DAY PORTERMAINTENANCE Full time

International School of Denver (ISDenver) is an independent school that teaches the curricula and fulfills the highest educational standards of the United States China France and Spain to prepare its students to thrive in a diverse and competitive global society. ISDenver is a prestigious International Baccalaureate World School offering immersion bilingual international education from PreK-12 and is accredited by the Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS) and participating governments. To learn more about ISDenver please visitour website.

Staff and Faculty members are the cornerstone of our addition to driving the schools operations they must also embody the schools values and believe in the schools mission:

ISDenver Values: Diversity Integrity Compassion Responsibility Perseverance

ISDenver Mission: Our inclusive globally minded community develops highly motivated and academically successful bilingual learners who are inter-culturally adept and make positive contributions in a complex world.

The Day Porter/Maintenance position is a valued member of our crew and works at our High School campus. This position picks up and delivers food from the main campus to the high school cleans and stocks the high school and assist the maintenance team as needed.

General duties:

• Maintain school cleanliness and sanitariness to ensure full and productive use of facilities

• Ensure all activities conform to school guidelines

• Adhere to all school health and safety policies

• Transports food to and from main campus/set-up lunch service

• Communicate effectively with all members of the school community

• Appropriately operate all equipment and machinery as necessary

• Support the philosophy and vision of ISDenver

Specific Responsibility Examples:

• Clean floors nightly

• Disinfect hard surfaces drinking fountains etc.

• Empty trash and recycling receptacles in the appropriate locations

• Clean entry glass on doors

• Clean outside window sills on doors

• Wipe down desks/stack chairs

• Shampoo rugs as necessary

• Perform deep cleans as necessary

• Ability to work overtime when emergencies arise in order to prevent disruption of the school

• Assist with High School lunch service

• Assist maintenance when necessary

• Other duties as assigned

1. Job descriptions are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.

2. All employees are required to undergo a Colorado Department of Human Services required background check prior to employment.

Knowledge Skills Abilities & Personal Characteristics we are looking for:

We are looking for people who support our mission and values and want to join us in creating a nurturing supportive and caring environment for our students. We take great pride in how much our students love to be at our school and with our staff; a true desire to create an environment where our students are known and cared for is imperative for any candidate. Being kind compassionate and open-minded and having a team-first mentality are characteristics integral for anyone joining our community.

• Experience in janitorial operations

• Janitorial certifications a plus

• Ability to read chemical labels

• Ability to read material safety data sheets

• Ability to initiate and complete work orders

• Resourcefulness in solving problems and creating efficiency in workflow

• Excellent people skills and an upbeat and enthusiastic attitude

• Strong work ethic and embraces the use of technology to enhance work

• Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all constituent groups

• Clean driving record

• Ability to drive a standard transmission

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• 1-2 years experience in janitorial operations

• Must be computer literate.
• English proficiency with excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Level B2 required C1 preferred (based on Common European Framework of References for Languages) or equivalent certification such as TOEFL or IETLS.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity equity inclusion and belonging through continuous development modeling inclusive behaviors and proactively managing bias.
• Eagerness to engage with co-curricular extra-curricular school community and PTO activities that promote the schools programs and reputation
• Lived experience including international work experience and an appreciation and respect for all cultures
• Collaborative team-oriented globally- and open-minded innovative and compassionate
• Professionalism punctuality reliability and an ability to exercise sound judgment and analytical and problem solving skills
• Technological and computer competency (Google Suite database management etc.)

Physical Demands:

• Regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• While performing the duties of this Job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee may occasionally be required to bend stoop or kneel

Benefits(please see ISDenver benefits summary informationhere):

• Generous Time Off:
  • Paid leave for all full-time staff: November break (3 days) winter break (2 weeks) 4th of july week (1 week)
  • Faculty: summer break ( 2 months) October February and April breaks (1 week each) 6 days FTO (prorated for part-time positions)
  • Year Round Administrative staff: FTO accrued starting first day of work 20 days FTO/year as base FTO
  • FTO encompasses most time off such as sick personal and vacation time
• Cigna Medical Dental and Vision insurance with significant school contribution to Medical and Dental
• Employer-paid Life Long- and Short-Term Disability Insurance Life Insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental insurance available through Colonial
• Employer contribution to 401k regardless of employee participation
• Partial tuition remission and discounted co-curricular clubs for children enrolled at ISDenver
• Discounted summer and break camps for children of full-time staff (ISDenver enrollment not required)
• Relocation allowance
• Free daily lunch
• Professional Development opportunities
• Staff appreciation and cultural celebration events
• ...and more!

Interviews: Candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly. Interviews may be conducted in person by telephone or via video conferencing. Only applicants to be invited for an interview will be contacted; no phone calls or emails please. ISDenver does not consider nor save information sent for non-posted positions.

This is a 40/hr a week year-round benefited position. Hours are 10:30am-7pm.

Notes:

• Job descriptions are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.
• All employees are required to undergo at minimum a Colorado Department of Human Services required background check prior to employment. Certain positions may require more extensive background checks.
• Racism misogyny classism ableism homophobia and transphobia do not represent the values of ISDenver and will not be tolerated.

ISDenver celebrates diversity and values the strengths that come with having a diverse of color LGBTQIA candidates and people from other historically marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply. ISDenver is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color ethnicity religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by law.