Position Specification

Official Title: Maintenance Assistant  

Reporting To: CEO, Principal, Director of Management Services

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Organization Overview:

Global Academies Charter School (GACS) will nurture creative leaders who will be globally competitive yet compassionate. As holistic educators, we will not only prepare our scholars for the 21st century work place but prepare scholars to bring change to a better world. GACS serves scholars in grades kindergarten through eighth grades. Although we have a strong community base of enrollment from the West Philadelphia community, our global studies curriculum attracts scholars from surrounding Philadelphia communities including Southwest Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, Northeast Philadelphia and Northwest Philadelphia. It is our goal that GACS scholars graduate endowed with the knowledge to continue to carve out new paths in the global community. It is this level of emotional intelligence, social intelligence and spiritual intelligence that will propel scholars to persist through high school and gain the fortitude required to successfully attain their life mission and goals.

Role Summary:

The Maintenance/Custodial Assistant assists in the maintaining of the school facility for students, staff, and public in a safe operating condition; maintains a preventive maintenance program and resolves immediate operational and/or safety concerns.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Job related experience is required

Qualifications:

• Ability to operate equipment used in skilled trades
• Ability to operate power and hand tools, etc.
• Adherence to safety practices
• Handling hazardous materials