Building Service Technician I, II, III

Sioux City Community School District • Sioux City, IA

3d • Onsite

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.

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.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• Regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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.
• Will perform other duties as may be assigned by the superintendent or designee, necessary and appropriate to the achievement of the program and/or District goals and objectives.

Benefits

• career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW.
• equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices.
• District is required by Title IX and 34 CFR Part 106 not to discriminate on the basis of sex in its programs, activities, or employment.
• Inquiries or grievances under Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act may be directed to Dr. Dora Jung, Director of Student Services/Title IX Coordinator at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, [phone], [email protected].
• Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations to the District may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, or both.
• See District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED