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The Athletic Fields Groundskeeper works as part of a team to provide Athletic Field and grounds maintenance services for the school. The Westminster Schools is located in northern Atlanta with a 200 acre campus and 11 1/2 acres of athletic turf. This person must be reliable, adaptable, honest, safety oriented, customer focused and have the mindset of exceeding expectations daily.

Supervisor: Grounds Manager
Position Status: Full-Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt, Regular, 12-month position.
Hours of Work: Evening, Weekend, and Overtime is required based on calendar events.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs a variety of grounds and sports field related tasks such as mowing, irrigation, fertilizing, pesticide applications, field painting, cultural turfgrass practices, equipment operation and maintenance per strategic plans and defined maintenance standards.
• Fosters professional relationships with coaching staff, first team support staff, players, co-workers, and tenants.
• Maintains, operates, and adjusts irrigation controllers, valves, and sprinklers of the irrigation systems.
• Performs regular maintenance and routine inspections of equipment and tools.
• Notifies superiors on any damages, deficits and disturbances with equipment and campus in general.
• Participates in employee safety training.
• Ensures workshop area is cleaned and organized daily.
• Maintains tools and equipment in safe and good working order.
• Complies with all safety practices, procedures, and rules.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; engage in moderately strenuous physical activity both indoors and out; and smell. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and may frequently walk on slippery or uneven surfaces. The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Westminster is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment. It is Westminster’s policy to provide equal employment opportunities and administer terms and conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE/M/F/D/V.

Note: This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work to be performed by employees within this classification. This position description should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required or assigned to an employee in this position. Nothing contained in this position description restricts Westminster’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.