General Maintenance Technician - Academy of the Sacred Heart

About the role

The Academy of the Sacred Heart is seeking a full-time General Maintenance Technician. The technician is directly accountable to the Director of Facilities. The essential functions of the position include maintaining the physical plants, ensuring the security and safety of the buildings and its occupants, and aligning with the school's mission and philosophy.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a cooperative attitude and works collaboratively with staff, administration, volunteers, and parents regarding all maintenance needs.
• Works to implement a schedule of maintenance and operations for the school.
• Inspects all campuses on a routine basis and assures that deficiencies are corrected.
• Observes and reports through the work order system all defects, deterioration, or wear and tear on the facilities and its equipment.
• Assists in securing the building (and alarm) after events.
• Performs minor repairs for air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry work.
• Assists in minor repairs, painting, classroom set-ups, meeting rooms, dining halls, chapels, etc., within a specified time frame.
• Assists with all functions scheduled for campus areas that may require special furnishing arrangements, food and beverage set-up, etc.
• Willingness to drive school buses, when needed.

Requirements

• Minimum: High school diploma or associate degree.
• Three to five years of experience in the care and maintenance of similar facilities.

Qualifications

• Can carry and use ladders, scaffolding, and machinery to complete projects, moving up and down stairs and around the property.
• Can move and carry heavy items among the four floors of the buildings (first floor through attic), ascending and descending stairs.
• Has physical strength and stamina to perform duties of the job sometimes in the heat, cold, and other conditions indoors and outdoors.
• Has physical flexibility and high degree of mobility; can move comfortably in low and high spaces, including basements and attics.
• Possesses a valid Louisiana driver's license and a CDL license OR willingness to secure and maintain a CDL license to drive a 72-passenger school bus.

Benefits

This position begins at $19.00 per hour with full benefits. Salary to commensurate with experience.

Pay

This position begins at $19.00 per hour with full benefits. Salary to commensurate with experience.

Schedule

• Has the ability to work varied shifts for the school day, to include but not limited to: 6:30 am – 3:00 pm/7:30am – 4:00pm/10:00 am– 6:30 pm.
• Has the ability to work evening events if scheduled for the 10:00 – 6:30 pm position.
• Has the ability to work special events in the evening and on weekends when necessary.
• Agrees to being "on call" for any school related issues.