Lead Maintenance Staff

Position Title: Lead Maintenance Staff
Location: CICS Irving Park 3820 N. Spaulding Ave Chicago IL 60618
Reports to: Campus Operations Manager
F.T.E: 1.0 Regular Full Time
Salary: Starting at $50000
Start Date: January 2026

Distinctive Schools creates diverse joyful welcoming communities rooted in social justice and rigorous learning. We support all learners to be engaged curious and to achieve their full potential. Our students become confident advocates creative problem-solvers and collaborative leaders.

Position Description:

A Distinctive Schools Lead Maintenance Staff team member is responsible for properly
maintaining the grounds and facilities of the school site in a safe and efficient manner. By
providing proper maintenance to ensure the exterior and interior environment is safe secure
and aesthetically attractive. Lead Maintenance oversees and assists with all cleaning duties of
the maintenance team supply fulfillment and vendor management.

Lead Duties

• Repair small projects around the building utilizing hand tools
• Act as liaison between vendor campus and network staff
• Manage supply organization and procurement
• Ensures utility efficiency
• Meet with Campus Operations Manager regarding any larger facility project needs or
• concerns
• Organize and coordinator working crews if applicable
• Applies establish safety standards

Standard Maintenance Duties

• Keep building and premises clean safe and neat at all times
• Clean dust mop scrub and wax resilient floors with use of appropriate equipment as
• needed to protect floor finish
• Dry mop floors in rooms and hallways
• Clean cafeteria floors of any spills and/or debris and properly disposes of refuse
• Routinely break-down cafeteria tables/benches for cleaning in between table/bench tops sides legs and underside of each
• Clean and vacuum carpeted surfaces
• Spot clean and scrub walls
• Empty wastebaskets and properly disposes of refuse
• Clean scrub and disinfect bath and shower room areas including walls sinks bowls and glass mirrors. Stock toilet paper and towel dispensers
• Change light bulbs
• Clean whiteboards blackboards and erasers
• Clean and disinfect water fountains
• Clean and disinfect chairs and desktops in classrooms and office
• Maintain properly organized and stocked storage closets
• Inform supervisors when supplies are needed
• Inform supervisors of damage to facilities and/or equipment
• Salt entryways stairs and sidewalks as needed
• Maintain tools and cleaning equipment

Education:

High School Diploma

Qualifications

• Must possess physical ability to perform all required work
• Maintain a professional relationship with supervisors staff parents students and the public
• Work independently and in teams to complete job duties and assignments in a timely manner with limited supervision
• Technology Demands
  • Ability to learn digital tools for managing maintenance requests (i.e. use of a
    ticket system)

Physical demands
Frequent lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling; some stooping kneeling crouching and/or
crawling; and fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 30% walking and 70% standing.

Benefits

• 25 Paid holidays & 10 days PTO annually (in addition to summer break for educators/campus positions)
• 12 weeks family paid leave
• Comprehensive Healthcare (Medical Dental Vision)
• 403b match
  • Fully match up to 3%
  • 50% match up to 5%
• Professional development including tuition reimbursement
• Gym and wellness discounts
• And more

Description Disclaimer: Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job reasonably required for its performance or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholders responsibility.

EEO: Distinctive Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race color religion sex gender national origin age disability veteran status marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law.

Distinctive Schools is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified keeping with our commitment Distinctive Schools will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process to perform the essential functions of the position and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment please contact or call 773.828.4191