Student Maintenance Helper

Chugach Alaska Corporation; Gadsden (AL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Chugach Alaska Corporation is looking for a dedicated maintenance employee in Gadsden, Alabama. The role involves performing grounds and custodial care, ensuring a clean and safe environment for staff and students.

Responsibilities include lawn care, tree maintenance, litter collection, and assisting maintenance staff. Applicants should have a background in grounds keeping and be committed to fostering a positive atmosphere for students.

Qualifications

• Experience in custodial and grounds maintenance tasks.
• Ability to operate necessary equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on Center roads and pathways.
• Care for lawns, trees, and shrubs.
• Collect and dispose of litter and trash.
• Assist maintenance staff with building upkeep.

Skills

Grounds keeping experience

Education

Academic and Career Technical Training permission

Job description

Position Location

This position will be located onsite in Gadsden, Alabama.

Job Overview

Perform Center wide repair in custodial, roads, and grounds areas in compliance with government, corporate, and management directives.

Responsibilities

• Apply sand to Center roads and pathways, and chip ice where hazardous.
• Care for Center lawns to include fertilization, application of herbicides, mowing, watering, and establishment of new lawn areas.
• Care for trees, to include fertilization, pruning, watering, transplanting, and removal of hazardous or dead trees.
• Care for shrubs by fertilizing, pruning, watering, and application of wood chip mulch.
• Collect and dispose of all litter, trash and debris on grounds, streets and parking lots. Sweep and clean exterior steps, entrances, landings and sidewalks.
• Maintain property with appropriate equipment and materials.
• Perform custodial duties including floor care, clean and sanitize restrooms and work areas, vacuum, wash walls, windows and woodwork. Dust furniture and fixtures.
• Maintain Center grounds and dumpster areas free of trash and litter.
• Assist other maintenance staff with necessary maintenance Center buildings.
• Support and promoted center zero tolerance policies.
• Participate in student employability programs and activities.
• Cultivate and maintain a climate on center, which is free of harassment, intimidation, and disrespect to provide a safe place for staff and students to work and learn.
• Promote student attainment of career success standards through modeling appropriate behaviors, mentoring students, monitoring student skill acquisition and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed.
• Promote and cultivate positive customer service.
• Perform all other duties as requested.

Job Requirements

Mandatory

• Academic and Career Technical Training permission

Preferred

• Grounds keeping experience.

Working Conditions

• Work is typically performed in an office setting and at various locations on Center.
• Employee must regularly walk, climb stairs and visually observe Center environment.
• Employee must be able to run and respond to physical altercations or other emergencies rapidly for the safety of students, Center staff and property.
• Employee must be able to safely operate a passenger vehicle and supervise students simultaneously.

Physical Requirements

• This position requires the employee to be able to frequently required to sit, stand, walk and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Work somewhat close to other people, such as when sharing office space.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Disclosures

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email [e-mail].