Utility Worker - Surrey, Canada - School District #36 (Surrey)

School District #36 (Surrey)

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Surrey, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Utility Worker

Grounds - Utility Department

Temporary Full-time CUPE position

The Surrey School District respectfully acknowledges that our schools reside on the traditional, unceded, and shared territories of Coast Salish peoples: The q? íc?? y? - Katzie, the q'wa: n??'?n? - Kwantlen and the SEMYOME - Semiahmoo First Nations, who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.

Surrey Schools values an inclusive school district, where equity is deeply embedded and diversity welcomed.

We are committed to creating and cultivating diverse, inclusive and barrier-free environments for all applicants, employees, students, and their families.

We work to continuously grow and improve our practices, celebrate our differences, and empower people to promote positive change in our communities.

Our identity, as Surrey Schools, is expressed in the shared values of openness, fairness and tolerance and recognize the importance of diversity of identity and thought.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Surrey Schools, recipient of the BC Top Employers and Canada's Greenest Employer awards, is the largest school district in BC and the second largest employer in Surrey.

Spread across one of the fastest-growing cities in British Columbia, Surrey Schools provides quality education to over 77,000 students with 124 schools sites and a variety of other learning facilities, offering a broad range of innovative programs and services to support the learning of our students.

The Surrey School District team of approximately 13,000 employees works tirelessly every day to ensure that children are getting the best start they can, providing the preparation to be our leaders of tomorrow.

Reporting to the Grounds Utility Foreperson, the Utility Worker performs a variety of semi-skilled work in the construction and maintenance of School District equipment and assets located on the school grounds.

A Utility Worker is responsible for inspecting, repairing, maintaining, and removing chain-link fencing, Ronco fencing, gates, signs, basketball standards, and playground equipment.

The successful applicant will assist and carry out minor construction projects involving concrete mixing and finishing, drainage investigations and repair, hardscaping, signpost installations, and fencing installations.

They will possess knowledge of standard construction and maintenance practices, safe work procedures and experience operating various power tools, problem solving, and interpreting drawings.

The Surrey School District prides itself in providing our facilities staff with excellent work-life balance. This is a temporary full-time position effective the earliest date upon completion of record check. This unionized position offers an attractive hourly wage of $25.

35 plus benefits package:
municipal pension, health, vacation & sick benefits. Effective date per collective agreement.

Applicants must have:

Completed grade 12 or equivalent;
A valid Class 5 Unrestricted Driver's License;
Three months' recent experience performing a variety of maintenance tasks utilizing light to medium mobile construction and maintenance equipment and vehicles, or an equivalent combination of training and experience;
Valid Canadian Certified Playground Inspector (CCPI) status an asset;

Note:
Successful applicants will be required to consent to a Criminal Records Search prior to employment. Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. To all others, thank you for your interest.