Los Rios Community College District

Groundskeeper

Job Posting Number: REQ01192

Salary: $4,376.94 - $5,653.99 Monthly

Closing Date: 9/16/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Complete job description and application available online at: http://50.73.55.13/counter.php?id=307654

Incumbents, under general direction, perform groundskeeping and gardening work.

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Typical Duties

Under leadership, performs general grounds maintenance work, sweeping walks and parking areas, picking up papers and rubbish, raking leaves and weeding; troubleshoots and maintains irrigation systems, installing and repairing clocks, valves, heads and lines, and scheduling irrigation; plants, cultivates and cares for lawns, ornamental plants, shrubs, trees and flowers; prunes trees, resods and otherwise repairs lawns and playing areas; mixes different types of soils and composts for shrub beds and grass; mixes and applies pesticides using hand-operated and power-driven sprayers; maintains athletic fields; burns and marks lines for athletic contests; assists in setups for athletic events and/or community services activities; assists in the installation of sign posts, benches, parking bumpers and security gates; operates and services equipment including power sweeper, lawn mower, gang mower, rototiller, trenching machine, front-end loaders and forklift; drives trucks, tractors; oversee temporary employees assigned to groundskeeping; assists Grounds Maintenance Technicians with grounds maintenance work; performs related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications

EXPERIENCE: One year of groundskeeping or gardening experience related to the duties of the position.

Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

(Experience Requirement: One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement: One year of education is equal to 30 semester units.)

Application Instructions

Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit:

A Los Rios Community College District Application

Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Letter of Interest

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Applications submitted without all required documents listed above will be disqualified.

Applications submitted with additional materials NOT requested will be disqualified.

Only information (education, experience, etc.) listed on the application will be considered for minimum qualifications.

Applicants indicating “see resume” on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified.

Individuals who have completed college/university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents, even if the foreign document has been accepted by another college/university in the United States.

Foreign transcript evaluations are ONLY accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations click here (Download PDF reader).

ONLY copies of transcripts from a US College/University or Foreign Transcript Evaluation will be accepted. DO NOT include any foreign transcripts.

Graduate advising documents, certificate of degrees, diplomas, and grade reports will not be accepted as transcripts.

Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.

Job Details

Groundskeeper

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