Details of the position

Job title

Caretaker, class II

Our needs

We're looking to build up a bank of available candidates for sporadic, on-call and short-term replacements in our schools and centres.

Salary

$25.92 per hour

Supervisor

School Principal

Director of Material Resources

Nature of the work The principal and customary work of an employee in this class of employment consists in being responsible for carrying out the maintenance work as well as the preventive and physical upkeep of an educational institution or building, and being responsible for a total area covering less than 9 275 m2.

The role also consists in organizing and carrying out such work as well as coordinating and overseeing it when it is carried out with or by other employees.

In addition, he or she performs the characteristic functions of the class of employment of maintenance workman, class II.

Description of tasks

- Ensure the cleanliness of the premises.
- Organize and carries out maintenance work by performing Maintenance Workman Class II duties

- Ensure that the maintenance apparatus and equipment are kept in good condition
- Ensure that the building and its equipment are in positive condition

- Inspect and verify lighting, heating, and ventilation systems
- Ensure the operation of heating equipment
- Carry out or ensure that the required preventative upkeep is carried out
- Carry out minor or temporary repairs
- Report any breakdown detected and ensure that the necessary repairs are carried out
- Follow up the work of workmen
- Repair doors, windows, furniture
- May assemble and install material

- Ensure adequate security against fire and theft
- May be required to monitor the comings and goings of visitors, students, and staff
- If need be, ensure the preparation of rooms and halls
- Order and purchase materials, products, and equipment required for maintenance work





- Keep inventory
- Ensure that the standards respecting the safe use, storage, and disposal of products are respected

- Make suggestions and recommendations concerning products. materials, equipment, and work methods
- May be required to coordinate, supervise, and oversee the work of other nonspecialized employees
- May be required to perform other related duties.

Desired profile

Experience

Have three years of pertinent experience

Practical skills

Have a general knowledge of the operation of heating, ventilation, lighting, and alarm systems that caretakers oversee.

Have a basic knowledge of the main building trades.

Selection Process & Additional Information

Only selected candidates will be contacted.

Selected candidates will be required to:

- Authorize verification of their professional references
- Provide the required attestations of employment to validate the reported experience. Each letter must include: position held, start and end dates of employment, number of hours worked per week (or total for the employment), name, address and signature of the employer.
- Undergo criminal record checks and verification of behaviours that could reasonably compromise the safety and well-being of students (Bill 47)

Additional Information

- Diplomas obtained outside Québec must be accompanied by a comparative evaluation issued by the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI). Reviews from other organizations (e.g., WES) are not accepted.
- ETSB staff are subject to the Education Act and the Act respecting the laicity of the State. These laws provide, among other things, for all ETSB personnel to perform their duties with their faces uncovered. They also provide for the prohibition of the wearing of religious symbols, in particular for any member of staff who is on the premises of a school or centre or who is in the presence of a student.

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🏢 Eastern Townships School Board
📍 Sherbrooke