Job: Grounds Coordinator

Job Description

Job Type: Hourly

Wage: $19.99-$23.83/hr.

Location: Canon City, CO.

Job Description:

Salary: Pay for this position is determined by the Operations Salary Schedule based on experience. Starting wage is $19.99-$23.83 an hour.
 
Benefits Include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, PERA retirement, paid time off, and other optional benefit elections. Preschool options are available for employees with children. Longevity and professional development incentives are also available.
 
Purpose of the Job:
The Grounds Coordinator oversees the maintenance, safety, and overall appearance of district grounds, athletic fields, and outdoor facilities. This position supervises the Grounds Maintenance Workers and ensures the timely and effective completion of landscaping, irrigation, snow removal, and other outdoor maintenance projects. The Coordinator also manages equipment, schedules workflow, and ensures compliance with safety regulations.

Minimum Requirements: 

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required

Experience: Four (4) to six (6) years of job-related experience, including some supervisory experience

Must be 21 years of age or older and possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License

Ability to pass a criminal background check and pre-employment physical screening

Other Criteria:  

• Strong knowledge of landscaping, irrigation systems, and grounds maintenance equipment.
• Familiarity with OSHA safety regulations.
• Effective leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Capable of lifting, carrying, and pushing up to 100 lbs.
• Proficiency in basic technology tools for communication and record-keeping.
• Ability to effectively read, write, speak and listen to comply with directions and instructions to complete tasks and establish priorities.
• Integrity, trust and work ethic to be able to work with little supervision.
• Competent understanding of technology to perform the job.
• Implements appropriate physical and technical safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of district data.
• Maintains good security practices with passwords and accounts to the various district systems and applications.
• Reports actual or suspected breaches in the confidentiality, integrity or availability of district data to appropriate district personnel.
• Follows all board policies for acceptable use of district technology.
• Model the District's Mission and Belief Statements. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Essential Duties of the Job:  (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.)

• Supervision & Training:
• • Oversee the Grounds Maintenance Workers, providing direction, scheduling, and training.
  • Train staff on proper equipment usage, landscaping techniques, and safety protocols.
• Grounds & Facility Maintenance:
• • Plan, schedule, and coordinate mowing, trimming, pruning, irrigation, and general landscaping.
  • Maintain and repair athletic fields, playground equipment, and other outdoor facilities.
  • Design, install, and maintain sprinkler and irrigation systems.
• Equipment Management:
• • Ensure all grounds equipment is properly serviced and maintained, including pruners, edgers, blowers, mowers, tractors, and heavy equipment.
  • Operate and train staff on equipment such as track hoes, skid loaders, aerators, sanders, spreaders, and chainsaws.
• Snow & Weather-Related Responsibilities:
• • Assign and oversee snow removal operations, ensuring safety on district properties.
  • Operate all necessary snow removal equipment and track progress.
• Administrative & Safety Compliance:
• • Maintain necessary records related to maintenance, equipment servicing, and work schedules.
  • Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, district policies, and safety procedures.
  • Assist in contracting and bidding processes for grounds maintenance services.
• Other Duties:
• • Collaborate with district administrators and facilities teams to address grounds-related needs.
  • Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by the Facilities or Operations Director.

Work Environment:

• Primarily an outdoor work setting, often in inclement weather conditions.
• Requires physical strength and coordination for operating heavy equipment.
• Some indoor administrative tasks related to scheduling, record-keeping, and training.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Grounds Maintenance Workers

Requirements for Essential Functions of the Job: (The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.) 

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, talk, or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; feel or smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, waist to overhead, waist to floor and overhead to floor. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to work in a school setting.  Travel from site to site may occasionally; be exposed  to wet and/or humid conditions; outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment ranges is generally quiet with occasional increase when working events or with equipment. Must be able to work in person.

Mental Functions:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to analyze and compute.  Frequently required to compare, communicate, coordinate, instruct, evaluate, use interpersonal skills and compile.  Occasionally required to copy, synthesize and negotiate.

This description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.  It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making compensation decisions.  This job description is subject to change in accordance with the needs of the District.

TO APPLY:

A district application must be completed online at: https://jobs.redroverk12.com/org/canoncityschools

Anticipated Timeline for Hiring: Open until filled
Screening of Applications: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Applications must be complete and submitted to be considered 

Inquiries may be made to Jamie Davis, Director of Human Resources, 101 North 14th Street, Cañon City, CO, 81212, 719-276-5700.

Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity

In compliance with Titles VI; VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, School District Fremont RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment, or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates.
 
School District Fremont RE-1 has established complaint procedures for students, parents, employees, and members of the public. Complaints may be filed verbally, in writing, or anonymously. If you wish to file a complaint using the district complaint form, please submit it to: Ms. Jamie Davis, Director of Human Resources, Title IX, Section 504, and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, 101 North 14th Street, Cañon City, Colorado 81212 – Telephone: (719)276-5700, Email:[email protected].

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.