Job Details

Temporary Groundskeeper

Under the direction of the Supervisor, this position is responsible for providing groundskeeping duties on all District grounds. The position operates a variety of grounds keeping equipment to provide basic groundskeeping services. This is a temporary substitute position, limited to a maximum of 165 working days within a fiscal year.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Mows lawns, athletic fields, and other turf areas.
2. Edges fields and walkways.
3. Cuts down trees and bushes as required.
4. Trims trees, bushes and plants.
5. Inspects irrigation systems by checking clocks, sprinkler heads, valves, and pipes to identify leaks, conducts maintenance, and performs repairs.
6. Cultivates flowers, trees, grass and shrubs by performing planting activities such as, but not limited to, pruning, fertilizing, irrigating, and weeding.
7. Cleans general grounds such as, but not limited to, parking lots, athletic fields, lawns by raking leaves, picking up litter, and sweep litter from walkways and driveways.
8. Ensure that grounds equipment such as, but not limited to, mowers, chainsaws edgers, blowers, power pressure sprayers, and gardening tools is in safe operating conditions.
9. Removes pool covers.
10. Empties waste receptacles outside buildings and around campus.
11. Reports any issues and discrepancies to the Senior Grounds Maintenance Worker or appropriate personnel.
12. Effectively engage and support historically minoritized groups by addressing issues of equity and improving culturally responsive service-oriented practices.
13. Performs related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Best practices and techniques of landscaping/grounds keeping.
2. Powered equipment such as, but not limited to, mowers, tractors, chainsaws, and pruning saws.
3. Common hand tools used in grounds keeping such as, but not limited to, shears, pruners, axes, shovels, and rakes.
4. Fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides.
5. Irrigation methods and systems.
6. Artificial turf fields.
7. Safety practices in handling grounds keeping equipment

1. Apply knowledge of landscaping best practices and techniques to ensure that day to day duties are performed under accepted practices.
2. Apply knowledge of herbicides and insecticides to control the growth of undesirable vegetation and pests.
3. Apply knowledge of fertilizer to ensure that successful growth of plants, flowers, and grass.
4. Apply knowledge of powered equipment and common grounds keeping hand tools to mow lawns, remove unwanted items, edge walkways, clean groundskeeping areas, trim trees and bushes, and maintain groundskeeping areas.
5. Apply knowledge of irrigation methods and systems to adjust the amount of water consumption and prevent waste.
6. Apply knowledge of artificial turf fields to remove turf, replace cushing pads, disinfect the turf, and prevent the growth of bacteria.

1. Effectively meet deadlines and ensure that landscaping duties are performed in a timely manner.
2. Effectively ensure that work is being performed to departmental standards.
3. Ensure the beautification of District grounds.
4. Effectively ensure the safe operation of powered equipment such as, but not limited to, mowers, tractors, chainsaws, edgers, pressure sprayers, and pruning saws.
5. Effectively ensure that all grounds keeping tool and equipment is in safe operating conditions.
6. Empty waste receptacles in a timely manner.
7. Effectively ensure the safe handling of herbicides and insecticides.
8. Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
9. Develop and maintain effective relationships with District staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of 1 year of experience working in a related field. AND Must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Bilingual and Biliterate.
2. Related specialized training(s)

Physical Demands:

• Primarily outdoors.
• Extreme weather conditions.
• Dust and fumes through the operations of powered equipment.
• Herbicides and pesticides.
• Sharp equipment that is used for trimming, cutting, or hedging.

Required Application Materials:

1. Resume/Curriculum Vitae.
2. A list of three (3) professional references including name, position, organization, phone number, email, and relationship to the applicant.

Salary Placement:

Initial salary placement will be $25.67-$28.30 per hour and is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department's fiscal resources.

Ohlone College is committed to providing a high-quality education to serve our diverse population of over 15,000 students per year. Ohlone College is nationally recognized for our Deaf Studies and Interpreter Preparation programs, and is widely known for our nursing, health sciences, liberal arts, biomedical science, and smart manufacturing programs. As a learning community, we embrace and champion inclusivity, integrity, student expression, global citizenship, and continuous improvement.

Ohlone College is one of the top-ranked community colleges in California, serving the cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City. Our campuses in Fremont and Newark are centrally located in the East Bay between San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. This region is known as a hub of innovation and economic activity, and home to some of the most advanced manufacturing, biomedical research, and clean energy companies in California, including Tesla, Meta, Seagate, and Lam Research. The main campus in Fremont is located near Interstate 680 at the base of Mission Peak, just south of the historic Mission San Jose, and is the primary gateway to year-round hiking, biking, and hang gliding in the Mission Peak Regional Preserve. The Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology is located near Interstate 880 in a hub of new residential and commercial development. The two campuses are connected by shuttle to each other and the Warm Springs BART station, which offers convenient access to public transit throughout the Bay Area.

Ohlone College will be known for inclusiveness, innovation, integrity, engagement, and exceptional student success. Ohlone College offers high quality educational and career pathways and personal enrichment courses to serve the diverse needs of all students and the community. Ohlone provides excellent instruction and support services, awards associate degrees and certificates, and promotes university transfer in an inclusive, equitable, and multicultural environment where student learning and achievement are paramount. Ohlone fosters innovation, encourages student expression, and promotes ethical behavior and global citizenship.

The District is strongly committed to the principles of equal opportunity and to hiring qualified staff who reflect the diversity of our community. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, military and veteran status, pregnancy/childbirth/breastfeeding or related medical condition or any other protected basis in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. The college encourages applications from all qualified applicants. If you have a disability and are in need of special services, equipment, or facilities in order to apply or interview for this opening, please call the Human Resources office at: (510) ###-####.

Offers of employment are contingent upon Governing Board approval. Employment with Ohlone Community College is not complete or official until applicants meet all pre-employment requirements. All new employees are required to submit official transcripts, proof of freedom from tuberculosis. In addition, you will be required to provide identification and employment eligibility as outlined in the federal "Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986." Pre-employment tests and/or medical examinations may be required. Ohlone Community College does not sponsor H1B visas. Employees must sign the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance and submit fingerprints for CA Department of Justice clearance. Employees must be California residents on their date of hire and for the duration of their employment with Ohlone Community College District.

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