Position Title

Substitute Building Maintenance Worker - Continuous Recruitment - 59835

Required Application Type

School Related Personnel

Salary/Pay Scale

Hourly $15.20

Job Description

Building Maintenance Worker - Districtwide

The City School District of Albany announces a continuous posting for Substitute Building Maintenance Workers vacancies throughout the district.

Start date will be based on district need.

 

General Statement:                        

The Building Maintenance Worker performs semi-skilled work in the maintenance, care, and modification of school district grounds and landscapes. Experience needed in the operation of electrically-powered and gasoline-powered grounds-keeping equipment, machines, and the use of small hand and power tools. Performs outside grounds maintenance and routine building cleaning tasks in a school district; does related work as required.
 

Responsibilities:                              

• Mows laws, trims shrubs, rakes leaves and performs a variety of other grounds keeping tasks as assigned.
• This is manual work calling for the efficient performance of school building cleaning, grounds keeping and snow removal tasks.
• Clears snow and ice from school sidewalks, doors, entryways and parking lots
• Maintains the school grounds by picking up trash and debris.
• This position is distinguished from that of a Cleaner by the heavier nature of the work performed and because of involvement in outside grounds maintenance activities. 
• Strips and waxes floors and halls using heavy machinery.
• Operates heavy rug shampoo equipment.
• Cleaning tasks are performed according to a well-established procedure and involve some heavy work requiring physical strength and ability.
• The work is performed under supervision of a higher level custodial employee. 
• Supervision over the work of others is not a responsibility of employees in this class.
• Sweeps and mops floors, stairs and halls including classrooms, cafeterias, gyms, auditoriums and locker rooms.
• Performs general cleaning of school rooms involving dusting furniture and washing and cleaning walls, blackboards, desks, windows, sinks, showers, toilets and locker rooms.
• Empties wastepaper baskets and disposes of school rubbish from large barrels into removable truck containers.
• Arranges chairs, tables and other equipment for special use of school buildings, such as PTA meetings, assemblies, graduation, etc.
• May unload truck deliveries, stock shelves and perform other heavy lifting and moving tasks
• May deliver packages and messages.
   

Full Performance, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics:                                  

• Working knowledge of building cleaning practices, supplies and equipment and ability to use them economically ad efficiently.
• Ability to follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to perform heavy manual cleaning, lifting and minor grounds maintenance tasks.
• Willingness to perform routine cleaning and other manual tasks.
• Ability to get along with others; physical strength, and good physical condition.

Job Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Two (2) years of full-time paid work experience as a helper or laborer in one or more of the mechanical or construction trades; OR
2. Two (2) years of full-time paid experience as a maintenance laborer; OR
3. Any equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (a) and (b) above.

Application Procedure

Applications for this position are accepted by applying through the RecruitFront "Apply Now" button.

For assistance with the application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at humanresources@albany.k12.ny.us

Job Category

Buildings & Maintenance

Job Location

Districtwide

Additional Information