Carpenter Burlington School District

Carpenter

Burlington School District

The Burlington School District believes a diverse and culturally proficient faculty and staff are pivotal to the creation of a strong learning and working environment that supports student achievement and success. BSD administrators lead inclusive school communities with our vision: Cultivating caring creative and courageous people. - Join the journey.

The Mission of the Burlington School District is to graduate students who:

• Value different cultures;
• Engage with the community;
• Communicate effectively;
• Think creatively;
• Skillfully solve problems; and
• Achieve at their highest academic intellectual and personal potential.

Burlington School District is seeking an energetic individual to fill out Carpenter position to support our Grounds Maintenance Team. Carpentry/Grounds Maintenance personnel are non-exempt/hourly positions that report to the Director of Property Services. This position is a member of the AFSCME union under the Property Services Employees master agreement. The Carpentry/Grounds Maintenance personnel at the Burlington School District work to provide a variety of carpentry maintenance and grounds services to meet the needs of the school district. The ideal candidate will be a team player with a positive attitude reliable transportation and good time management skills.

The Essential Functions of this position include:

1. Ideal candidate is someone with a wide range of general maintenance skills and able to perform a variety of jobs: playground repair and inspections painting building erect install repair and help with grounds maintenance.
2. May install drywall lay down floors build cabinets and complete various types of construction from putting up shades to building a gate install and inspect equipment appliances or machines.
3. Able to operate commercial ground equipment such as dump trucks plows tractor front end loader zero turn mowers snow blowers chainsaws hedge slippers.
4. Operates a variety of tools machinery and equipment and a variety of power and hand tools used in ground maintenance such as shovel rakes ax brooms and forks leaf blowers and other tools.
5. Troubleshoots issues to determine necessary repairs.
6. Performs general repairs that do not require a specialized technician. Examples may include repairing drywall painting and repairing doors and other building fixtures.
7. Follow all safety rules policies and regulations. Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
8. Maintains accountability in maintaining assigned tools and equipment.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.

The required education and experience for this position include:

Education:

1. Minimum Required: High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience:

1. Minimum Required: Demonstrated aptitude and ability to meet responsibilities outlined above.

Knowledge Skills And Abilities:

• Working knowledge:Sufficient familiarity with the subject to know basic principles and terminology and to understand and solve simple problems.

• General knowledge:Sufficient knowledge of a field to perform most work in normal situations. The work calls for comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.
• Thorough knowledge:Advanced knowledge of the subject matter. The work calls for sufficient comprehension of the subject area to solve unusual as well as common work problems to be able to advise on technical matters and to serve as a resource on the subject for others in the organization.
• Comprehensive knowledge:Requires complete mastery and understanding of the subject. This term should be used sparingly and only for unusually exacting or responsible positions required to originate hypotheses concepts or approaches.

List Specific Skills And/Or Abilities Required:

1. Ability to maintain a valid State Drivers license.
2. Ability to follow instructions from supervisors or senior maintenance workers.
3. Knowledge of general carpentry and repair.
4. Ability to use hand tools and power tools.
5. Excellent organizational and time management skills.
6. Ability to adapt to changing work priorities.
7. Ability to meet deadlines and schedules.
8. Ability to work as part of a team.
9. Ability to perform work requiring moderate to heavy labor.

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS/TERMS:

• SALARY:As per the Master agreement between the Burlington Board of School Commissioners and the Property Services Employees. This is a hourly position paidBi-Weekly. Hours for 2nd shift positions are primarily from 2:30pm - 11:00pm Monday through Friday during the school year (applicable shift differential)
• BENEFITS:Benefits eligible on start date. 30 days to enroll in coverage from start Benefits!
• PAID TIME:Sick Time / Personal Time / Holidays / Vacation As per the Master Agreement

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Burlington School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Applications from women veterans individuals with disabilities and people from diverse racial ethnic and cultural backgrounds are encouraged.

The Burlington School District will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.