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Site Maintenance (Grounds)

Rockford Public Schools
Rockford, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 5/29/2022 CLOSED ON 12/14/2022

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Site Maintenance (Grounds) position at Rockford Public Schools?

  • JobID: 15883
  • Position Type:
    Operations
    Date Posted:
    5/20/2022
    Location:
    Operations Support Center – Facilities
    ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #205
    Job Description

    Job Title: Site Maintenance (Grounds)

    Job Code: 5625
    Department: Facilities
    Supervisor: Senior Maintenance Manager (Building & Grounds)
    Date: September 21, 2021
    FLSA Status: Non-Exempt


    PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: This position maintains the grounds of all District properties in a condition of safety, neatness, and aesthetic attractiveness and acts as support services for all trades and custodial supervisors.

    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In addition to the requirements listed below, regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
    • Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives and parameters found in the Board’s strategic plan.
    • Participates in job training and professional growth opportunities in order to enhance ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
    • Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.
    • Performs all landscaping necessary to supplement existing mowing, and athletic field contracts, for all District properties including tree trimming and removal and mowing.
    • Maintains stadium sites.
    • Collects and disposes of all leaves, limbs, and refuse.
    • Removes snow from all District parking lots, in conjunction with existing snow removal contract, and playgrounds and sands and salts all District parking lots and playgrounds.
    • Maintains, repairs, and stripes all District parking lots and playgrounds.
    • Performs layout, excavates, assembles, and maintains playground structures.
    • Performs complete mechanical and preventive maintenance of all power equipment.
    • Operates heavy equipment, including end loaders, backhoes, graders, bucket trucks, skid loaders, rollers, etc.
    • Performs structural demolition as required (interior and exterior).
    • Moves outbuildings, mobile homes, and machinery.
    • Performs complete cement work; including forming flatwork, stoops, sign bases, ramps,
    sidewalks, and other typical work as may be required.
    • Performs fence installation and maintenance.
    • Provide layout, fabrication, and installation of sports equipment and scoreboards.
    • Install and maintains exterior informational signs and perform trenching for posts.
    • Repairs manholes and storm sewer drain, including brickwork.
    • Performs flagpole installation and maintenance.
    • Performs graffiti removal, including sandblasting, power washing, and chemical removal techniques.
    • Performs welding and fabrication services on vehicles and equipment.
    • Grades, levels, and installs drainage systems, culverts, headwalls, and areaways.
    • Repairs and/or replaces parking lot and stadium lighting.
    • Assists trades and custodial department as required.



    QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or G.E.D. from an accredited institution and a minimum of two (2) years of related experience or training. Must maintain a Class “B” CDL driver’s license.

    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
    • Ability to demonstrate qualities aligned to our core values of Character, Communication, Collaboration and Continuous Improvement.
    • Ability to read, interpret and work from drawings, plans, and blueprints.
    • Demonstrates basic welding skills.
    • Demonstrates practical skills in fabrication and troubleshooting.
    • Demonstrates basic construction skills.
    • Demonstrates basic mechanical repair and troubleshooting skills.
    • Ability to safely and effectively operate all necessary hand and power equipment.
    • Demonstrates knowledge of safe work practices with machinery, equipment, and in other areas of responsibility.
    • Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds
    • Demonstrates practical verbal and written communication skills as required in the performance of his/her work.

    WORKING CONDITIONS: Moderate in-district travel as well as intermittent in-state and out-of-state travel. Intermittent prolonged and irregular hours of work.


    OTHER: This job description describes duties and responsibilities which are representative of the nature and level of work assigned to the position. The identified duties and responsibilities are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.

    The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the school district and employee and is subject to change by the school district as the needs of the school district and requirements of the job change.


    Physical Aspects of the Position (Check all that apply)
    1.
    X
    Climbing – Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.

    2.
    X
    Balancing – Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.

    3.
    X
    Stooping – Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

    4.
    X
    Kneeling – Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

    5.
    X
    Crouching – Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

    6.
    X
    Crawling – Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

    7.
    X
    Reaching – Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

    8.
    X
    Standing – Particularly for sustained periods of time.

    9.
    X
    Walking – Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

    10.
    X
    Pushing – using upper extremities to press against something with steady force order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

    11.
    X
    Pulling – Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

    12.
    X
    Lifting – Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and required the substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

    13.
    X
    Finger use – Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with the fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.

    14.
    X
    Grasping – Applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm.

    15.
    X
    Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word. Those activities in which you must convey detailed or spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.

    16.
    X
    Hearing – Perceiving the nature of sounds. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds such as when making fine adjustments on machinery.

    17.
    X
    Repetitive Motions – Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.


    The Physical Requirements of the Position (Check one)
    1.
  • Sedentary Work – Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary Work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

    2.
  • Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of force greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rate for Light Work.

    3.
  • Medium Work – Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

    4.
  • Heavy Work
  • Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

  • 5.
    X
    Very Heavy Work – Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.


    The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision (Check all that apply)
    1.
    X
    Machine Operations – inspection, close assembly, clerical, administration. This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, or visual inspection.

    2.
    X
    Mechanics – Skilled tradespeople – This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals with machines such as power tools, lathes and drills.

    3.
    X
    Mobile Equipment – This is a minimum standard for use with those who operate cars, trucks, forklifts, cranes, and high equipment.

    4.
    X
    Other – This is a minimum standard basis on the criteria of accuracy and neatness of work for janitors, sweepers, etc.


    The Conditions the Worker will be subject to in this position (Check all that apply)
    1.
    X
    The worker is subject to inside environment conditions.

    2.
    X
    The worker is subject to outside environment conditions.

    3.
    X
    The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. (Activity occurs inside and outside)

    4.
    X
    The worker is subject to extreme heat or cold for periods of greater that one hour.

    5.
    X
    The worker is subject to noise which would cause them to have to shout.

    6.
    X
    The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, etc.

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