School Maintenance Worker

The Opportunity: The School Maintenance Worker maintains a safe clean functional and well-maintained school facility. This position performs routine maintenance and repairs throughout the building and grounds conducts regular inspections identifies maintenance concerns and promptly reports issues requiring specialized services or outside contractors to the School Operations Manager.
The Maintenance Worker works closely with the School Operations Manager to ensure that facility needs are addressed
promptly and that the school environment remains safe and operational for scholars staff and families.

The Details
Key Deliverables:

• Perform routine maintenance and repairs throughout the school building and grounds
• Repair or replace basic hardware fixtures furniture doors locks handles shelving and other facility items as needed
• Perform minor plumbing repairs such as replacing faucets handles toilet components and other basic fixtures
• Perform minor electrical and facility repairs within the employees training and authorized responsibilities
• Address basic heating cooling and ventilation maintenance concerns and report larger system issues
• Repair walls ceilings flooring trim and other building surfaces when appropriate
• Assist with painting touch-ups and general building improvements
• Assemble install relocate and maintain school equipment and furnishing
• Respond to maintenance requests from school administration and staff
• Ensure daily building readiness by checking and maintaining appropriate temperatures and monitoring heating cooling and ventilation systems; make authorized thermostat adjustments identify and document recurring temperature concerns and promptly report HVAC issues or malfunctions to the School Operations Manager.
• Conduct routine building and grounds inspections identify safety and maintenance concerns and document and report needed repairs
• Identify and report specialized repair needs coordinate contractor access and on-site support and follow up on outstanding maintenance issues
• Maintain a safe compliant work environment by following safety procedures addressing hazards using equipment and materials properly securing work areas and documenting inspections and maintenance activities.
• Maintain organized maintenance areas tools equipment and supplies; support school events and facility need address weather-related concerns and perform other operational duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Previous experience in building maintenance facilities construction custodial maintenance or a related field preferred
• Basic knowledge of plumbing electrical carpentry painting HVAC and general building maintenance

The Campus:

Higher Institute of Arts and Technology (HIAT) is the first A-rated charter school located in Merrillville IN. HIAT serves over 200 students from Kindergarten to 8^th grade. We provide an outstanding educational experience in Arts and Technology. HIAT transitioned into the old S.S Peter & Paul Catholic school located at 5861 Harrison St Merrillville IN. At HIAT we strive to encourage our scholars to reach their maximum potential.

Compensation and Benefits:

PLA Flex Teachers receive a base salary that is competitively aligned with the addition to a base salary PLA School Teachers receive:

• Competitive Compensation
• Benefits Healthcare vision and dental insurance
• Professional development opportunities coaching and mentoring and being a part of professional communities within the school
• Incentive and bonus opportunities

PLA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal state or local laws.

Please read carefully.

Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) is an equal opportunity employer. PLA does not discriminate in employment on account of race color religion national origin citizenship status ancestry age sex (including sexual harassment) sexual orientation marital status physical or mental disability military status or unfavorable discharge from military service.

By completing this application you understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for PLA to hire me. If hired I understand that either PLA or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of PLA has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.

You attest by applying to this position that you have given PLA true and complete information on this application. No requested information has been concealed. I authorize PLA to contact references provided for employment reference checks. If any information I have provided is untrue or if I have concealed material information I understand that this will constitute cause for the denial of employment or immediate dismissal.