Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Columbus School for Girls (CSG) is an independent day school in Columbus, Ohio, founded in 1898, serving diverse students in grades pre-k through grade 12. CSG empowers girls to discover their distinct potential as learners and leaders. As a leader in the education of girls and young women, it is a vibrant community of more than 500 students, 120 faculty and staff, and 2,500 active alumnae. To learn more about our distinguished academic program, please review our school overview here. CSG's bucolic 8-acre academic campus in the beautiful Bexley neighborhood is a ten-minute drive from downtown Columbus, a city bustling with the artistic, civic, and shopping experiences that belie the ease of lifestyle that the city affords its residents. CSG offers an exceptional, student-centered academic experience with strong offerings in the arts, an impressive athletic program, and a health and wellness curriculum that is unique in Central Ohio. This combination of academics and skills ensures that CSG students will be well prepared for life beyond CSG.

Columbus School for Girls seeks to hire a full-time Maintenance Technician. Reporting directly to the Maintenance Manager, this person is responsible for performing essential maintenance and operations tasks throughout the facility to ensure that all students, faculty, staff and community members are provided a safe, operational, attractive, clean, and healthy environment for learning.

CSG offers a competitive salary, benefits, and professional opportunities and welcomes candidates who add to the racial, cultural, religious, and gender diversity of the school community.

Major Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provide a campus that is clean, operational, safe and attractive for visitors, students, faculty and staff.
• Responsible for completing work orders as assigned by the manager.
• Complete daily, weekly and monthly PM lists on facility and equipment.
• Performs indoor and outdoor routine maintenance and projects such as cleaning halls and bathrooms, sweeping leaves, removing snow and ice from school walkways, emptying trash and straightening furniture.
• Responsible for proper use of school owned tools and equipment in a manner conducive to safe practices.
• Work with facility vendors.
• Perform with a security mindset, ensuring that exterior doors are properly locked and aiding with campus security when needed.
• Perform light construction-type repairs or identify more involved repairs for outside subcontractor attention.
• Fulfill event, athletic and meeting facility requests including common areas, fields and rooms, both set-up and teardown. This includes moving tables, chairs, easels, event and athletic equipment.
• Perform tasks in a timely manner and to a high standard of detail while having an awareness of the school daily schedule and the juggle of shared space.
• Perform light custodial tasks.
• Other duties as assigned.

Characteristics & Qualities:

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Capable of maintaining strong relationships and manifesting a helpful attitude.
• High level of integrity, initiative, and resourcefulness.
• Exhibit a can-do attitude, offering help wherever needed.
• Willingness to learn; Growth Mindset.
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills to relate well with students, faculty, staff and parents.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Available to work a flexible schedule to include day, evening, weekend and holiday shifts as needed.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to follow direction and handle multiple projects typical in a high energy school environment with the capacity to pivot as needed

Qualifications and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent qualification.
• Prior construction or facility (painting, drywall, plumbing, carpentry) and landscaping experience (weeding, mowing, snow removal and planting) preferred.
• Experience in school maintenance preferred
• Computer skills including familiarity with Google Suite.
• Ability to lift and carry at least 50 pounds.

Interested candidates should apply on the Career page of our website and submit a cover letter outlining their interest in and qualifications for this specific position including a resume.

Columbus School for Girls is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other status protected by law.