Casual Caretakers - Division Schools

CASUAL CARETAKERS – Division Schools

These positions are open to all internal and external candidates. Prior to employment, successful applicants must provide supporting documents as outlined on our page.

We are looking to hire Casual Caretakers at our Division schools: City of Lethbridge, Taber, Bow Island, Coaldale, Picture Butte and Pincher Creek. This position is covered by the CUPE 1825 Maintenance and Custodial collective agreement.

The Casual Caretaker is responsible for providing and maintaining a safe and clean environment for their assigned school and its community. The Casual Caretaker is supervised and trained by the Head Caretaker at their assigned school and the Maintenance Supervisor, and is assessed for performance by the Head Caretaker, Principal and Maintenance Supervisor. The Caretaker demonstrates a strong working knowledge of cleaning and general maintenance and must be able to complete all work tasks to a high degree of satisfaction. The work may require strenuous physical effort to complete all duties alongside Head Caretakers and Caretakers.

Qualifications and experience for this position include:

• High School Diploma;
• ABSA Class 5 Power Engineer or above will be considered an asset;
• First Aid Certificate;
• WHMIS Certificate;
• Fire extinguisher use;
• Hydraulic Ladder Training (Mobile Aerial Work Platform);
• Confined Space Entry and Rescue Training;
• Fall Protection Training;
• Ladder Safety Training;
• Minimum 1-year experience as a Caretaker will be considered an asset.

Position Requirements:

• Effective communications and technical knowledge (commercial cleaning equipment and chemicals);
• Mechanical aptitude;
• Good initiative, self-directed, takes charge of assigned tasks, responds well to supervision;
• Effective computer skills (email, work orders).

The starting rate for this position is $24.89 per hour.

For more information regarding this position, please contact our Caretaking Supervisor, Steve Keenan at [email protected].

Interested, qualified applicants are asked to apply online with a complete application package.

Application package must include the following:

• A cover letter addressed to: Anthea Boras, Deputy Superintendent of Schools;
• Resume;
• Documentation which would support the education requirements for this position;
• Contact information for 3 references.

Please note: This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. We wish to thank all applicants in advance for submitting applications, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the principal or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the application has listed a reference for that employer.