Student Maintenance Assistant

Position Overview

Student Maintenance Assistants at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center are responsible for performing a variety of maintenance and cleaning tasks to ensure a safe and pleasant environment for all users. Duties include upkeep of sports fields, landscaping, sand volleyball courts, and snow removal, as well as operating small motor machinery. Effective communication with guests, co-workers, and administration is essential. Assistants must be self‑motivated, punctual, and committed to completing assigned tasks during each shift.

• Dust, clean, and sanitize items such as CRT equipment, indoor track, window frames, restrooms, hardwood floors, glass, walls of racquetball courts and indoor soccer arena, trash removal, etc. (25%)
• Perform various maintenance duties to ensure the quality and safety of equipment for guests at the ASRFC. (15%)
• Sports field upkeep, including mowing, trimming, and general maintenance to ensure safe and clean play areas. (15%)
• Landscaping tasks, such as planting, weeding, mulching, and watering, to maintain the appearance of the grounds. (15%)
• Sand volleyball court upkeep, including raking, leveling sand, and ensuring nets and boundaries are properly maintained. (10%)
• Trash and recycling removal and management, ensuring all areas are clean and free of waste. (10%)
• Snow removal duties during winter months to ensure clear and safe walkways and entrances. (5%)
• Operating small motor machinery, such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and snow blowers, as required for maintenance tasks. (5%)

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre‑enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
(2) This is an hourly position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly position and a salaried graduate position (GRA/GTA/GA) concurrently.

• Online application
• Resume that lists work experience
• Schedule of availability

To ensure consideration please apply by the application review date 10/6/2025. A review of applications will continue until qualified candidates are identified.

Josh Simms: joshsimms

Advertised Salary Range: $10.25 per hour

Anticipated

Start Date:

Monday November 3, 2025