Maintenance Technician, 2026-27

Diocese of St. Augustine; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sacred Heart Catholic School seeks a Maintenance Technician to preserve buildings and grounds, ensuring plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems operate reliably. You will handle preventive maintenance, respond to work orders, and support safety practices across campus.

The role requires physical effort, teamwork, and the ability to work independently while upholding a respectful school environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check every five years.

Responsibilities

• Maintain school property in clean, orderly condition.
• Respond to work orders promptly and perform repairs as needed.
• Repair and maintain plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems.
• Maintain grounds: mowing, trimming, painting, and debris removal.
• Assist with inventory and scheduled maintenance of equipment.
• Potentially train others on tool usage and safety.

Skills

Maintenance skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Valid driver's license

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Mowers

HVAC equipment

Plumbing tools

Job description

Position:Maintenance Technician, 2026-27

Location: Sacred Heart Catholic School

Job Id:3661

# of Openings:1

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

General Summary - Maintains the buildings and properties of Sacred Heart Catholic School, ensuring that all facilities and grounds are clean, neat, and appealing. Ensures that the plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems are in good working order.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Regular attendance is essential for this position.
• Ensures that the school property is maintained in a clean and orderly manner,
• Responds to work orders that have been generated in a timely manner.
• Troubleshoots, repairs and maintains regular maintenance and service work to all plumbing, electrical systems, mechanical furnaces/boilers and air conditioners within the skill level of the position or makes recommendations for outsourcing of repair/maintenance.
• Maintains all aspects of grounds and buildings including mowing, trimming, pesticide and herbicide applications if necessary, pruning, planter bed maintenance, painting, weeding, picking up trash, tree limbs, palm fronds anywhere on the grounds and associated facilities.
• Assists with inventory all equipment and provide regular scheduled maintenance and repair of all equipment and tools.
• May train others on the use or handling of a specific tool, piece of equipment or vehicle.
• Regular inspection of all property and building concerns in order to be proactive before repairs become too costly.
• Follows all safety policy and procedures.
• While performing repair or maintenance, takes all available safety precautions for the protection of self and others.
• Maintains a level of personal grooming and appearance befitting the respectful environment of working for the school.
• Performs any and all other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Ability to operate mowers and small equipment related to the school and its related facilities maintenance and repair.
• Must be able to organize and prioritize work, be proactive, take initiative, and follow through.
• Must maintain a high level of attention to maintenance and repair in terms of quality and detail.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Must have the ability and experience to work in a team environment with other shrine personnel.
• Interpersonal skills including tact, courtesy and diplomacy.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license as a condition of continued employment.
• Exercises considerable independence and judgment with a high level of confidentiality.
• Ability to meet physical demands of the job.
• Must successfully pass the required criminal background check prior to employment and every five years. For the Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website, visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com .
• High school degree required or general education degree (GED)

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, employees, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 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 stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

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 noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Position may require employee to travel and drive one's own vehicle to various diocesan locations when necessary.