# GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER Rowland Unified
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## About the Employer At Rowland we believe all employees regardless of title have an important role to play in the preparation of our students. We have developed a comprehensive broad-based instructional program which challenges students at every grade level and provides support to ensure students reach their highest potential. We believe students must be thinkers, problem solvers, and collaborators in order to succeed in whatever their future endeavors may be. It is our collective responsibility to prepare students to be prepared for and have a multitude of options beyond a high school diploma. We understand that we are part of a larger society and welcome parents and community members into our schools. We consider our youth to be the most valuable asset of our community.
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## Job Summary Performs a variety of grounds maintenance duties such as mowing, edging, trimming, pruning, weeding, setting up fields for school athletic events, maintaining school grounds and parking lots, operating a variety of hand tools and grounds equipment including power mowers, edgers, blowers, trimmers, sweepers, backhoe, skip loader, trucks, and tractors, maintaining tools and equipment.
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## Requirements & Qualifications
### POSITION There are currently multiple full-time positions available in the classification of Grounds Maintenance Worker. The position is eight (8) hours per day, five (5) days per week, twelve (12) months a year. An eligibility list will be established to fill the current vacancies, hire substitutes, and fill future vacancies for the next six (6) months. Candidates selected from this list will start working on July 1, 2026.
### FILING PERIOD Applications for this position will be accepted online only Friday, March 20, 2026 through Monday, April 13, 2026 until 4:30 pm. APPLICANTS WILL BE SENT NOTIFICATIONS BY E-MAIL ONLY.
### SUMMARY OF DUTIES Performs a variety of grounds maintenance duties such as mowing, edging, trimming, pruning, weeding, setting up fields for school athletic events, maintaining school grounds and parking lots, operating a variety of hand tools and grounds equipment including power mowers, edgers, blowers, trimmers, sweepers, backhoe, skiploader, trucks, and tractors, maintaining tools and equipment.
### DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Incumbents in this class perform general grounds maintenance work which involves operating a variety of grounds equipment/tools. Incumbents may be assigned to work in the Building Services Department or at a high school facility. After initial training, incumbents follow well established daily schedules or receive direction on the days activities and are expected to carry out assignments independently. Consequence of error in this class pertains primarily to the safety aspects of operating equipment on school grounds where students, employees, and the public are present and the proper operation of expensive grounds equipment.
### EDUCATION Graduation from high school or equivalency is desirable.
### EXPERIENCE Experience in general grounds maintenance and in the operation of trucks, tractors, and large power mowers is desirable.
### LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/TRAINING A valid Class C California Drivers License and a good driving record is required and must be maintained during employment.
### LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (Not specified)
### WORK ENVIRONMENT Employees in this classification work primarily outside in varying temperatures, in contact with machinery with moving parts and sharp objects, on ladders, lifts, and roofs, with exposure to exhaust fumes, dust, and dirt, drive a vehicle to conduct work, and in contact with students.
### PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Employees in this classification stand, walk, sit, stoop, bend, reach overhead, lift, carry, push, and pull up to 100 lbs. without assistance, use fingers repetitively, use wrists or hands repetitively in a twisting motion, use both hands simultaneously, climb and maintain balance on ladders, speak clearly, hear normal conversation, stand and/or walk for extended periods of time, and see small details.
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