Maintenance Technician (3531)

Young World Physical Education; Helena (AL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Young World Physical Education in Helena, Alabama, is looking for a dedicated Maintenance Technician. The role involves supervising cleaning of school facilities, performing repairs, and maintaining the grounds.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, effective communication skills, and physical endurance to handle demanding tasks. This full-time position requires a valid Alabama CDL and offers stability within an educational environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform basic maintenance and repair operations.
• Valid Alabama Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) required.
• Experience with environmental control systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the cleanliness of school buildings and grounds.
• Perform cleaning operations and basic maintenance as needed.
• Regulate heating and air conditioning systems for efficiency.

Skills

Effective interpersonal communication skills

Ability to lift items up to 100 pounds

Strong physical and emotional health

Safety awareness on construction and repair sites

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

High School/Trade School degree preferred

Tools

Manual tools common to construction trades

Power equipment common to construction trades

Job description

Job Description

Starting Date: Jul 10, 2026

Position Title: Maintenance Technician

Qualifications:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Good physical and emotional health including the ability to perform duties described in essential functions.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.
• A valid Alabama Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Reports to: School Principal, Construction/School Maintenance Supervisor

Job Goal: To provide students with a safe, clean, attractive, and reasonably comfortable facilities and to protect the investment in building, grounds, and equipment

Terms of Employment: Twelve-month contract (240 days).

Performance Responsibilities:

• Insure the cleanliness of school buildings, grounds, and equipment by supervising the work of individuals or services employed to assist in cleaning and assuring that standards are met.
• Inspect for cleanliness and report conditions to the principal.
• Perform cleaning operations when necessary.
• Regulate heating, air conditioning, and other environmental control systems for economical usage of fuel.
• Open and close the building as directed by the principal.
• Perform basic maintenance and repair operations.
• Maintain a daily work log and submit to Maintenance Supervisor monthly.
• Report to the principal any maintenance problem requiring special assistance.
• Establish and maintain a file and a log on every item of mechanical equipment located at the school.
• Perform the required preventive maintenance inspections.
• Assist in the development and implementation of a campus landscape and use plan.
• Cut grass, prune, and remove trees and shrubs as needed.
• Perform duties in a manner that promotes good public relations.
• Maintain a work area for storage of equipment and records.
• Attend training sessions as scheduled by Maintenance Supervisor.
• Maintain confidentiality of work-related issues, records, and school-related information.
• Maintain proper and professional relationships with students and other employees.
• Be familiar with and follow Board of Education policies.
• Comply with local, state, and federal regulations relative to maintenance regulations.
• Be regular and punctual in attendance.
• Perform other job‑related duties that might be reasonably assigned by the principal or Maintenance Supervisor.

Essential Functions:

• Strength and dexterity necessary to perform all required tasks including lifting items up to 100 pounds, crawling, stooping, bending, climbing, working from ladders and rooftops in very hot and cold weather conditions.
• May be required to work on scaffolds, stepladders, and high extension ladders or man‑lift on occasion.
• Use of hands for grasping, crawling, reaching, pushing and pulling.
• Effective communication using speech, vision, hearing.
• Required to work around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, driving automotive equipment, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.
• Required to use manual tools and power equipment common to construction trades.
• Required knowledge of safety awareness on construction, repair and emergency sites.

Position Type: Full‑time

Job Categories: Support Staff > Transportation

Job Requirements

• High School/Trade School degree preferred.

Contact Information

• Human Resources Department
• 410 East College Street
• Columbiana, Alabama 35051
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]