Maintenance Assistant

Position Title               Maintenance Assistant

Date Modified              August/September 2025

Reports to                    Director of Facilities

Position Purpose        Performs maintenance, grounds-keeping, and custodial tasks that ensure the care and upkeep of La Salle’s 84+ acre campus.               

12p-8p Shift.

Essential Functions

• Works alongside experienced members of the Facilities Department to become skilled in general interior maintenance, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other installed equipment.
• Contributes to the team effort on project-work and event setup and breakdown.
• Performs grounds maintenance including leaf and snow removal.   
• Performs preventive and corrective maintenance on building, grounds, and equipment.  
• Paves, maintains, and repairs asphalt and concrete surfaces on roadways, sidewalks and parking spaces.  
• Prepares and paints interior and exterior surfaces.
• Performs cleanup and worksite restoration including waste, refuse, and debris disposal.
• Assists with internal package distribution and moving/lifting of heavy objects (as needed).
• Responds to and takes appropriate actions in the event of emergency or critical incidents to resolve, confine or prevent potentially injurious or hazardous conditions.
• Performs other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-year related experience with the capacity and willingness for professional development.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Ability to operate hand and power tools to perform general maintenance duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all constituents in a school environment.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships within the Facilities Department, with vendors, and the school community at large.
• Commitment to the distinctive mission of La Salle.
• Demonstrated adaptability; remains resilient and constructive when faced with change and challenge.
• Ability to understand and follow specific instructions and procedures.
• Ability to work independently and contribute to team projects.
• Ability to work on-call, after hours, over weekends and on public holidays with short or no notice on an overtime basis.
• Knowledge of O.S.H.A. requirements and the ability to routinely follow those guidelines and requirements.
• Valid PA State Driver’s License. Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
• Ability to apply basic first aid.
• Ability to perform basic computer skills for the use of email, internet web browser, and software applications.

How to Apply  

Want to make a difference? Take the first step by applying online at https://www.lschs.org/about-la-salle/employment and upload a letter of interest and current resume.

School Mission & Signature Programs 

La Salle College High School is an independent Catholic college preparatory school for young men founded in 1858. La Salle emphasizes a "broad and balanced human and Christian education in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle. Dedicated to the education of the “whole student,” La Salle welcomes students from a variety of backgrounds. La Salle seeks to guide students in the development of their God - given talents and fosters a commitment to academic excellence, service, and leadership." On average, 100% of the graduating class matriculates to college.  

Equal Employment Opportunity  

La Salle College High School is committed to an equal employment opportunity policy in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, pregnancy, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, handicap, or disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or on any other characteristic protected by law. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all employment practices and decisions of La Salle College High School including recruitment, hiring, promotion, job assignment or reassignment, transfer, compensation, discipline, termination, access to benefits, training, and other terms and conditions of employment. 

La Salle College High School is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect. La Salle seeks candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences who embrace different perspectives, including socioeconomic and religious.