Job Details

Position Type:
Maintenance/General Maintenance Helper

Date Posted:
10/31/2024

Location:
MAINTENANCE/CP&C
Bargaining Unit: Maintenance/Teamster Local 959
Work Year: 12 months
Work Day: 10 hours per day/4 days per week
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: M-4, $24.89 to $29.19 per hour, DOE

Job Summary
The General Maintenance Helper assists with maintenance of buildings and plumbing and heating systems in Anchorage School District buildings. The General Maintenance Helper position is an entry level position that reports to a department lead. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

Job Requirements
The following are required:

1. A high school diploma or equivalent.
2. Work experience indicating ability to perform the essential job functions.
3. A valid Alaska driver's license.
4. The Anchorage School District requires that the selected applicant for this position be given a conditional offer of employment contingent upon successfully passing a post offer/pre-employment physical capacities assessment. Click to view the physical capacities assessment requirements for this position.

The following are preferred:

1. Basic familiarity with heating and ventilation systems.
2. Basic familiarity with plumbing systems.
3. Basic familiarity with painting.
4. Basic familiarity with carpentry.
5. Basic familiarity with grounds maintenance.
6. One year of maintenance experience within the last three years.
7. A State of Alaska Boiler Operator's Certificate of Fitness: 4th class within 12 months of hire.

Essential Job Functions

1. Performs preventive maintenance on plumbing and heating systems.
2. Performs routine cleaning of boilers, boiler rooms, fan rooms, and other mechanical spaces.
3. Assists with minor building repairs.
4. Works independently to perform assigned tasks.
5. Performs skilled work in maintenance and repair.
6. Routinely lifts up to 50 pounds, with or without accommodations, or lifts over 50 pounds with assistance.
7. Routinely works at heights over 20 feet.
8. Follows both oral and written instructions and writes reports.
9. Uses appropriate computer applications for assigned area of responsibility.
10. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with others.
11. Works within established safety procedures.

Physical /Mental Demands
The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL ID website for additional information.

The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.