Maintenance Assistant

Position: Maintenance Assistant

Purpose: Assesses and conducts maintenance at all District schools and facilities, to include all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems. Supports the activities of District custodial and MEP contractors. Conducts maintenance on the physical interiors and exteriors of the District facilities and accompanying grounds in order to maintain a standard operating excellence, safety, cleanliness, and aesthetic attractiveness.

Reports To: Assistant Director of Transportation & Maintenance

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Salary: USD 207 Classified Matrix Column E: $20.00 - $35.37 per hour, commensurate with experience

Required Qualifications:                   

• High school graduate, GED, or equivalent.
• 2-3 years of experience and/or training in the area of facilities & maintenance.
• Knowledge in areas such as the maintenance of mechanical (to include heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)), electrical, and plumbing systems.
• Aptitude or competence with basic software systems to include Microsoft Office & Google Suites.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Ability to pass initial and random tests for alcohol and controlled substances. 
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the District Office (after an employment offer is made).

Preferred Qualifications:                   

• Possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with required endorsements, or willingness to get a CDL.
• Associate's Degree in a related field.
• Five to seven years of experience and/or training in the area of facilities and maintenance.

Essential Functions:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily:

• Monitor maintenance programs to meet the requirements for the District’s mechanical (to include HVAC), electrical, and plumbing systems.
• Conduct routine maintenance on the District’s maintenance equipment and vehicles.
• Inspect all schools and facilities with regards to the ongoing custodial contract.
• Inspect the District’s facilities and grounds on a regular basis for needed repair and maintenance.
• Provide support to school events requiring additional support.
• Assist with the District’s summer maintenance and cleaning programs to prepare for the new school year. 
• Assist with the maintenance of the District’s grounds, to include school grounds, playgrounds, parking lots/driveways, landscaping, and fencing.
• Assist the Director and Assistant Director of Transportation & Maintenance in determining which repair and maintenance issues are beyond the scope of USD 207 staff and require outside contractors.
• Assist other personnel in emergencies as called upon.
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information.
• Regular and consistent attendance at work.
• Perform such other related duties as assigned by the Director or Assistant Director of Transportation & Maintenance.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear
• Required to use their hands and fingers
• Specific vision abilities include, but are not limited to, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• May be required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or bend
• Must work indoors, outdoors, and in all weather conditions
• Must occasionally work in noisy and crowded environments with numerous interruptions
• Work in and around dust, fumes, and odors
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal indoor levels, outdoor levels, and on the telephone
• Ability to enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen, and print material with or without vision aids
• Ability to manually lift, push, and pull at least 50 pounds

Terms of Employment:  At-will employment and Salary to be determined by the Board.

Evaluation:  Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel.

Ft Leavenworth USD 207 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training or promoting on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, veterans status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status under local, state or federal law.

Salary : $20 - $35