Summer Grounds Worker; M-F; 4-8 hours per day; TEMPORARY position beginning approx 05/20/2024 through 08/30/2024; Multiple Positions Available Distric

Description:Essential responsibilities include the care and maintenance of the school district’s lawns and fields. This includes various properties, district wide, and ensuring they are kept well maintained and well manicured. Other job duties include operating and maintaining equipment and performing general custodial work, and all other duties as assigned.Starting pay is $16.00Job Summary:Maintenance of school building lawns and fields. Activities include cutting grass, picking up trash, lining ball fields and maintaining them in high aesthetic condition.Operate and maintain grounds equipment. Equipment includes lawnmowers, field liners, tractors, field drags, weed whips and irrigation systems.Occasional general custodial work inside the school buildings.Qualifications:• 18 years of age or older• Valid MN Class C Driver’s License• DMV Driving Record and Background Check• Pre-work Screen• Experience with operating and maintaining landscape or other applicable maintenance equipment, preferred• Experience performing general grounds and landscape maintenance of outdoor areas, preferredWorking Conditions:Work outdoors (no effective protection from weather)Walk on uneven ground (gravel, rocks, mounds)Working around moving machinery (mowers, tractors, etc.)Application Procedure:Apply onlineStudies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications described.Equity is one of ISD728's core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first to ensure college and career readiness. A diverse workforce fuels innovation and allows us to better understand, communicate with, and educate our students. ISD728 will not deny anyone the opportunity for training or employment because of sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, age, sexual preference, disability, or status with regard to public assistance.