Maintenance Technician

The Maintenance Technician will perform inspections, maintenance, and repairs to ensure that all students, staff, and the community are provided a safe, attractive, clean, and healthy environment for learning and work.

Ascend is the largest Brooklyn-based public charter school serving over 5,000 K-12 students in 17 schools. We exist to serve every student – to help them embody their inherent excellence by providing rich, joyful learning experiences that unlock a life of boundless choice.

Access to education is a social justice issue. As educators, we center justice and live out our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti‑Racism (DEIA) by ensuring that our students have the skills, tools, and confidence they need to thrive today and in the future. We are proud to have a workforce that mirrors the diversity seen in our students. Working at Ascend provides a community focused on developing an environment of support and belonging.

Educators collaborate closely and encourage each other to achieve great outcomes.

Our schools honor, nurture, and challenge the whole child. Ascend fosters critical thinking skills and a love of learning through an inquiry-based learning approach, Responsive Classroom model, and anti‑racist education. We are deeply committed to advancing educational equity for all of our students. Students at Ascend benefit from a rich and rigorous liberal arts curriculum that nurtures natural curiosity about the world and guides them to think critically and independently.

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• New York State Driver's License
• Ability to commute between school sites
• 2-5 years' experience in facility maintenance and mechanical roles

• Perform preventative maintenance of buildings and grounds.
• Repair structural damages such as repairing sheetrock/drywall, carpentry, painting etc.
• Perform plumbing related duties as needed such as fixing leaking faucets, toilet sinks etc.
• Perform basic electrical repairs including replacing bulbs, ballast and fixtures as needed.
• Complete painting assignments.
• Monitor and replace emergency lighting, exit signs, and door entry battery units.
• Recognize potential safety issues in and around the building and grounds and act to correct.
• Build, repair and install counters, cabinets, benches, partitions, floors, doors, and trim; use carpenter’s hand tools and power tools.
• Be able to assemble, move, and (re) arrange furniture.
• Mount objects to and repair  able to Change locks, outlets, light bulbs, ballast, switches, thermostats, filters, flushometers, toilet seats and covers.
• Ensure that the work site and conditions are safe
• Make independent assessments for repair and maintenance needs while assisting and following directives of the Facility Director.

• Knowledge of HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical and general construction/carpentry
• Ability to use a computer and to learn new programs
• Physical requirements include stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs/ladders
• Ability to lift 50 lbs

The Maintenance Technician reports to the Director of Facilities.

Initial salary offers for this position range from $28 - $31 per hour. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience and levels of attained education.

Ascend is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, both through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our way of working and educating students. Ascend staff represent a wide diversity of racial, socio-economic, gender, religious, and national identities—opening a window to the entire Ascend community on the richness of humanity.

We welcome all applicants who share our mission and vision to join us in our deeply consequential work.