8/22/24

Job Title: Maintenance Staff

Employment Type: Full Time (40 hrs/wk) 

Months Worked Per School Year:  12

Expected Work Days/Hours: M-F / 7:00 am - 3:30 pm (overtime opportunities as needed to support events, scheduled work/repairs, or other requirements set forth by the Director and/or Assistant Director of Facilities) 

Start Date: ASAP

Job Summary:

Under general supervision perform a variety of preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance on building components, landscape/grounds and building systems including plumbing and electrical. Responsibilities include a variety of tasks required to provide students, faculty and staff with safe, attractive, clean and efficient facilities.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform miscellaneous building maintenance such as repairing, maintaining and/or replacing doors, door hardware, window coverings, floor tile, ceiling tile, teaching boards, furniture, fire alarms, light fixtures and emergency lights/ bulbs/ballasts, switches, outlets, lavatories, toilets, urinals, water fountains, soap & towel dispensers, etc.
• Assemble various equipment to include shelving units, furniture, etc.
• Complete setups, breakdowns and cleanup for meetings and special events
• Receive and distribute freight deliveries, move furniture and equipment 
• Assist with sheetrock, painting and light carpentry projects
• Assist with event setups,  breakdowns and cleanup
• Assist with maintaining building exteriors and grounds, cleaning drains, gutters, leaf removal, mowing, spreading mulch,  blowing debris and trash pickup
• Drive utility vehicles to transport furniture, trash and other items
• Complete all mail deliveries throughout Campus 
• Provide prompt and positive response to maintenance requests from school faculty, staff and parents and provide information within scope of authority and knowledge and refer to Maintenance Manager as appropriate
• Compliance with department processes and work order systems
• Other duties as assigned

Occasional/As Needed Duties:

• Provide crossing guard duty
• Perform janitorial and cleaning duties
• Open and close campus buildings
• Purchase and pick up building and cleaning supplies from local building supply distributor and purchase and pick up gas for campus vehicles
• Provide backup for other maintenance staff members in their absence

Required Skills and Abilities: 

• Possess a working knowledge of the accepted practices, processes, materials and tools of the maintenance trades.
• Experience in basic electrical, plumbing, carpentry and paint trades (hvac experience preferred but not required)
• Ability to safely operate small power equipment (tools, vacuum cleaners, floor machines, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, power washers, weed whackers)
• Ability to explain problems simply and clearly 
• Ability to problem solve
• Willingness to take direction and follow through as directed
• Self-motivated and willing to step in and help out wherever necessary

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Valid Georgia drivers license
• 3+ years of general building maintenance experience

Working Conditions:

• Work is expected to be done indoors and outdoors
• Occasional overtime associated with evening and weekend event support

Physical Requirements:

Moderate physical effort may be required when performing some maintenance tasks.  

Strength

• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 50+ pounds

• Ability to climb ladders, balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Ability to walk 12-acre campus multiple times per week, occasionally in inclement weather
• Ability to operate small power equipment (tools, vacuum cleaners, outdoor equipment, etc.)

Application Notes:

Interested applicants should submit a resume to careers@paideiaschool.org. Applicants may additionally choose to submit a cover letter and contact information for three professional references.

Salary is commensurate with education and experience. A benefits package is offered for benefits-eligible positions. The Paideia School is an equal opportunity employer.

For more information about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, our focus on both social and emotional learning with rigorous academic offerings and opportunities for extra curricular learning, please visit our website at www.paideiaschool.org.

About The Paideia School

Paideia is a K-12 college preparatory school of 999 students in the Emory University area of Atlanta; the elementary school enrolls 333 students. The elementary program includes twelve full-day, self-contained classrooms grades K-6. There are two teachers in each class of twenty-six to twenty-eight children. Teachers work together as lead teacher and assistant or as two co-lead teachers. Other than classes with specialists including art, music, physical education, and library, children remain with their own teachers throughout the day. We believe the constellation of relative strengths and weaknesses among any group of students can differ widely; teachers decide when and how to offer extra help, when and where to augment a task to provide extra challenge, and when and why to take a step back to allow a child to process information. Social development is an integral part of a child’s maturation. Teachers help children learn how to work together cooperatively and effectively.

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