TEMPORARY POSITIONS-Summer Maintenance Crew

SUMMARY:  To assist with performing semiskilled and skilled maintenance, repair, and construction tasks pertaining to school facilities, offices and large buildings and to do other related work as required. To help maintain the physical school plant in a condition of operating excellence so that full educational use of it may be made at all times.

This position is for Summer Maintenance Crew and is temporary.  The duration of the position generally runs from mid-June to late August but could be extended at times based on operational needs of the District and approval of the Facilities Director and/or Business Manager.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other duties may be assigned.

• Maintains a cooperative relationship with fellow staff members, students, and the general public.
• Adheres to district, state, and federal laws, policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Accurately accounts for material and labor relative to assignments.
• Maintains all safety and code requirements of the State, local and Board of Education guidelines.
• Performs general maintenance work inside and outside the physical plant such as ceiling, roof, electrical, woodwork, plumbing, concrete, masonry, glazing, insulation, tile and pump.
• Performs district wide grounds maintenance work such as plowing, salting, field marking and general maintenance of school grounds.Operates various maintenance equipment as needed.
• Completes other duties assigned by the maintenance supervisor.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of:

        -   Basic methods, techniques, materials, tools, and equipment used in maintenance, repair, and construction functions;

        -   Safe working methods and procedures.

• Ability to:

        -   Skillfully use a variety of tools and equipment utilized in one or more of the basic maintenance trades;

        -   Understand and carry out oral and written directions;

        -   Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and skill is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and skill could be:

• Experience:

Two years of experience as a semiskilled or skilled worker in one or more of the basic maintenance trades.

• Education:

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade, supplemented by specific training in one or more of the maintenance trades. Students, age 15 and older, may be considered for summer maintenance crew.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Valid Driver's License preferred but not required

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS, (continued):

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk; use hands and finger to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms such as to operate vibrating machinery. The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and reach forward.  The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools and climbs on to ladders.  The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds such as a toolbox.  Occasionally the employee will lift and/or move up to 90 lbs. such motors, jack hammers. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables scaffolds, and cabinets. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors and will occasionally work outdoors.  The employee will work near or with moving mechanical equipment. The employee may occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, and sprays and non-household dust.   The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally will work in a loud area.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.