Maintenance Assistant

Maintenance Assistant @ Maintenance 8.0 hours/day

Job Description

• Inspect, maintain, and repair the following equipment as necessary: HVAC systems and filters, lighting, water systems and filters, sewer systems, exhaust fans and filters, motors, pumps, squirrel cages and glycol hot water systems.

• Perform preventative maintenance to equipment as per manufactures recommendations. Maintain records of preventative maintenance performed.

• Inspect, maintain and repair bleachers, playground equipment and sporting equipment.

• Monitoring of fire alarm systems, emergency lighting systems and battery backup systems.

• Painting interior and/or exterior walls and doors of all textures and compositions.

• Assist with concrete work.

• Perform minor carpenter work.

• Perform maintenance and repair of door locking and access hardware.

• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions.

• May be required to be on-call during inclement weather.

• Assist groundskeepers in repairing sprinklers, low voltage irrigation systems, underground piping, trimming trees, pulling weeds, garbage, landscaping, fence repairs, and other related grounds maintenance.

• Assist groundskeepers with pesticide and fertilizer application.

• Assist groundskeepers with sports fields. Striping, chalking, field prep, fencing, leveling, and other duties as needed in support of athletics.

• Move furniture, chairs, tables, other large items as needed for education.

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. repeatedly.

• Other duties as assigned by Maintenance Department supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School graduate, or GED.

• Valid Washington State driver's license.

• CDL License Required*

• Pesticide Application License Required

• Apprentice trade skills in carpentry, plumbing, electrical, welding or painting with experience in and/or knowledge of the others.

• CDL License Required: The selected candidate has 90 days from employment to obtain CDL if he/she is not currently licensed.

Pesticide Application License Required: The selected candidate has one year from the date of hire to obtain pesticide application license.

Terms of Employment

Starting Date: TBD

Salary: Per PSE CBA - Schedule A

Hours: 8.0 hours/day

Contracted Days: 248 work days & 12 holidays (260 total contracted days)

Benefits: Follow this link which will include all available benefits for this position:

https://www.othelloschools.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=1526&dataid=6876&FileName=2022-2025%20PSE%20Collective%20Bargaining%20Agreement%20.pdf

Othello School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, marital status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs, activities and employment; and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Othello School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator: Sandra Villarreal, (509) 488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; and Section 504 Coordinator: Heidi Wagner, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org. Address: 1025 South 1st Avenue, Othello, WA 99344.

El Distrito Escolar Othello no discrimina en ningún programa o actividad por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, nacionalidad, edad, estado veterano o militar, orientación sexual, expresión o identidad de género, discapacidad o el uso de un guía para perros entrenado o animal de servicio y proporciona acceso igualitario a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos de jóvenes designados. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar preguntas y quejas de supuesta discriminación: Coordinadora de Derechos Civiles y Coordinadora del Título IX: Sandra Villarreal, (509) 488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; y Coordinadora de la Sección 504: Heidi Wagner, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org. Dirección: 1025 South 1st Avenue, Othello, WA 99344.