Maintenance Services - Instrument Repair Specialist - 1.0FTE (260/8)

Overview Of Position

This is a parapro career ladder position. Priority consideration will be given to current FTE bargaining unit (PARAPRO) employees. Preferential consideration for those who have at least a strong overall rating on their most recent performance evaluation and have appropriate training and experience for a more responsible position. The SPS and the SEA recognize the need for career development opportunities for employees to improve their abilities and skills and to advance to more responsible positions. The position is on a 260 day work year calendar, and the official start date is 12/1/2026. The instrument repair technician is responsible for inspecting, maintaining, repairing, and overhauling all musical equipment assigned to the District. Duties include organizing and maintaining the instrument repair shop according to current occupational safety and health standards, maintaining administrative records, and maintaining instrument repair tools and equipment. Various duties are performed incident to acquisition and inventory.

Essential Functions

Fretted Instrument Repair:

• Repairs fretted musical instruments, for example banjos, guitars, mandolins, and ukuleles, using hand tools: Inspects and plays instrument to determine defects.
• Tests and replaces tubes, replaces defective parts, and solders new parts and loose connections on amplifiers, reverberation units, and pickups of electrically amplified instruments. May also repair wood bodies or carve wood replacement parts.

Wind Instrument Repair:

• Repairs, cleans, and alters brass wind and woodwind musical instruments.
• Reshapes parts, removes dents, fills cracks in wood instruments, solders patches over cracks in brass instruments, laps valves and pistons so they move freely, polishes instruments.

Percussion Instrument Repair:

• Repairs percussion instruments such as drums, cymbals, and xylophones.
• Repairs bass drum and tympani foot mechanisms, and replaces percussion instrument hardware, for example tension rods and rim hoops, and xylophone and marimba bars and wheels as needed.
• Performs other duties, for example sanding, painting, and cleaning drum shells, and re-gluing simulated pearl onto shells. May also solder or weld frames of mallet instruments and metal drum parts. May also lay out and shape laminated wood, and apply decorative trim to fabricate drum shells, using hand tools, machine tools, blueprints, and shop drawings.

Also:

• Prioritizes work projects; provides information used to prepare materials and time estimates for jobs; ensures that all work is done in accordance with District guidelines and trade standards.
• Leads and instructs helpers, as assigned.

Other Functions:

• Performs related duties consistent with the scope and intent of this position.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Vocational or technical certification or diploma from two-year college or technical school and five years of related experience; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Knowledge of the newest methods, materials and equipment employed in band and orchestra instrument repair work; the occupational hazards of band and orchestra instrument repair work and the associated safety precautions; the administrative requirements associated with processing invoices and work orders and monitoring contracted repair work.
• Skill in the use and care of a variety of hand and power tools necessary to perform a variety of band and orchestra instrument repair and reconstruction work.
• Ability to work from blueprints, plans and sketches; understand and follow complex instructions; cut, fit, fabricate, and assemble a variety of articles and materials; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; work independently with minimum supervision; maintain tools, equipment, supplies, and work area in an orderly manner; regularly wear negative pressure respirator and other safety equipment; lift object weighing in excess of 50 pounds.

Typical Qualifications

Education: Completion of a recognized apprenticeship as a music repair person. Years of relevant experience: Four (4) years of applicable work experience. Substitution: A maximum of two years of vocational training may be substituted for work experience on a year-for-year basis. Certifications & Licenses: Valid Washington State Driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility. Current First Aid certification Clearances: Criminal Justice Fingerprints and background check Any equivalent combination of education, experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the work will be considered.

Benefits

Seattle Public Schools benefits are administered by the Washington State Healthcare Authority (HCA) under the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). Click HERE for an overview of available benefit options. Eligibility for benefits is determined by the number of hours employees are anticipated to work during the school year (September 1 through August 31). Any employee who is scheduled to work 630 hours or more in a year is eligible for benefits. Salary Schedule Please find the salary schedule associated with this role and others like it HERE.