Job Description
For School Year 2025-2026
261- Work Day Calendar
Hourly Pay Rate: $20.03+ (Salary placement is based on experience.)
Click on the following link to view the full pay range on the ESP Salary Schedule: https://www.hsd2.org/our-district/financial-transparency
Job Summary:
Install, inspect, and maintain grounds and related equipment including backflow devices, irrigation systems, turf, landscaping, playgrounds, athletic equipment, and fences. Operate and maintain a wide variety of grounds equipment, including mowers, aerators, trenchers, street sanders, street sweepers, dump trucks, snow plows, tractors, skid loaders.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operate and maintain turf and landscape maintenance equipment, including mowers, aerators, fertilizers and trenchers
- Install, maintain, repair, and operate sprinkler systems, including annual start-up and shut-down.
- Plan and perform turf and landscape fertilization, including the ordering of supplies.
- Operate specialized equipment including skid loaders, tractors, front loaders, street sanders, street sweepers, dump trucks, snowplows and commercial trucks.
- Perform safety inspections of playgrounds and athletic equipment, document deficiencies and ensure corrective measures are implemented.
- Instruct and train Building Engineers, Custodians and summer hires in the methods and procedures used in operating, transporting and maintaining grounds, equipment, and facilities.
- Install, repair, and maintain signs, gates, fences, fabrication, and welding.
- Plan, organize and perform installation and maintenance of playground equipment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education, Training and Experience:
- High School diploma or equivalent, plus specialized courses in irrigation systems and turf and landscaping maintenance.
- Over two and up to three years of experience in grounds maintenance.
- Basic math, writing, and communication skills.
- Knowledge of the standard methods, materials, and practices used in the maintenance of grounds, including irrigation systems, turf, landscaping, and playground equipment.
- Ability to operate power tools, hand tools, welding equipment, and various other types of equipment.
- Ability to operate standard transmissions required at hire.
- Ability to operate skid loaders, commercial lawn mowers, forklifts, and tractors preferred at hire.
- Valid Colorado driver's license required at hire.
- Commercial driver's license preferred.
- Criminal background check and District fingerprinting required.
Note: Applicants who upload a copy of their transcripts or certifications to their application may choose to redact any dates included on the transcripts or certifications, including date of birth and dates of attendance/graduation/completion. An un-redacted copy will be requested if an employment offer is extended. In addition, submitted resum�s may also exclude dates of attendance or graduation for high school and/or post-secondary education.
Application Procedure:
Click on the red "Apply" button to complete an online application, you must apply to each position that is of interest to you.
FLSA: Non-Exempt