Job No. 518906 Groundsworker - Temporary Pool
California State University, Bakersfield
工作地点
Bakersfield, CA, USA
雇佣形态
临时工
招聘信息详细内容
CLASSIFICATION TITLE: Groundsworker – Temporary
Pool
UNION CODE: R05
TEMPORARY END DATE: This position is temporary and
ends on or before June 30, 2023. Any continuation beyond June 30,
2023, is contingent upon satisfactory performance and available
funding.
PAY BASIS: Hourly
PAY PLAN: 12-month
ANTICIPATED HIRING RANGE: $19.48 - $20.99
• However, offer amount will be commensurate with candidate's
experience, education, skills, and training.
CSU CLASSIFICATION SALARY RANGE: $19.48 -
$30.56
BENEFITS: CSUB offers a best-in-class benefit
package for eligible employees that includes an array of medical
plans, choice of dental plans, vision coverage, retirement
participation in CalPERS, CSU tuition waiver, up to 24 vacation
days per year, sick leave with unlimited accrual, 14 paid holidays
per year and more! See our benefits
website for additional information.
CANDIDATES ELIGIBLE TO APPLY: Open to all
qualified applicants
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT: This
recruitment creates a pool of qualified applicants to be contacted
as needed.
FOR PRIORITY CONSIDERATION, applications must be
received by September 23, 2022; however, the
position will remain open until filled.
CSU requires faculty, staff, and
students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized
against COVID-19 or declare a medical or religious
exemption from doing so. Any candidates advanced in a currently
open search process should be prepared to comply with this
requirement. The systemwide policy can be found at
CSU Vaccination Policy [calstate.policystat.com] and questions
may be sent to hr@campus.edu.
POSITION PURPOSE: Within the Business and
Administrative Services Division, Facilities Management is
responsible for creating and maintaining an environment that
enables faculty and staff to fulfill the educational mission of
California State University, Bakersfield through the continued
maintenance of campus facilities and grounds, by providing services
in a reasonable and timely manner, and by maintaining a quality
oriented organization geared toward the enhancement of the
educational environment.
Within the Roads and Grounds Departments within Facilities
Management, the Groundsworker performs general gardening work and
maintains the grounds in an assigned area of a campus.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Landscape Services
• Plant, cultivate, fertilize, water and spray ornamental plants,
shrubs, hedges, trees, lawns, and flowers
• Rake leaves
• Hoe weeds
• Prepare and treat soils for planting
• Erect tree supports
• Trim trees
Equipment Use and Maintenance
• Maintain hoses, sprinklers, tools, supplies and equipment in
proper condition and repair;
• Operate and perform minor maintenance on small power-operated
pavement sweepers, power mowers, small riding mowers, and other
gardening power equipment
• May drive pick-ups and other automotive equipment in
performance of assigned duties
• May provide lead work direction to students and unskilled
assistants.
Other duties
• Clean trash from assigned areas including parking lots
• May assist in the preparing and lining of athletic fields for
events
• May occasionally assist a qualified specialist in sprinkler
repair, spraying, tree trimming, or nursery functions
• Perform other job-related duties and special projects as
assigned.
• Attend training and maintain skill currency as appropriate to
safely and effectively complete assignments.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE – A High School Diploma
and one (1) year of experience in the care and maintenance of
landscaped areas or in general grounds maintenance work, or in
related manual labor.
LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, CREDENTIALS: Possession of
a valid driver's license or the ability to obtain by date of hire.
Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment
background/fingerprint check.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES (SKA's) –
• Thorough knowledge of general gardening and grounds maintenance
methods
• General knowledge of proper methods of planting, cultivating,
and caring for hedges, ornamental trees, shrubs, lawns, and
flowers, and the use and care of gardening materials, tools, and
equipment
• Recognize the more common species of ornamental shrubs, trees
and flowers grown in California
• Perform strenuous physical work
• Utilize mechanical aptitude and motor coordination
• Skillfully operate small trucks and power-driven grounds
equipment
• Operate a variety of power and hand tools and light motorized
equipment including tractors, power mowers, edgers, and weed
eaters
• Read and understand Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Read and write at a level appropriate to the duties of the
position
• Follow simple oral and written instructions
• Demonstrate safe work habits and observe all applicable workers
safety practices; including the use of required personal protective
equipment.
• Meet schedules and timelines.
• Ability to initiate, establish, and foster communication and
teamwork by maintaining a positive, cooperative, productive work
atmosphere in the University with the ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships within a diverse
population and with those from various cultural backgrounds.
• Must be able to work overtime, occasional holidays, and adjust
working hours to meet special jobs. May be called back periodically
to perform work as needed on an emergency basis.
• Regular and reliable attendance is required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Three (3) years of experience in the care and maintenance of
landscaped areas or in general grounds maintenance work, or in
related manual labor
• Demonstrated skills in a college or university environment
utilizing a customer-oriented and service-centered attitude.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: HEAVY WORK - 50% or more of the
activities involve walking, standing, squatting, kneeling or
climbing; lifting heavy weight objects which may exceed 50
pounds.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:
• Working on ladders at varying heights.
• Exposure to chemicals, fumes; noise from vehicle and equipment
operation, dust, dirt, oil/grease, gases, and pollen.
• Working with or around machinery with moving parts.
• Subject to loud noises.
• Sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods of
time
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling object(s) weighing up
to 75 pounds.
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, Repeated bending
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate grounds equipment and
tools
• Repetitive use of wrists and/or hands
• Ability to maintain balance
• Reaching overhead, horizontally and above the shoulders
• Rapid mental/muscular coordination
• Verbal, auditory, and written capabilities to effectively
communicate in an articulate manner
• Accurate depth perception
• Clarity of vision at varying distances to see small details and
have color vision/distinguish shades
• Working with chemicals, tools, and powered machinery.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
SCREENING: Only those applicants possessing
experience most directly related to the immediate needs of the
office will be invited to appear before a Qualifications Appraisal
Board for the purpose of appraising training, experience, and
interest in the position.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES UNION: It
shall be the policy of the CSU in filling vacant CSUEU bargaining
Units 2, 5, 7 & 9 positions to fill such vacancies from among
qualified individuals currently employed on-campus except when it
is determined that it is necessary to appoint outside applicants to
meet campus workforce diversity goals or to provide specialized
skills and abilities that are not available from current
employees.
BACKGROUND CHECK: Satisfactory completion of a
background check (including a criminal records check) is required
for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment,
which may be rescinded if the background check reveals
disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the
candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to
satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the
continued employment of a current CSU employee who was
conditionally offered the position.
SENSITIVE POSITION: Sensitive positions are
designated by the CSU as requiring heightened scrutiny of
individuals holding the position, based on potential for harm to
children, concerns for the safety and security of the people,
animals, or property, or heightened risk of financial loss to the
CSU or individuals in the university community.
MANDATED REPORTER: General: The
person holding this position is considered a general mandated
reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in
CSU
GENERAL INFORMATION: It is the policy of
California State University, Bakersfield to hire only United States
citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United
States. All new employees will be required to present documentation
verifying their right to accept employment. You will also be
requested to present a social security card at the time of initial
appointment in compliance with state payroll regulations. State
regulations require that every state employee sign the Oath of
Allegiance prior to commencing the duties of his/her State
employment, except legally employed non-citizens. These individuals
are required to sign the Declaration of Permission to Work.
EEO STATEMENT: California State University,
Bakersfield is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity.
Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age,
color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic
information, marital status, disability or covered veteran
status.
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