Maintenance Assistant

West Catholic Preparatory High School; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

West Catholic Preparatory High School is seeking a facilities maintenance professional to operate, maintain, and secure the school buildings and grounds. The role supports the president, principal, and staff, performing preventive maintenance, basic repairs, and coordinating with custodians to ensure a safe, clean campus.

The position emphasizes high cleanliness standards, proactive problem anticipation, and the ability to work under supervision to manage school facilities effectively.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of work experience in a related position.
• An ability to anticipate needs and problems before they arise.
• High standards for cleanliness.
• A willingness to go above and beyond.
• An openness to supervision and learning how to manage a school building.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the cleanliness of the buildings, grounds, sidewalks and related areas.
• Perform maintenance/repair of heating, ventilating, plumbing, drainage, sanitary, electrical, and other mechanical systems.
• Protect the school plant against vandalism, fire, storm damage and other hazards.
• Report repairs or needs to the maintenance supervisor and perform preventive maintenance as directed.
• Assist custodians and cooperate with staff as needed.
• Make repairs on doors, windows, hardware, electrical, plumbing, etc., as directed by the supervisor or President.
• Receive, store and place supplies and equipment as directed.
• Set up or move furniture and equipment as needed.
• Provide written records/receipts for repairs to the supervisor.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Attention to cleanliness

Problem anticipation

Willingness to go above and beyond

Supervision friendly

Job description

Founded in 1916, West Catholic Preparatory High School has enjoyed a rich history and a century-plus of educating the community spiritually, academically and through extra-curricular programs, improving the lives of students and families in the surrounding community. The challenging academic curriculum, competitive athletics program and engaging activities complement each other to foster courage, character and leadership.

Mission Statement

West Catholic Preparatory High School is a Catholic community of academic excellence in an urban environment that is open to an interdenominational population. The school’s rigorous spiritual, academic, technological, and co-curricular programs develop our ethnically and religiously diverse student body into young men and women of strong moral and ethical character. West Catholic prepares each student to face the challenges of everyday life in an ever-changing global society.

Position Overview

Responsible for the operation, maintenance, and security of the school buildings and grounds to which they are assigned.Maintenance employees support the coordinated requirements of the president, principal, staff, and cafeteria personnel and perform the services required of them. This position reports to the president of the school.Maintenance employees are under the direct supervision of the maintenance supervisor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for the cleanliness of the buildings, caring for grounds, the maintenance/repair of heating, ventilating, plumbing, drainage, sanitary and other mechanical and electrical mechanisms in the buildings.
• Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and neatness in the building, grounds and sidewalks.
• Maintain lawns and shrubbery in a neat and attractive manner and keep grounds clear of ice and snow.
• Protect the school plant against vandalism, fire, storm damage and other hazards.
• Report need for repairs to the maintenance supervisor.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on all equipment and buildings as directed by the maintenance supervisor.
• Cooperate and assist the custodians in their tasks if the need arises.
• Make repairs on doors, windows, hardware, equipment, lamp replacement, electrical, plumbing, etc., as directed by the maintenance supervisor or the President.
• Certify all deliveries of supplies, equipment and services, etc.
• Receive, store and place supplies, furniture, and equipment at the direction of the maintenance supervisor.
• Set up, dismantle, or move furniture, portable instructional equipment or supplies at the direction of the maintenance supervisor.
• Cooperate with the maintenance supervisor, president, principal and staff in meeting their needs to perform a good educational job with the students and the community.
• Provide written records/receipts for all repairs to equipment and the building to the maintenance supervisor.
• Report in writing any damaged, missing or stolen school property to the maintenance supervisor.
• Perform general maintenance in the school buildings and grounds as assigned: electrical, plumbing, carpentry, window repair, furniture repair, and overall trouble shooting repairs.
• Be prepared to do all maintenance/cleaning jobs assigned by the President of the school and the maintenance supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Three to five years of work experience in a related position.
• An ability to anticipate needs and problems before they arise.
• High standards for cleanliness.
• A willingness to go above and beyond.
• An openness to supervision and learning how to manage a school building.

The deadline for application is November 13, 2026

Interviews will be granted to the most qualified applicants.

PA required clearances and Safe Environment Certification and official transcripts will be required before employment can begin.

Employment practices will not be influenced by an individual’s legally protected status or any other basis as may be required by local, state and/or federal law as those laws apply to the Archdiocese.

Any employee with questions or concerns about any type of discrimination in the workplace is encouraged to bring these issues to the attention of Human Resources. Employees can raise concerns and make reports without fear of reprisal. Anyone found to be engaging in any type of unlawful discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

As a religious organization, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is also bound by Canon Law and Catholic teachings. For this reason, there may be occasions when an employee’s failure to adhere to the truths of the Catholic faith are a factor in employment-related decisions. In the event an employee fails to adhere to, or takes a position publicly that is contrary to, Catholic doctrine and teachings, or any policy or procedure maintained by the Archdiocese, the employee may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. Employment practices will not be influenced by an individual’s legally protected status or any other basis as may be required by local, state and/or federal law as those laws apply to the Archdiocese.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.