Grounds Staff Apprentice

25-26 School Year

Qualifications:

• High school Junior at a minimum age of 16 to qualify for apprenticeship.
• Successful completion of at least one Agriscience course at Northern Burlington (Agricultural Mechanics or Horticultural) required but both are preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and principles of field, turf and shrubbery maintenance, athletic field setup and maintenance including initial layout, striping, grooming of fields, lawn maintenance, tree and shrub maintenance and pruning, application of fertilizer and weed control chemicals. etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the safe use of mechanized equipment including: tractor and take-off equipment; lawn mowers; field groomers, paint sprayers, air compressors and impact tools, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the safe use of basic hand tools including power tools: saws, drills, grinders/sharpeners, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with equipment maintenance and repair regimens for large equipment and hand tools. This includes oil and filter changes, blade sharpening, tire repairs/replacement, equipment overhaul, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and principles of construction and building repairs: including painting and spackling, fence installations.
• Good work ethic.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.

Schedule:

Work will be based on the needs of the Facilities department. Work may begin during the summer and extend throughout the school year.

Salary: