Facilities Maintenance Helper

Position

Facilities Maintenance Helper (Job )

Bargaining Unit: Maintenance

Work Year: 12 months

Work Day: 10 hours per day / 4 days per week

FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE

Salary: M-4, $25.64 to $30.07 per hour, DOE

The Facilities Maintenance Helper is responsible for maintenance of grounds within Anchorage School District facilities. The helper reports to a department lead and works in a location subject to contract language concerning shift location/bids. Maintenance employees work a 4/10 schedule with weekends and holidays off. The Anchorage School District offers paid leave and a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA and life insurance.

This position is part of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

• A high school diploma or equivalent, or current enrollment in a GED program.
• A minimum of one year of experience within the past three years in the operation of grounds maintenance equipment.
• Experience in landscaping and grounds maintenance with evidence of ability to perform required tasks.
• Current Alaska driver's license.
• Alaska Class B commercial driver's license with air brake endorsement within 6 months of hire; general knowledge test completed within 14 days of hire.
• One year of experience in the field of grounds maintenance.

• Removing snow and sand from Anchorage School District parking lots, fire lanes, loading docks, and driveways.
• Performing landscaping duties, including using a riding lawn mower.
• Repairing and installing signs and fences.
• Maintaining and repairing concrete and asphalt.
• Working within established safety procedures.
• Collaborating and working professionally with others.
• Routinely working at heights over 10 feet.
• Proficiently using appropriate computer applications for writing reports and other assigned responsibilities.

The job requires frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking, and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee regularly reaches with hands and arms and occasionally lifts items weighing less than 40 lbs. The employee must understand vague and implicit instructions, recall facts and details, handle conflict, and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must manage stress when working with students, parents, and others in a dynamic environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all individuals with a qualified disability.

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 settings. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. Noise level is usually moderate.

This description does not list all duties. Employees will be required to follow other job-related instructions and duties as requested by authorized personnel.

Employees must read, write and communicate in English.

Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory criminal background check, and for certificated positions, the additional state background check.

This position may require work on military installations (JBER). Please refer to the government REAL  for information.

The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.