Student Worker: Operations Assistant

POSITION: Student Worker: Operations Assistant

SCHOOL / DEPT: Operations

EVALUATOR: Director: Operations or designee

SALARY SCHEDULE:   Substitutes & Students

APPROVED BY: Boyle County Board of Education DATE: April 2022

ABOUT US

Kids come first at Boyle County Schools. We’re proud to employ a team of educators and staff who strive for excellence, crave innovation and look for ways to provide students with personalized learning environments. A state and national leader in education, Boyle County Schools elevates more than 2,700 students to the highest levels of achievement through growth in academics, the arts and athletics.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Student Worker: Operations Assistant will assist in providing routine custodial and maintenance activities at an assigned school site or facility as part of a team assembled to maintain buildings and grounds in exceptional working order. The Student Worker will assist with a variety of projects and tasks, indoors and out, all while under the direct supervision of a full-time employee of Boyle County Schools. 

Student workers are restricted to working 18 hours per week and no more than 3.5 hours per day when school is in session. 

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires any combination equivalent to:

• High School student currently enrolled at Boyle County High School.
• Member of Junior or Senior class, in good standing. 
• Age 16 or older.
• Recommendation from High School Principal.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following are listed for reference. Success will involve the ongoing demonstration of desire and ability to perform responsibilities effectively, efficiently, pleasantly and with a focus on student success. 

• Participate on project crews during summer months for special cleaning and moving assignments as needed.
• Assist in performing custodial and light maintenance duties.
• Assemble, move and arrange furniture, supplies and equipment in preparing classrooms and athletic facilities for events or meetings.
• Sweep, scrub and mop floors and vacuum rugs and carpets in classrooms, offices and other assigned work areas.
• Clean blinds, dust and polish furniture and other building fixtures and make minor, non-technical repairs as needed.
• Pick up and rake paper, trash and debris around school grounds and buildings; sweep and clean walkways and entrances, including pressure washing.
• Demonstrate a commitment to professional growth, punctuality and regular attendance.
• Strict adherence to the Policies and Procedures of the Boyle County Board of Education, the Employee Handbook and Kentucky Revised Statutes. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:   None. 

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work is performed while sitting, standing and / or walking. 
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing and reaching.
• Occasionally lift, carry, push or pull items weighing up to 75 pounds.  
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 
• Occasionally will walk on slippery surfaces.
• Requires activities involving being around custodial equipment, exposure to marked changes in temperature (above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees) and humidity.  
• The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud. 

DISCLAIMERS AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

• The work environment described is 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. 
• 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.
• This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.