Maintenance Helper

Ascension Parish School Board; Sorrento (LA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascension Parish School Board is seeking a Transportation Helper in Sorrento, LA. The role supports maintenance tasks for the APSB Transportation Department, reporting to the Fleet Service Foreman and working 260 days per year as a non-exempt employee.

The position involves assisting carpenters, electricians, and bus maintenance, with duties including cleaning buses, graffiti removal, and providing courteous service to internal and external customers.

Qualifications

• 8th grade education or its equivalent.
• 0 to 6 months of basic work experience
• Basic knowledge of maintenance & vehicle related activities.

Responsibilities

• Performs maintenance and repair functions under the direction of the appropriate skilled personnel. These functions include, but are not limited to, cleaning buses and promptly removing graffiti from seats.
• Assists in the maintenance of buses.
• Cleans the jobsite upon the completion of the activity.
• Provides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external customers, co-workers, etc.
• Prioritizes and addresses requests and assignments in a professional manner to develop cooperative relationships and to ensure that employee records confidentiality is assured.
• Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve service, work processes and financial performance, e.g. expense management.
• Assists co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service.
• Performs other services as required.

Skills

Basic maintenance

Vehicle knowledge

Education

8th grade or equivalent

Job description

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Maintenance Helper

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Job Details

Job ID: 5968909

Application Deadline: Nov 05, 2026 12:00 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Ascension Parish School Board

Job Description

I.

JOB TITLE:

Transportation Helper

JOB TYPE:

726, 732

POSITION REPORTS TO:

Fleet Service Foreman

PAY GRADE:

MNT-1

FLSA STATUS:

Non-Exempt

ASSIGNMENT PERIOD

260 days

II. SUMMARY OF POSITION’S PURPOSE

Performs a wide variety of maintenance related activities as an assistant to carpenters, electricians, plumbers and painters.

III. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION – 8 th grade education or its equivalent.

B. EXPERIENCE – 0 to 6 months of basic work experience

C. SKILLS – Basic knowledge of maintenance & vehicle related activities.

• OTHER REQUIREMENTS - Must be physically capable of lifting in excess of 25 pounds on a continual basis. This position requires some manual dexterity with close mental/visual attention and the ability to perform job functions in a standing position for a majority of the work day. This position is exposed to environmental extremes on a daily basis. This position also requires the ability to perform climbing activities.

IV. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs maintenance and repair functions under the direction of the appropriate skilled personnel. These functions include, but are not limited to, cleaning buses and promptly removing graffiti from seats.
• Assists in the maintenance of buses.
• Cleans the jobsite upon the completion of the activity.
• Provides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external customers, co-workers, etc. Prioritizes and addresses requests and assignments in a professional manner to develop cooperative relationships and to ensure that employee records confidentiality is assured.
• Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve service, work processes and financial performance, e.g. expense management. Assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Assists co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service. Orients new co-workers and actively supports teamwork throughout the school system.
• Performs other services as required.

NOTE: This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the position. It is not intended to

be a comprehensive listing of all duties and responsibilities. The Fleet Service Foreman reserves the right to

change this description at its discretion.

• SIGNATURES:

Supervisor

Date

Employee

Date

This job description was approved by the Ascension Parish School Board on: July 23, 2019.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources Department
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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