ABOUT THE COLLEGE 
Palo Verde College is a publicly supported 2-year college located in the beautiful Southeastern California desert.  Yearly enrollment is approximately 7,000 students (full and part-time).
 
Palo Verde Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing an educational environment which affirms and supports diversity in its faculty, staff, and administration, and promoting an environment of inclusion. At Palo Verde College, we value every team members contribution in achieving the mission of providing excellent educational programs and services that contribute to the success of our students and the vitality of the community we serve. We are looking for individuals who enjoy working collaboratively in an environment of diversity, culture, thinking, and learning.  

 Palo Verde College is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and proudly offers many programs to serve and support our diverse student body. College faculty are expected to be willing to utilize different learning and teaching methods appropriate to the students they serve. Palo Verde College expands access to higher education and learning opportunities by providing education via  in person, online,  correspondence education, hybrid classes, and interactive television (ITV) modalities. Further information on the College's distance education programs can be found in the College Catalog. In addition, Palo Verde College is committed to serving students who have been impacted by the criminal justice system through education. Resources for teaching classes for incarcerated or formerly incarcerated students are available through the Rising Scholar Network
 
 
LOCATION
Palo Verde College is located in the City of Blythe at one of the busiest entrance points to California.  The college is located in a desert oasis adjacent to the beautiful Colorado River and the Palo Verde Valley.  Blythe, and the fertile Palo Verde Valley, is primarily a farming and ranching area.   Boating, fishing and hunting attract many tourists.  The Palo Verde Valley is centrally located between Phoenix and Los Angeles, Las Vegas and the Mexican border.  The valleys great climate, with more than 350 days of sunshine and mild winters, attracts thousands of winter visitors every year.

NATURE OF THE POSITION
Under the supervision of the Maintenance, Custodial and Grounds Supervisor, the Maintenance/Groundskeeper I performs cleaning and minor maintenance work in the school buildings and ground keeping services. The employee is responsible for the use of proper methods, materials and equipment in performing these duties. This is moderately heavy work in providing maintenance and grounds keeping services in the maintenance of facilities and grounds.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Keeps outside of buildings and concrete sidewalks clean and painted as needed.
2. Strips and waxes floors in classrooms and other facilities on and off campus.
3. Assembles and dissembles new furniture including tagging new items.
4. Keep all campus equipment in top working condition and maintain records on all equipment.
5. Attend training out of town as required.
6. Set up and arrange furniture and facilities as needed.
7. Make semi-skilled maintenance repair of buildings, fixtures, furniture, and equipment.
8. Plants, cultivates, prunes, trims, waters, fertilizes, and sprays trees, shrubs, hedges.
9. Plants, fertilizes, waters, and cares for lawns.
10. Operates power mowers, edgers, trimmers, and other grounds maintenance equipment/tools.
11. Duties include occasional heavy lifting and working on ladders on scaffolding when washing windows, ceilings, painting, trimming trees, or when performing other work involving height.
12. Deliver supplies and run errands.
13. Assist in filling out paperwork and forms.
14. Assists in setting up and maintaining the irrigation system.
15. Assist with shipping and receiving of college products and materials.
16. Performs related work as required. (The omission of specific statement of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or logical assignment to the position.)
17. Cover in the absence of the janitor/custodian(s).
18. Performs related work as assigned by Supervisor or Director of Facilities. (The omission of specific statement of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or logical assignment to the position.)

ACCOUNTABILITY OBJECTIVES
1. Maintains all buildings in proper sanitary condition and protects school property from loss, damage, defacement, and vandalism.
2. Is on the alert for leaky faucets and gas valves, defective locks, and all such conditions which cause loss or create hazards, and reports such defects to the supervisor if he cannot correct.
3. Performs all necessary maintenance and grounds keeping services prescribed, as well as moving of supplies, equipment, and furniture in as efficient and uniform a manner as possible in accordance with approved working schedule.
4. Maintains friendly relationships with staff, instructors, students, and the general public and is obliging and helpful in every way in consistent with duties and the working schedule.
5. Reports to the supervisor any violation of college rules, regulations, or laws.
6. Exercises economy in the use of supplies and utility services.
7. Secures and locks all buildings as prescribed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Knowledge of requirements for maintaining college buildings and ground in a clean and orderly condition.
2. Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
3. Knowledge of materials, methods, and equipment used in groundskeeper work.
4. Capability of keeping records of ground equipment and cleaning materials utilized.
5. Possession of skills and physical strength, and ability to operate, push, self-propelled and riding type mowers, electric and gas type trimmers.
6. Ability to make minor repairs and adjustments to ground and cleaning equipment and to recognize mechanical failures.
7. Capability of operating heating and ventilating equipment.
8. Ability to withstand exposure to variable weather conditions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
1. Able to hear normal range verbal conversation (approximately 60 decibels).
2. Able to sit, stand, stoop, kneel, bend, and walk.
3. Able to climb slopes, stairs, steps, and ladders.
4. Able to lift up to 60 pounds frequently and 90 pounds occasionally.
5. Able to carry up to 60 pounds frequently, and 90 pounds occasionally.
6. Able to push and/or pull a variety of tools and equipment weighing up to 60 pounds.
7. Able to exhibit full range of motion for back lateral flexion.
8. Able to work in restricted spaces in a safe and effective manner.
9. Able to work with chemical agents in a safe and effective manner without allergic reaction.
10. Able to work with trees, plants, shrubs, flowers, soil, and turf without allergic reaction.
11. Demonstrate manual dexterity necessary to perform fine maintenance procedures and operate both manual and power hand tools in a safe and effective manner.
12. Able to operate a variety of powered and manual equipment commonly found in janitorial and custodial services in a safe and effective manner.
13. Able to operate a variety of powered industrial vehicles and equipment as commonly found in the grounds keeping and gardening trades in a safe and effective manner.
14. Able to operate a motor vehicle in a safe and effective manner.
15. The incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation.

CLASSIFICATION/SALARY
1. This is a 12-month full time classified position. May include evening and weekend duty.
2. Row 3 on the classified salary schedule.
3. The college offers an attractive package of fringe benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision and life insurance as accorded per CSEA agreement.

APPLICATION PROCESS
Our employment online application process is designed to assist the search committee in evaluating whether or not you possess the required knowledge and skills for the position for which you are applying.  Job-related information from all applicants will be evaluated to identify those best qualified.  Only the best-qualified applicants will be selected for testing and further consideration.  Therefore, the online application must be completed to allow a comprehensive review and evaluation.  Failure to complete the online application (and supplemental material, when required) will constitute failure to comply with the selection process and the application will be rejected.
 
1. To guarantee consideration, a completed application and any other required material listed, must be submitted with the online application by the published closing date.
2. Applications are only accepted for positions currently open for recruitment.
3. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee you an interview.
4. Current employees who are applying for a position should be aware that material from their personnel files will not be included as part of the application packet, and they should provide information on past and present employment in the same degree of detail as any other candidate.
5. Applicants wishing to apply for more than one position must submit a separate application and required materials for each position.
6. Legible photocopies of documents will only be accepted.
7. Travel costs related to the interview process will be borne solely by the candidate.
8. Please read the job announcement/description carefully to ensure your background and education meet the requirements of the position
9. The selection process may also include practical exercise (i.e., training demonstration and/or other written, technical manipulative, or simulation exercises),or skilled testing to evaluate candidates' qualifications.
 
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Cover Letter
Resume
Diversity
Copy of Transcripts (Must show all work completed and the conferral date of the degree.  If hired original transcripts must be submitted)
Six References (3 Professional and 3 Personal)
Professional Licenses (If applicable)