Facilities Technician/Bus Driver

Company Description The Post Oak School is an independent, non-profit Montessori and IB World School serving students from 14 months through high school across two campuses in Bellaire and Houston, Texas. As one of the oldest Montessori schools in the U.S., Post Oak is recognized as an educational leader among Houston’s top private schools and more than 5,000 Montessori schools nationwide. The school offers a carefully prepared learning environment, including a dedicated adolescent campus that partners with institutions in the Museum District, Texas Medical Center, and downtown. With over 500 students and a diverse community supported by 95 faculty and staff, Post Oak provides a comprehensive Montessori education rooted in AMI heritage. The school is fully accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and, at the high school level, by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

Position Title: Facilities Technician/Bus Driver

FLSA Classification: Nonexempt

Reports To: Facilities Director

Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

● Performs daily maintenance of buildings and grounds, which include classrooms, common areas, bathrooms, sports courts, gardens, and parking lots.

● Assists in all set-up for School programs. Breaks down and cleans up after programs.

● Paints classrooms and other areas of building as directed during summer and holiday break clean up periods.

● Performs cleanup and worksite restoration activities, i.e., picking up litter, disposing of waste and debris, cleaning surfaces. ● Assists with custodial duties and building maintenance and repairs, as required.

● Operates various electric, gas and manually powered tools and equipment, i.e., saws, sprayers, air compressors and various other tools as required to perform assigned tasks.

● Performs regular preventive maintenance and cleaning of equipment used; makes repairs within the scope of abilities.

● Responds to and takes appropriate actions in the event of emergency or critical incidents to resolve, confine or prevent potentially injurious or hazardous conditions.

● Request supplies as needed.

● Class B with passenger endorsement Commercial Drivers License (CDL) will be a requirement, we have 71 passenger activity bus we use for field trips and school pickups. Post Oak is willing to pay for a CDL license for the candidate who will commit to our team long term.

● The duties and responsibilities of the Bus Driver/facilities technician include providing transportation services for students in accordance with the policies and procedures. These responsibilities may include vehicle maintenance and cleaning.

Qualifications

● High school diploma or GED is preferred and previously related experience.

● Basic computer skills including email and word processing programs

● Ability to operate standard custodial and grounds-keeping equipment.

● Ability to apply common sense understanding and to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.

● Ability to ascertain which people may need immediate assistance and to act accordingly.

● Ability to perform basic first aid. (First Aid/CPR training provided annually.)

● Ability to communicate effectively with all constituents in a school environment.

Preferred:

● Commercial drivers license (CDL)

● Experience working in a school environment around children. Physical Requirements and Work Environment

● Tasks involve the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials weighing 20 to 50 pounds; may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials weighing up to 100 pounds.

● Tasks are regularly performed with potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as strong odors, fumes, dusts, wetness, humidity, machinery, vibrations, temperature and noise extremes, disease, pathogenic substances and toxic/poisonous agents.