Position Type:
Custodial & Maintenance/Grounds Helper 1
Date Posted:
6/25/2026
Location:
Maintenance Department
Date Available:
As soon as possible
Closing Date:
07/02/2026
Please note that this posting closes at 3:00 pm on the date listed above.
If you have questions regarding this position, please contact Bryan Breeze, Foreman at (385)-646-4278or email bbreeze@graniteschools.org
Job Title
Grounds Helper 1 - 16 years and older
Department
Maintenance/Grounds
Supervisor
Grounds Department Foreman
Salary Schedule
ESP Hourly (72)
Lane Placement
aa - step 1
Contract Length
Hourly Only
FLSA Classification
Non-exempt
Last Review Date
June 2024
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required. Physical, punctual, reliable, and predictable regular attendance is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Job Summary:
The Groundskeeper performs landscaping tasks using power equipment and hand tools to maintain the facility's grounds.
Essential Functions:
- Performs a variety of grounds maintenance duties.
- Operates electric and gas-powered trimming equipment. Such as walk behind mowers, string trimmers and edgers.
- Mows, trims, weeds, plants, prunes, generally maintain lawns, shrubs, trees, and grounds.
- Assists in laying sod.
- Assists in installing sprinkler systems.
- Assists in a variety of concrete work.
Non-essential Functions:
Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Skills in using hand tools, small and large power tools, gardening tools, pruning shears, etc.
- Skills in operating gas-powered lawn mowing equipment, e.g. walk-behind lawn mower.
- Skills in using trimming and pruning equipment.
Required Education, Training and Qualifications:
- Must be 16 years old or older.
Required Prior Experience:
- Prior experience is preferred, but not required.
Note: The District reserves the right to make specific requirements for this position, however, when prior work experience has been evaluated to be particularly pertinent, some exchanges between training and experience might be authorized.
Assigned Decision Making:
Non-Supervisory Interaction:
- Interacts and collaborates with other employees, leads, forepersons and supervisors, school administrators and secretaries in schools.
Supervisory Responsibility:
Budget Responsibility:
Working Environment:
- Work takes place primarily outdoors in all seasons, types of weather, and air quality, including 100 plus degrees and below freezing temperatures.
- Work takes place around and near play fields and playground equipment, care must be taken to keep students and school staff safe.
Physical Demands:
This list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and/or hear.
- The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
- The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel objects and must occasionally climb or balance.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.