Lead Grounds Maintenance Worker - Promotional And Open (Extended)

Job Summary

Job Summary

Do you have a Vision? We Do!

Our Vision is to be "THE" Model of Educational Excellence. Do you want to be part of a team that inspires students to reach beyond the text book in innovative and technological ways? If you would like to work where a culture of Trust, Respect and Collaboration are a part of the daily work environment then you have found it!

To learn more, please continue reading about this posted opportunity. The purpose of a Lead Grounds Maintenance Worker is to provide grounds maintenance at District sites; ensure attractive and safe grounds areas and athletic fields; perform a variety of special grounds maintenance operations; oversee grounds maintenance for assemblies, events, and/or recreational activities; and provide training and work direction to assigned staff. This job reports to the Maintenance and Grounds Manager. Equivalence: Graduation from high school or equivalent, supplemented by training or coursework in agronomy, landscape design, horticulture, or grounds maintenance management or related areas and three (3) years of experience in grounds maintenance, landscape design, or nursery work, including one (1) year in a lead or supervisory capacity.

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Requirements / Qualifications

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PROMOTIONAL AND OPEN TESTING - Open to employees of the District and the public with the selection process resulting in one (1) Eligibility List that will be used to fill current vacancies and any future vacancies that occur within one (1) year or until the list becomes exhausted. Current permanent employees of the District will be awarded seniority points as per the contract.

All properly completed applications will be reviewed and the most highly qualified individuals will be invited to continue in the selection process. The process may consist of an evaluation and scoring of application materials, written testing, oral interview and/or performance test to evaluate the applicant's skill, training and experience. The EdJoin system will time-out after a 20 minute period of perceived inactivity.

Your responses to the supplemental questions are limited to 5,000 characters. A completed on-line application is required of all applicants to be considered for this opening. Once you have submitted your application, please check your email because EdJoin will send you an email verifying that your application has been submitted correctly.

If you do not receive an EdJoin email, check your spam/junk mailbox. In the event that you do not receive an email, you will need to apply again. All applicants will be notified by email regarding their selection status. Please be sure to check your email as to the next step in the recruitment process since this is the only form of communication that you will receive.

Comments and Other Information

Vista Unified School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment, based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identify, or gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. VUSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.

Rachel D'Ambroso, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Relations, is designated as the Title IX Compliance Officer and is responsible for employee complaints pertaining to discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying. Phone: (760) 726-2170, extension 92202 or hr@vistausd.org. A copy of the district's Uniform Complaint/Sexual Harassment Policies and forms can be found at: https://www.vistausd.org/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&group_id=1516177617023&vdid=7i24b1rgcie925 If you are having difficulty in completing your on-line application, please call 888-900-8945 for assistance.

SPECIAL INFORMATION: Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, TB test, fingerprinting and may include a physical exam. The physical and drug screen are paid for by the District. The fingerprint cost is $40.00 and is paid for by the candidate.

For more information about this position, go to the pdf file here https://edjoinprodstoragewest.blob.core.windows.net/jobdescriptions/664/LEAD GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER 06-2019-20190614134907.pdf