Laborer 3 (NBOE)

Newark Board Of Education

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Posted on : 26-07-2025

Job Description

Position Type:
Non Instructional - All Titles/Laborer 3

Date Posted:
7/24/2025

Location:
Facilities Management -344

NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES
765 BROAD STREET NEWARK NEW JERSEY 07102
ROGER LEN SUPERINTENDENT

LABORER 3
Office of Facilities Management

(Pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval)

The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Laborer 3 within the Office of Facilities Management.

This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for the position will be placed as a provisional employee. At a later date the candidate will be required to take an examination administered by the Civil Service Commission. Candidates must score and rank high enough on this examination in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee.

DEFINITION: Under direction supervises and works with a group of laborers engaged in manual and unskilled work; does other related duties as required.

Note: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
EXPERIENCE:

Two (2) years of experience in manual laboring work.

LICENSE:Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

Note: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate rests with the Appointing Authority.
Appointees will be required to possess a drivers license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle rather than employee mobility is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Supervises and works with a group of laborers engaged in sweeping streets in loading lifting and moving supplies furniture or equipment and/or in loading and unloading trucks and other types of manual and unskilled labor.
2. Provides assignments and instructions to assigned staff and supervises their work performance.
3. Inspects and checks completed work to ensure that work is completed that work is properly done and that output is maintained.

Supervises and performs the following tasks:
1. Digs trenches and does manual grading.
2. Cleans incinerators.
3. Collects rubbish and other refuse.
4. Cuts grass.
5. Trims hedges.
6. Waters lawns flowers and vegetable beds.
7. Loads and unloads trucks.
8. Shovels snow.
9. Whitewashes walls.
10. Shovels gravel and sand.
11. Mixes cement and mortar.
12. Places forms used in concrete work.
13. Performs cold patching.
14. Cleans up underbrush foliage vines and weeds.
15. Cuts down trees.
16. Digs out stumps of trees and digs out and destroys poisonous vines weeds and undergrowth.
17. May operate construction and/or maintenance equipment.
18. May operate a pneumatic drill.
19. May rake asphalt mixtures used in paving to proper thickness and grade.
20. May distribute asphalt mixtures to eliminate hollows and high spots in the surface under the construction or repair.
21. May patch joints and edges of pavement with asphalt cement.
22. May tamp and smooth asphalt pavement.
23. May operate and maintain asphalt heating kettle.
24. May assist in the repair and maintenance of zoo displays and structures.
25. May perform the routine work involved in painting of interior and exterior zoo displays.
26. May handle when required animals as necessary in performing routine maintenance and repair of zoo displays on structures.
27. Cleans sludge beds.
28. Sweeps streets and sidewalks.
29. Cleans sewers.
30. Pries and hammers apart sections of wall and roof.
31. Loads debris into truck for removal.
32. Sorts piles and cleans salvageable brick stone lumber and metal work.
33. May learn to make routine repairs to valves fittings pipe sections or other equipment used in the area of assignment.
34. May plan for the use of personnel equipment materials and supplies.
35. May organize and develop suitable work programs.
36. Gives assignments and instructions to individuals and groups and supervises their work.
37. Ensures that proper safety precautions are taken by employees at work.
38. Obtains stores safeguards and supervises the use of needed equipment materials and supplies.
39. Occasionally drives trucks.
40. Prepares reports.
41. Keeps records of personnel equipment materials supplies work done and time spent.
42. Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency office or related units.
43. Perform other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
1. Knowledge of the methods materials and supplies used to perform varied types of manual and unskilled tasks.
2. Knowledge of the methods used to inspect analyze and determine the work to be done.
3. Knowledge of the tools and equipment used to perform manual and unskilled labor tasks.
4. Ability to provide assignments and instructions to groups and individuals and supervise their work.
5. Ability to analyze the problems involved in doing varied types of laboring work.
6. Ability to organize assigned work and develop a suitable work program and working procedures for a group of laborers.
7. Ability to work harmoniously with associates.
8. Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff and supervise their work performance.
9. Ability to use and assign the use of the tools and equipment needed to perform routine unskilled tasks.
10. Ability to follow safety precautions in the operation of tools and equipment.
11. Ability to prepare a work schedule and develop effective work methods.
12. Ability to obtain store safeguard and use needed equipment materials and supplies.
13. Ability to prepare records.
14. Ability to keep records.
15. Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency office or related units.
16. Ability to read write understand and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
17. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship such persons may not be eligible.

REPORTS TO: Department Head

SALARY EMPLOYMENT PERIOD AND UNION AFFILIATION
1. Salary: $58728 - $73368
2. Employment Period: Twelve (12) Months
3. Union Affiliation: Local 32

HOW TO APPLY
Newark Board of Education only accepts electronic applications.

OPENING AND CLOSING DATE
Opening Date: July 24 2025
Closing Date: August 6 2025 or until filled

THE NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

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