Job Abstract

The Governing Board is determined to provide a safe, positive environment where all district employees are assured of full and equal employment access and opportunities, protection from harassment and intimidation, and freedom from any fear of reprisal or retribution for asserting their employment rights in accordance with law. For purposes of this policy, employees include job applicants, interns, volunteers, and persons who contracted with the district to provide services, as applicable. No district employee shall be discriminated against or harassed by any coworker, supervisor, manager, or other person with whom the employee comes in contact in the course of employment, on the basis of the employee's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, religious creed, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Division of Human Resources provides excellence in human resource leadership in support of the academic mission and our customers, the Manhattan Beach Community. We succeed by earning the satisfaction of our customers, the respect and trust of those who govern us, support us and do business with us; and the pride of our employees.

Perform gardening and grounds maintenance duties in the beautification of District grounds and athletic fields; maintain grounds and other assigned areas to ensure a safe, clean and attractive environment for students, staff and the public; groom, contour and prepare athletic and play fields. Duties and Responsibilities: • Mow, edge, trim, and water lawns, fields and other turf grounds; edge walkways; hoe and pull weeds and rake leaves; sweep litter from walks, driveways and other assigned areas; maintain a safe environment for students, staff and the public. • Plant, cultivate, prune, spray, fertilize and irrigate flowers, trees, grass, hedges and shrubs; water various grounds areas by hand or by operating the irrigation system as required. • Perform general grounds cleanup, including picking up trimmings and plant debris from grounds areas, parking lots, playgrounds, culverts, stairways, athletic fields and other assigned areas. • Perform a variety of grounds maintenance work in the preparation and maintenance of athletic and play fields and surrounding landscape; measure and mark with appropriate marking materials or equipment to delineate the area of play and restricting lines as prescribed and established by league and sport rules; drag, repair, prepare and maintain track and athletic fields; mow, maintain and repair grass, sod and scraped areas. • Perform work in the installation, repair and maintenance of designated irrigation systems and related parts, components and equipment as assigned by the position; clean, adjust and repair sprinkler heads, valves and lines as needed; repair mains as needed; set watering schedules and set time clocks according to seasons, soil conditions, and water distribution rates. • Install and participate in designing new landscaping by cultivating and renovating areas and installing or replacing turf, trees, ornamental plants, shrubs, ground covers, annuals, and bulbs; select, plants, prunes and