Position Type:
Maintenance

Date Posted:
8/22/2025

Location:
Central Office

Date Available:
09/08/2025

Closing Date:
08/29/2025

Job Title: District HVAC Maintenance Assistant

Reports To: Director of Facilities; District HVAC Maintenance

Receives Guidance From: Director of Facilities; District HVAC Maintenance

Overtime Status: Compliant with position, salary, and FLSA regulations

Job Purpose: Help maintain all HVAC systems and keep in good working order

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyze blueprints, schematics, and drawings for the purpose of identifying the location of new and existing HVAC systems and determining the efficient installation of additional systems
• Clean air conditioning and heating units (e.g. coils, condensation pans, drain lines, filters, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring units are operating efficiently, correctly and within safety guidelines
• Diagnose causes of problems and/or failures in HVAC systems for the purpose of identifying equipment and/or systems repair and/or replacement needs
• Maintain maintenance records as required
• Order and maintain parts needed to repair and maintain HVAC equipment
• Manage relationship with all major vendor accounts
• Properly maintain and safeguard district assets
• Prioritize and organize work orders and meet all deadlines
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district owned fixed asset item assigned to employee and ensure appropriate use by following district policies for acceptable use
• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures
• Maintain confidentiality
• Regular, dependable, in person attendance is an essential function of this position
• Perform such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director or established by district policy
• Read, understand, and abide by Employee Conduct Policy, GAB, all other district, state and federal policies, and procedures and protocols as established by RCSD and the Mississippi Educator Code of Conduct

Qualifications:

• Possess high school diploma or equivalent, formal training in HVAC
• Prior experience in HVAC and refridgeration
• Must be a self starter and not require direct supervision
• Ability to lift and/or carry moderate weight (15-50 pounds), sit, stand, walk, climb stairs/ladders, reach, repetitive hand motions, hear, speak, some travel within the District and occasionally outside the district/county, may experience prolonged and irregular work hours, and work with frequent interruptions
• Must pass background check administered by district

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. The requirements include abiding by all health requirements set forth for school bus drivers. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

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. The work environment is not a standard office setting; but rather encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Note: This is not an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. The job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

Terms of Employment:

• Salary, days and work year as established by the Lamar County Board of Education

Evaluation:

• Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Lamar County School Board policy on Evaluation of Employees.