Building Service Technician I, II, III

Sioux City Community School District•Sioux City, IA

About The Position

Maintains the cleanliness, neatness, and general environment of assigned school building interiors and facilities. Maintains school premises, including sidewalks, driveways, yards, and playgrounds in a neat and clean manner at all times. Responds to emergency calls as needed. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Maintains floors in a clean and attractive condition by sweeping, scrubbing, stripping, waxing, and polishing floors. Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and window treatments. Dusts furniture and equipment. Polishes metalwork. Cleans and polishes lighting fixtures, wall and floor surfaces, and trim. Cleans rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas. Cleans and disinfects restrooms, sanitary fixtures, and drinking fountains daily. Washes walls, ceiling, and woodwork. Washes windows, door panels, and sills. Opens and closes buildings and checks that all exit doors and panic hardware is working properly. Secures facilities and turns off lights upon departing. Raises and lowers flags. Ensures that proper security lighting is operating as required. Empties wastebaskets and transports trash and waste to the disposal area. Replenishes bathroom supplies. Replaces light bulbs and ceiling tiles as needed. Cuts and trims grass, and shovels snow and sands or salts sidewalks and steps. Moves and/or stacks furniture and equipment within and between buildings. Sets up tables and chairs in auditoriums, gymnasiums, dining facilities, classrooms, and other facilities. Reports damage and vandalism immediately to supervisor or building principal. Reads, understands, and complies with appropriate MSDS, confined space, and lockout/tag-out information.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers (principals, teachers, students, and parents), and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Must be able to use the computer, process work orders and time tracking, and enter accounting information.
Able to retrieve and print information from various computer programs when needed.

Nice To Haves

May require a hydronic license.
Previous experience in using a variety of cleaning equipment preferred such as floor buffers, vacuums, and water extractors, etc.
Ability to operate grounds maintenance equipment such as lawnmowers and snow blowers.

Responsibilities

Maintains floors in a clean and attractive condition by sweeping, scrubbing, stripping, waxing, and polishing floors.
Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and window treatments.
Dusts furniture and equipment.
Polishes metalwork.
Cleans and polishes lighting fixtures, wall and floor surfaces, and trim.
Cleans rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas.
Cleans and disinfects restrooms, sanitary fixtures, and drinking fountains daily.
Washes walls, ceiling, and woodwork.
Washes windows, door panels, and sills.
Opens and closes buildings and checks that all exit doors and panic hardware is working properly.
Secures facilities and turns off lights upon departing.
Raises and lowers flags.
Ensures that proper security lighting is operating as required.
Empties wastebaskets and transports trash and waste to the disposal area.
Replenishes bathroom supplies.
Replaces light bulbs and ceiling tiles as needed.
Cuts and trims grass, and shovels snow and sands or salts sidewalks and steps.
Moves and/or stacks furniture and equipment within and between buildings.
Sets up tables and chairs in auditoriums, gymnasiums, dining facilities, classrooms, and other facilities.
Reports damage and vandalism immediately to supervisor or building principal.
Reads, understands, and complies with appropriate MSDS, confined space, and lockout/tag-out information.