25/26 SY Maintenance Apprentice (Maintenance)

REPORTS TO

Director of Maintenance & Facilities or designee

FLSA STATUS

Non-exempt

SUPERVISES

No

JOB FAMILY

Maintenance

FTE

1.0

WORK CALENDAR

253

GRADE

M

APPROVED

12/13/2007

REVISED

03/13/2025

SUMMARY: Provide students and staff a safe and properly maintained environment in which to learn and develop. Apprentice will learn the trades to become certified and move into a skilled maintenance position when available.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Apprentice will generally work with skilled maintenance but will be assigned some tasks individually. Responsibilities shall include but not be limited to the following:

• Maintains cleans and adjusts heating and air conditioning units exhaust systems blowers pumps and condensers generators air compressors and other such equipment as associated with HVAC systems.
• Performs preventative maintenance as directed and keeps accurate records.
• Diagnosis trouble and performs assembly disassembly and adjustments on a variety of electrical equipment repairing and replacing motors switches contracts relays solenoids electric tools light fixtures ballasts heating elements in furnaces energy management system and other electrical work.
• Diagnosis and trouble shoots breakdowns. Disassemble locate worn or broken parts and replace on all types of equipment.
• Read schematics layout lighting circuits and wire up machinery.
• Performs mechanical maintenance on equipment. Replace defective or worn out parts including gears shafts bearings belts chains etc.
• Maintains existing plumbing and fixtures and installs new plumbing fixtures.
• Cleans and drains clogged sewer lines.
• Performs maintenance work on all doors windows latches defective closing and locking mechanisms; repair replace and return in good working order.
• Performs replacement work such as changing ceiling titles floor tiles base coverings carpeting paneling etc.
• Maintains repairs and replaces desks chairs stools. Performs maintenance and repair work on a variety of building items such as masonry carpentry roof patching etc.
• Keeps work area and equipment clean and in an orderly condition.
• Makes time available when called upon in emergency situations to work other than their normal working hours if essential to do so.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the Director of Maintenance and Facilities Assistant Director of Maintenance or assigned Skilled Maintenance Technician.
• Establish and maintain good rapport with students employees community members and vendors.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Must provide documentation of the following requirements:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Requires a working knowledge and experience preferred in carpentry plumbing general building maintenance electrical and HVAC.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ IVP FPCC).
• Must have a valid Arizona drivers license with clean driving record.

SKILL/KNOWLEDGE:

• Read and interpret general documents such as employee handbooks and safety/training manuals.
• Write general correspondence and speak effectively with others.
• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.
• Interpret assortment of instructions furnished in variable forms.
• Apply reason to research and solve moderately complex issues with little or no assistance.

ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Positions in this class typically require: climbing balancing stooping kneeling crouching crawling reaching standing walking pushing pulling lifting fingering grasping feeling talking hearing seeing and repetitive motions.

Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Ability to lift 50 pounds.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in both the field and in an indoor office environment with moderate exposure to hazardous physical conditions (such as mechanical parts electrical currents vibration etc.); moderate exposure to atmospheric conditions (such as fumes odors dusts gases poor ventilation etc.); moderate exposure to hazardous materials (such as chemicals blood and other body fluids); and moderate exposure to extreme temperatures inadequate lighting movement restrictions and intense noise.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Dysart Unified School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Dysart Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin sex disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.