School Maintenance Worker; Boiler Operator​/D70F

Position: School Maintenance Worker (Boiler Operator) / 2026-D70F02-006
# School Maintenance Worker (Boiler Operator) - 2026-D70F02-006

Print## VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT### School Maintenance Worker (Boiler Operator)
** UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
** BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION  Flandreau Indian School  Flandreau, SD
** POSITION TITLE & GRADE:
** School Maintenance Worker (Boiler Operator), CE-4749-02    
** POSITION INFORMATION:
** Full time, Year Long    Salary Range $22.12 to $31.43, Per Hour      
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* LOCATION:

** Flandreau Indian School, Flandreau, SD ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:
2026-D70F02-006,     Vacancies  1  Issue Date: 06/26/26    Closing Date: 07/17/26 - 04:00 pm, Central Timezone The Bureau of Indian Education's mission is to provide quality education opportunities from early childhood through life in accordance with the tribes' needs for cultural and economic well-being and in keeping with the wide diversity of Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages as distinct cultural and governmental entities. The Department of the Interior(DOI) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility(DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission.### JOIN US AS WE INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION!
** STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
** Incumbent will create and maintain a safe, positive learning environment to ensure the holistic development of each student and staff member through cultural, social, spiritual, physical and academic experience. Incumbent will support the Bureau of Indian Education’s mission, which is to provide high quality education opportunities from early childhood through life while considering a tribe’s need for cultural and economic well-being.

In performing this mission, the BIE takes into account the spiritual, mental, physical, and cultural aspects of school-aged children within their family and tribal community. To meet its trust responsibility to Indian Tribes, BIE works to strengthen education opportunities for American Indian students to be successful and competitive globally; to enhance student participation in their tribal communities; and support tribes in nation-building, in development of the next generation of tribal leaders.

Responsibilities:

The School Maintenance Worker (Boiler Operator) plays a critical role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the school’s heating utilities and related mechanical systems. The incumbent is responsible for operating, maintaining, and repairing a wide range of structures, facilities, and utility systems essential to campus operations. The primary purpose of this position is to manage and support the operation of multiple types of heating systems, including but not limited to low pressure and hot water boilers, gas/oil fired units, gas fired hot air systems, electric heating systems, and unit heaters.
• Conducts daily checks of controls, pumps, valves, circulatory systems, and auxiliary equipment on assigned heating systems.  
• Reads gauges, meters, and recording devices; performs standard boiler water tests and documents results in required logs.  
• Lubricates, cleans, and adjusts tanks, coils, boilers, domestic hot water tanks, and related heating equipment on a scheduled or as needed basis.  
• Performs emergency and minor repairs on equipment such as radiators, steam traps, water heaters, steam kettles, cookers, pneumatic/electronic controls, pumps, boilers, and valves.  
• Identifies and interprets system discrepancies and communicates them to the appropriate authority for correction.  
• Maintains required records by completing and submitting daily shop orders, including time and materials in accordance with written/oral instructions, standard operating procedures, and safety regulations.
** INDIAN PREFERENCE POLICY:
** Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidate sin accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (Title 25, USC, Section 472). Verification Form BIA-4432 mustbe submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference. Consideration will be given to Non-Indian…