About this role
Job Title: Carpenter
Contract Length: 260 days
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Job Summary The position is responsible for performing a wide variety of skilled carpentry tasks to repair and/or improve Accomack County Public Schools (ACPS) facilities and equipment. Essential Duties In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the duties herein described.
• Trouble shoot, repair and replace commercial and industrial door hardware and toilet room accessories.
• Make roof repairs to various roof types, including shingle, standing seam, ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), and modified bitumen, along with associated metal components.
• Make repairs and adjustments to all types of exterior windows.
• Make repairs to various interior finishes such as vinyl composition tile (VCT) and ceramic tile, hardwood flooring, vinyl base, drywall systems, masonry, concrete, and acoustic tile systems.
• Construct concrete forms, place and finish ready mixed concrete for a variety of structures including sidewalks, curbs, and grade beams; strip and spread footers.
• Operate various wood working equipment including table saws, band saws, planers, radial arm saws, and drill presses.
• Read and interpret architectural and engineering drawings and sketches to determine existing conditions and configurations.
• Repair existing office furniture and equipment.
• Assemble, inspect, and maintain playground equipment and chain link fencing.
• Maintain daily records of work performed and materials used.
• Accurately estimate and order required project materials.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Possession of a valid driver's license with a good driving record.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Knowledge of the common practices, tools, and terminology of the carpentry trade.
• Ability to work from plans and specifications and to follow rough sketches.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to estimate time and materials needed.
• Ability to operate common woodworking machinery.
• Ability to read, write, and perform mathematical calculations associated with carpentry work.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements The individual must have the ability to stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to manipulate power tools and instruments; see and read equipment indications and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors, and on the telephone; speak clearly in audible tones so that others may understand in person, outdoors, and on the telephone; lift up to 50 pounds; and bend, stoop, kneel, sit on the floor, climb stairs and ladders, crawl, walk, and reach overhead. The individual must have the ability to work from elevated equipment, including ladders and scaffolding, and in confined spaces. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school or outdoor environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high. Clearance Criminal History Background Check, Fingerprinting, Tuberculosis (TB) Assessment Supervision Exercised None Supervision Received Director of Facilities and Operations This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the director of facilities and operations or appropriate administrator. Accomack County Public Schools reserves the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time. Accomack County Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, military status, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, political affiliation, creed, marital status, age, or disability in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations.