2026 Summer Student – CaretakingMaintenance
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Job Summary
Work Location: Various Locations- Facilities Services
Age: 16 years of ageor older and registered to return to secondary or post-secondary studies in September 2026.
Salary Rate:
- $16.60/hour plus 4% vacation pay (students under 18 years and have not completed the Secondary School Graduation Diploma)
- $17.60/hour plus 4% vacation pay (students 18 years and over or students who have completed the Secondary School Graduation Diploma)
Application Deadline: March 10 2026
We are now accepting applications for the2026 Summer Student Caretaker positions. College/University students could start as early as May 2026 and High School students could start as early as July 2026.
York Region District School Board caretakers provide well-maintained clean and safe environments in all of our schools and administrative locations. Within our Board the profession of caretaking encompasses not only the cleaning of our facilities but mechanical checks and minor maintenance of boilers air handling units building automation systems building hardware chillers and fire systems.
Summer StudentCaretakers work a 40-hourwork week and start and finish times vary depending on the school location. Shadowing the role of our full-time caretakers students are required to assist in the summer clean-up of our schools including such tasks as cleaning furniture and classrooms resurfacing floors grounds maintenance and moving furniture. All successful candidates will be required to provideand wear steel-toed footwear.
Locations:
- To be determined - various locations across York Region.
- Please Note: Locations are assigned based upon need and availability and can be within any of York Regions geographic areas: Georgina; East Gwillimbury; Newmarket; Aurora; Richmond Hill; Stouffville; Markham; King and Vaughan.
Major Responsibilities:
A position in Caretaking Services with the York Region District School Board can encompass a wide variety of physical duties and below in no specific order is a sampling of the types of tasks you will be required to perform as a Caretaker.
- Cleaning and sanitizing washrooms.
- Removing garbage from classrooms lunchrooms shops and washrooms.
- Recycling.
- Sweeping dry mopping wet mopping or vacuuming floors.
- Cleaning or removing spots from carpets.
- Washing tables desks shelving cupboards etc.
- Cleaning blackboards and whiteboards.
- Performing outside maintenance including grass cutting garden clean-up and litter pick-up.
In doing such tasks you will be:
- required to use chemicals and be aware of the safety requirements in the handling of such chemicals;
- exposed to dust;
- required to lift and carry books boxes and other heavy materials; and
- helping to make a clean and healthy working and learning environment for students and staff.
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- Visit our online employment application and either log into your account or create an account if you do not have one.
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Note: You will receive a pop-up notification followed by a confirmation email once the application has been successfully submitted. Also all successfully submitted applications to job postings are listed on Jobs Applied To page in your ATE profile for your record.
Equity Diversity and Inclusion Statement
The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) believes in giving each and every applicant an equal opportunity to succeed on their own merit and we strive to hire staff that reflect and support the diverse perspectives experiences and needs of students and communities. We remain committed to upholding the values of equity diversity and inclusion in our living learning and work environments. We know that diversity underpins excellence and that we all share responsibility for creating an equitable diverse and inclusive Board-community.
Therefore in pursuit of the Boards values we seek members who will work respectfully and constructively with differences and across the organizational hierarchy in actualizing the Boards priorities goals and principles outlined in the District Action Plan . Candidates who have strong racial literacy practices and a commitment to dismantling anti-racism anti-oppression and creating identity-affirming spaces in order to intentionally disrupt racist and hateful acts.
We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to sovereignty equity including but not limited to:
First Nations Métis and Inuit peoples and all other Indigenous peoples;
African Black and Black Caribbean peoples (in alignment with Anti-Black Racism Strategy);
South Asian East Asian Southeast Asian Middle East/West Asian Latino/Hispanic (in alignment with YRDSB Workforce Census to address disproportionalities identified).
members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race ancestry colour religion and/or spiritual beliefs or place of origin;
persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
persons who identify as women; and
persons of marginalized sexual orientations gender identities and gender expressions.
At YRDSB we recognize that many of these identities intersect and therefore equity diversity and inclusion can be complex . We value and respect the contributions that each person brings to enriching the Board and are committed to ensuring full and equal participation for all in the communities that we serve.
Accessibility and Accommodation Statement
We also recognize the duty to accommodate and foster a culture of inclusion. Consistent with the principles of dignity individualization and inclusion we will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the protected grounds in the Human Rights Code to support candidate participation in the hiring process. When contacted candidates will be provided with an overview of the various elements of the hiring process such as skills assessments written practicum presentation interview etc. If an accommodation is required requests can be made in advance of any stage of the recruitment process. All information received relating to a candidates required accommodation will be addressed confidentially by the Recruitment and Retention Team. Please make this request to or a member of the Recruitment Team. If this position is a school based LTO/Contract Teaching position please email the Principal directly to request the accommodation to be made at the school in collaboration with Human Resource Services Disability Management Team.
Important Note for YRDSB Employees: If you have a current accommodation in place through Disability Management please inform your Disability Management Case Manager ( ) to ensure that your accommodation needs can be met in the new role that you are pursuing. If invited to participate in the hiring process and you are unable to perform the essential/bona fide requirements (e.g. physical cognitive requirements) please notify the Recruitment Team by emailing to review next steps (in the email please reference the job title you are applying to).
Important Information for CUPE 1734 Members:
LA.11.7 Those twelve (12) month employees filling vacancies as a result of their applying to a job posting are to remain twelve (12) months at their position. Ten (10) month employees are to remain in their position until the end of the school year. This requirement can be waived with permission from the Superintendent responsible for Human Resource Services. This does not prevent employees from applying for a position or from applying for a promotion during the twelve (12) month period.
CUPE 1734 applicants will be considered to have the required educational qualifications based on the job description for the CUPE 1734 classification they currently hold on a permanent basis in accordance with the terms of the CUPE 1734 Collective Agreement. Permanent CUPE 1734 applicants will be considered first in the selection process.
We will accept satisfactory PVSCs that name any other school board and other employers (daycare centers OCT and employers that would require a police check for vulnerable persons) in Ontario and obtained within the last six (6) months.
Online applications are collected centrally at the Education Centre - Aurora and are monitored by Human Resource Services. All applications will be screened based on the required education experience and qualifications as noted in the posting and job description and as reflected in the application. Only those candidates meeting these criteria will be eligible to participate in the selection process and only qualified candidates will be contacted.
The personnel file of all internal applicants will be reviewed as part of the selection process.
Key Skills
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