Aspengrove School is inviting applications for a Facilities Technician to join our team.  Reporting to the Facilities Manager or Delegate, the Facilities Technician performs preventative maintenance, demand maintenance, and project work on a variety of equipment and systems.

This is a temporary, full-time position for a six-month term, with the possibility of employment for up to a year.  The hourly rate for this position is $25 – $28, commensurate with experience. The anticipated start date is March 1, 2025.

Responsibilities: 

• Assist with maintenance of field turf: top dressing, seeding, fertilizing mowing, aerating, edging, weed control, watering
• Plants flower beds, trims trees/ shrubs
• Perform seasonal work, such as raking leaves, shoveling snow, chipping ice, clearing drains, salting and sanding
• Maintains outdoor fixtures, such as statues, benches and fences
• Execute various project work, as directed by the facilities manager
• Help with daily traffic control assistance, during school days
• Assist with School event set up and take-down
• Assists with planning for and implementation of special events on the school grounds
• Daily grounds inspections to determine the need for repairs or renovations
• Maintain basic electrical, plumbing, carpentry, locks/ security, refrigeration and other mechanical systems within the school, as needed
• Management of work order jobs as necessary to ensure maintenance of the facilities is delivered in a timely manner and upheld to quality standards
• Maintenance of roads, parking lots, and sidewalks including but not limited to snow removal, salting and de-icing
• Ensure Work Safe BC standards are upheld at all times
• May supervise external contractors

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Experience in carpentry, small electrical, plumbing, painting, drywall repairs
• Experience operating heavy machinery
• Ability to operate a tractor
• Knowledge of WCB regulations
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Good people and communications skills

Criminal Record Check

Must pass and maintain a clear criminal record check for the purposes of working with children

Application Details

Aspengrove School encourages applications from suitably qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds.  We value each community member’s identity, perspective, and well-being, and embrace our differences as a sign of strength. We believe in diversity, equity and inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunities.

Thank you very much for all enquiries, we will only contact short-listed candidates.  Please submit your resume and covering letter to Karen Webber at [email protected]