GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER 1

Grounds Maintenance Worker 1

POSITION SUMMARY

The Grounds Maintenance Worker 1 performs general landscaping and maintenance activities in parks, grounds, and lake dams, etc. in Bella Vista Village through landscaping, mowing, trimming, planting, fertilizing, etc. May require independent judgment in the disposition of routine matters without direct supervision. Will work under the direct supervision of the Grounds Maintenance Superintendent but will also take direction from the Grounds Maintenance Worker 2.

REQUIREMENTS, ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Provides support for the department. In addition to other duties as assigned, will be capable of maintaining grounds, lake shores and parks in pristine condition. Many work assignments are repetitive in nature and, once learned, can be carried on independently or with limited supervision.

• Must be capable of maintaining grounds, lake shores and parks in pristine condition
• Operates hand and power tools
• Operates small power-driven equipment like mowers and weed eaters, chainsaws, etc.
• Maintains grounds of facilities in a neat and professional manner

• Mows, trims, edges, sweeps, rakes, cultivates digs, waters, shovels, fertilizes, plants and seeds
• Lays sod, etc.
• Maintains parks, facilities, parking lots, lake dams and polices grounds
• Performs minor adjustments to mowers and equipment.
• General housekeeping (shop)

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Work requires continual attention to details
• Must exhibit excellence in Customer Service with all customers/members
• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
• Must have high school education or up to one-month related experience or training or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must have and maintain a driver’s license

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Greater than 50 pounds may require a team lift. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. Specific required movements include the following: trunk-bend, twist, rotate, push, pull, and carry, arm’s reach, and leg-lifts. Ability to navigate quickly and easily the property/building as required, meeting the job functions. 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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud, the air could be affected by the work area, and generally void of pollutants, may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, depending on the weather inside/outside the work area.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

The Bella Vista POA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.