GROUNDS MAINTENANCE HELPER

Posting Opens January 23, 2025 Posting Closes January 29, 2025

The Akron Board of Education announces an opening for a Grounds Maintenance Helper in the Facilities Services Department, Job Code 272, TS 522 (260 Days), Starting Salary $21.02 hourly, Collective Bargaining Unit – MOT. This is a School Employees Retirement System position.

Application must be made electronically through http://www.applitrack.com/akron/onlineapp/.
Please upload a letter of interest, resume and a current copy of appropriate license in addition to completing the online application. The Superintendent reserves the right to either keep the position open until suitable applicants are found or to cancel and repost the position with such changes as may be deemed appropriate. For further information, please contact Darian Johnson, Supervisor of Custodial Services, 330-761-1378.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Graduation from an accredited high school or GED;
• Possess a valid State of Ohio Driver’s License with less than 6 points;
• A minimum of one (1) year experience in grounds maintenance operations including moderately complex automotive and grounds maintenance equipment;

Desired:

• Must obtain a valid State of Ohio Class A Commercial Driver’s License with Air Brake Endorsement within 6 months of hire date.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Reports to the Foreman in the department in which he/she is assigned;
• Ensure safety of students;
• Assist in the maintenance of buildings and grounds in a clean and presentable manner;
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation;
• Assist in lawn mowing at all facilities;
• Responsible for service and maintenance of trucks, tractors and lawn mowers and participates in shoveling and painting and repairing equipment;
• Install and repair all guardrails, playground equipment and chain link fences on property owned by the Board of Education;
• Repair cracks and holes in asphalt with hot and cold patch;
• Repair concrete steps, landing, and walls;
• Assist and operate the rollers and graders to prepare tracks for track season;
• Assist in the operation of the bucket truck to repair flag poles, hang banners/flags, remove trees and/or tree limbs, etc.;
• Perform warehouse work (e.g., stock and restock furniture, take inventory, assemble new furniture and repair broken furniture;
• Deliver inter-building mail to all school buildings;
• Deliver and pick up Testing material to all schools;
• Assist in hauling salt, sand, gravel, etc. using dump truck;
• Assist in the use of a front loader and tow motor to load or move materials;
• Assist in hauling of furniture and delivering mail, film, equipment, etc. to school buildings using various size vans
• Assist in the operation of various types of lawn mowers, seeding, aerating, and fertilizing equipment;
• Assist in operation of the truck with plow, salt spreader, or snow blower to remove snow and ice from the various Board of Education properties;
• Receive, store and distribute all grounds materials, supplies and equipment;
• Inventory equipment and supplies;
• Responsible for the inspection, care, condition, appearance, repair and/or replacement of physical equipment, buildings, facilities and grounds;
• Attend meetings and seminars as required;
• Recommend materials, supplies and equipment needed for completing custodial and/or maintenance work;
• Assist in the development and operation of maintenance records and reports;
• Serve as a source of information on areas involving grounds;
• Maintain safety and maintenance records;
• Help to determine and initiate the proper action to be taken effectively and expeditiously to complete repairs in accordance with school policy, sound maintenance practices, priority and urgency of operations;
• Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy;
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information (e.g., personnel information);
• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents;
• Preparation of athletic fields for competition;
• Conduct movement of furniture, equipment, supplies and inter-school mail;
• Ability to listen effectively, actively;
• Ability to problem solve;
• Ability to work effectively with others;
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing;
• Ability to work independently;
• Knowledge of city ordinances as the pertain to above outlined responsibilities;
• Knowledge of the proper care and storage of chemicals;
• Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions, written warnings and labels;
• Knowledge of the effective and safe operation of moderately complex automotive and grounds maintenance equipment;
• Knowledge of the component parts of the equipment used, its performance limits, and the preventive maintenance necessary to keep it in operation;
• Perform related duties as assigned by the Grounds Foreman or designee.

If you require any special services (such as interpreter, braille or large print, or wheelchair-accessible accommodations) covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, Section 102, please call the Department of Human Capital at 330-761-2952. If you are using a TTY/TTD, please call the Ohio Relay Service, 1-800-750-0750.

Akron Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry, or genetic information (collectively, "Protected Classes").

Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.