GROUNDSKEEPER 2026-2027 SY

JOB TITLE

Groundskeeper

REPORTS TO

Director of Maintenance

WORK DAYS

12 Months 240 Days

SALARY

Classified Salary Schedule 62 Level 14 ($46,235-$59,628)

LOCATION

Maintenance Department

FLSA Status

EXEMPT

NON EXEMPT

X

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under general direction, performs a broad range of landscaping, small engine repair, and maintenance of grounds and athletic fields for Birmingham City Schools.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Care for established athletic fields and school grounds by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, and removing thatch, and trimming and edging around flower beds, walks, walls and striping athletic fields.

· Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, and trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.

· Mow and edge lawns, using power mowers, edgers, and other small power tools.

· Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, sod, ground cover, trees, and shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools and heavy equipment.

· Attach wires frim planted trees to support stakes; decorate gardens with stones and plants.

· Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers and foliage; haul or spread topsoil, and spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.

· Gather and remove litter; rake, mulch, and compost leaves.

· Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.

· Trim and pick flowers, and clean flowers beds.

· Maintain and repair tools, equipment, and structures such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, and benches, using hand and power tools.

· Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, planters, and other grounds features.

· Operate powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, a...