remain active for up to one (1) year.

This posting is to establish a pool of qualified applicants positions as Substitute Grounds Caretaker.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Performs a variety of grounds maintenance and repair work in the care and maintenance of District grounds including landscaped areas and athletic fields

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general direction from appropriate supervisor; checks with supervisor regarding non-routine assignments. May provide technical and functional direction to assigned student workers.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

The 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 Tolerance

Safety Focus

General Physical Ability

Professional and Technical Expertise

Adaptability

Innovation

Critical Thinking

Informing

Mechanical Insight

Customer Focus

Attention to Detail

Using Technology

Valuing Diversity

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 :

Experience :

License or Certificate :

Physical Demands and Working Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The 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 :

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 .