Facility Assistant

Mesa Public Schools is an award-winning district and voted Best Place to Work in Mesa. With over 9,000 employees, we are the largest school district in Arizona. Families have sent generations of students through our schools, as we are the premier educational choice in Arizona.

Base Rate:

$17.53

Performance Pay:

Available annually

New hire experience:

1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum

New hire education:

1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position

Class/Calendar:

A13, 10.75 months

Hours:

Full-time (40 hours per week)

FSLA:

Non-Exempt

Benefits:

Sick leave, holidays, matched retirement, health and life insurance

OVERVIEW:

To perform custodial functions for school including specific work assignments; to act as the principal’s liaison with the night lead custodian.

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School diploma or equivalent preferred
Minimum one year custodial experience
Knowledge of custodial equipment, supplies and cleaning procedures
Ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal)
Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with administrator and staff
Ability to organize, prioritize and plan work tasks
Ability to follow and implement directives
Ability to perform heavy manual labor
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Perform custodial functions for school including specific custodial work assignments
Implement instructions from principal
Assist principal with safety, energy conservation and security procedures
Provide input regarding the summer maintenance of school
Coordinate work orders generated at school site
Generate work requests from maintenance
Order supplies
Act as principal’s liaison with the night lead custodian
Regular and on-time attendance required
Assist with start-up and closing of school
Regular and on-time attendance required
May work special events at school
Keep record of extra time for student fund events and overtime
Assist other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities
Frequent lifting, carrying, pulling, running, and/or throwing
Must be able to push/pull up to 50lbs and lift/carry up to 50lbs
Occasional climbing, balancing, and/or use of stairs
Frequently required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch and/or crawl
Continuous use of upper extremities for reaching, handling, fingering and/or feeling
Must be able to speak in conversations or other talking; hear conversations and other sounds; and have close, distance, color and peripheral vision and depth perception
Position requires continuous standing and/or walking
Occasional exposure to extreme cold, heat, wet and/or humid conditions
Occasional exposure to noises and vibrations
Occasional exposure to mechanical, explosives, chemicals, radiant energy, burns, blood born pathogens, and/or contagious diseases
Occasional exposure to fumes, mists, odors, gases, dust
SUPERVISION

Site Administrator

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ORGANIZATION: The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex or gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or marital status.