Maintenance Helper - Rankin County School District : Job Details

Position Type: D.O. Classified Staff/Maintenance Helper Date Posted: 1/17/2025 Location: District Office - Maintenance Date Available: 01/21/2025 Job title: Maintenance Helper Reports to: Administrator of Physical Plant Receives guidance from: Administrator, District Administration and Support Staff, Assistant Superintendent Overtime status: Compliant with position, salary and FLSA regulations Job purpose: In keeping a tradition of excellence, the purpose of the Maintenance Helper is to ensure that all new and renovated educational facilities are constructed in a manner consistent with the highest standards of efficiency, safety, economy, and quality. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties and responsibilities:

• Assist in planning for construction by participating in preconstruction planning conferences
• Coordinate required inspections and related engineering programs with public agencies
• Supervise inspection of construction and assist in the selection and appointment of job inspectors for each construction project
• Visit all construction projects at frequent intervals to assure that plans, specifications, code and regulations are being observed and followed
• Supervise a quality control program for materials used in new construction
• Review and approve payment of bills submitted by building contractors, testing laboratories, consulting engineers and surveying firms
• Receive and maintain insurance policies secured by contractors, and verify appropriate coverage for public liability, property damage, fire and workers' compensation
• Investigate reports of faulty work or materials in construction, and take appropriate action under the terms of the guarantee
• Work with governmental agencies having jurisdiction over or providing services to school buildings
• Maintain and update all records, drawings, and descriptive materials of school facilities
• Make recommendations on time extension requests and assessment of liquidated damages
• Review color schemes submitted by contract architects
• Investigate problems involving property adjoining school construction project sites
• Investigate street utility improvements adjoining school property
• Maintain necessary records and prepare periodic reports
• Establish a schedule of owner activities for design and construction
• Lead and attend staff meetings/trainings as applicable; serve on staff committees
• Assume responsibility for own professional growth and development, for keeping current with literature, new research findings, for attending appropriate professional meetings and conferences, and to maintain any credits and/or continued education for maintenance of licensure/qualifications required for the position
• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district owned fixed asset item assigned to employee and ensure appropriate use by following district policies for acceptable use
• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures
• Maintain confidentiality
• Regular, dependable attendance is an essential function of this position
• Perform such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director or established by district policy
• Read, understand, and abide by Employee Conduct Policy, GAB, all other district, state and federal policies, and procedures and protocols as established by RCSD and the Mississippi Educator Code of Conduct

Qualifications:

• Education Level: High school diploma or GED. Trade school preferred.
• Certifications:
• Other Requirements:

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is not a standard office setting; but rather encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Note: This is not necessarily an all-inclusive or exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. The job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable. Terms of Employment: Salary, days and work year as established by the Rankin County Board of Education Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Rankin County School Board policy on Evaluation of Employees. Reviewed and agreed to by: ___________________________ Date: _____________ (employee) Reviewed and agreed to by: ___________________________ Date: _______________ (supervisor)