Bricklayer/Cement Finisher 'B'

Job Summary

The School District of Philadelphia seeks individuals with a passion for working with schools and communities to ensure all students achieve. This position involves repairs, installations, and replacements of brickwork, concrete work, and other related tasks at district locations.

Essential Functions

• Performs brick and stone pointing, re-facing, and replacing bricks, waterproofing, caulking windows, and resetting of limestone caps around buildings.
• Lays bricks, piles, and insulates blocks; mixes mortar.
• May perform roughcasting, resetting, or replacing of marble and concrete work; builds wooden forms when doing concrete or cement work; may reset and point granite steps; does cement finishing on steps and floors; may build brick or cinder block walls.
• Checks the repair work to be done at assigned location; performs work in a variety of ways using cement, concrete, rough-wear, and/or blacktop.
• Replaces or patches boiler room floors. Makes concrete blocks for motors or pumps. Replaces boiler ash-pits with cement; chips out stucco walls in basement or boiler room as required.
• Fills in potholes or cracks on corridor floors and stair landings. Does minor pointing and brickwork. Replaces and repairs cement steps; resets curbing.
• Oversees the work of trainees in the trade. May estimate, order, and transport necessary materials to complete work orders at assigned location.
• Performs incidental work.

Minimum Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Three years of experience in the appropriate trades area.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, methods, tools, and procedures of the bricklaying and cement finish trade.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trades.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the various types of materials used in bricklaying and cement work.
• Demonstrated knowledge of blueprint reading.
• Demonstrated skill in the care and use of the tools of the trade.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately follow oral and written instructions.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare records and reports of work performed.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills so required of personnel classified. The School District of Philadelphia provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, disability, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity, or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 348 for further information regarding the District's commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.

Certificates/Licenses

• Possession of a proper class license valid to operate a motor vehicle in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment and during tenure of appointment.