Building Trades Casual Maintenance Worker

Building Trades Casual Maintenance Worker

Amherst Campus
Part Time
JR6613

Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.

Job Description:

Amherst College invites applications for the Building Trades Casual Maintenance Worker position. The Building Trades Casual Maintenance Worker is a fixed-term (7-14 weeks), casual position with no benefits. The expected salary range for this job opportunity is: $17.00 to $19.00.

The salary offered will vary based on a number of factors, including but not limited to relevant education, training, and experience, tenure status, and other nondiscriminatory business considerations.

The Building Trades Casual Maintenance Worker assists the carpenters and painters in the maintenance and repair of campus buildings and structures to ensure a safe and secure environment for all campus residents and employees, as well as maintain safe egress and ingress to buildings. Some tasks may be performed independently. Additional responsibilities include the installation of artwork, banners, signs, and plaques, and participation in event set-ups, including staging chairs and tables.


The position is designated as providing essential services and may be required to report to work or remain on duty even when the College is closed. In addition, must respond to emergency calls and be available for call-ins on nights and weekends as well as scheduled events.

Summary of Responsibilities:

Maintenance and Repair

• Assist in the inspection, repair, installation, modification, rebuilding, construction, and maintenance of woodwork, masonry, roofing, doors, railings, porches, stairs, patios, walkways, plaster and drywall, locks and hardware, etc.
  
• Fix and repair storm windows, broken windows, insect and security screens, and other glaze and glass work
  
• Locate and eliminate entry points for pests, including bats, squirrels, mice, bees, wasps, and ants.
  
• Repair bathroom partitions
  
• Respond to emergencies, including floods, roof leaks, broken windows and screens, etc.
  
• Assist other trade shops with opening walls and ceilings, and closing them
  

Campus Support

• Set up and prepare for special functions, including staging, putting up banners and signs, etc.
  
• Move contents of offices, including books, desks, tables, etc.
  
• Install paper towel dispensers, toilet paper hangers, soap dispensers, and waste containers and dispensers
  
• Build and install new bookshelves and cases
  

Painting

• Prepare and paint interior and some exterior finishes
  

Qualifications:

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent
  
• A valid driver's license and successful credentialing is required to operate college vehicles
  
• 1-3 years of maintenance experience
  
• Basic carpentry and/or construction skills
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Good written and verbal communication, organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
  
• Able to work evenings and weekends as needed, including emergencies
  
• Successful completion of required reference and background checks
  
• An acceptable criminal offender records information (CORI) check
  
• Successful completion of a pre-employment physical/lift test
  

Preferred

• Vocational school diploma
  
• 1-3 years of carpentry experience
  

Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Jobs Hub icon from their Workday home screen.) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Amherst College is committed to an inclusive hiring process and will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates throughout the application and interview process upon request.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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