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Maintenance Team $22.00+

Alverno Heights Academy (Sierra Madre)

Posted

09/10/2026

Expires

10/25/2026

Description

Status: Non-Exempt
Schedule: Part-Time, can work into a full time position

Start Date: Immediately
Location: Pasadena area (13.5-acre Catholic Independent TK–8 School)
To Apply: Send résumé to facilities@alvernoheights.org

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Facilities Manager, the Maintenance Team Assistant performs a wide range of grounds and facilities maintenance tasks to keep the school environment clean, orderly, and safe. Work must be performed in accordance with OSHA standards.

Requirements

Primary Job Duties

  • Perform groundskeeping, including sweeping and blowing leaves and clippings
  • Clean offices and site areas; empty trash; clean windows
  • Assist with setup and breakdown of campus events, including tables, chairs, podiums, furniture, equipment, etc.)
  • Maintain sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, and other grounds features
  • Operate powered equipment such as mowers, blowers, and similar tools
  • Maintain lawns by mulching, weeding, trimming, and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls
  • Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges using hand tools (shovels, rakes, pruning saws, hedge/brush trimmers, axes, shears, pruners, chain saws)
  • Rake and water trees, shrubs, plants, flowers, bulbs, and seeds
  • Meet schedules and deadlines
  • Maintain cooperative working relationships with faculty and staff
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications

  • Ability to communicate via phone, email, and text
  • Ability to stand, walk, twist, sit, bend, stoop, kneel, and use hands frequently
  • Ability to reach with hands and arms
  • Ability to push, pull, grip, and handle tools and equipment
  • Ability to climb and work on ladders
  • Ability to walk up to 10 miles per day, including uphill and uneven terrain, sometimes while carrying equipment
  • Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. with equipment
  • Must be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions

Requirements After Hiring

  • Valid California driver’s license and auto insurance
  • Recent DMV Driver Record Report
  • Virtus Training Certification and LiveScan fingerprinting
  • TB Risk Assessment, per California requirements

Equal Opportunity Statement

Alverno Heights Academy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by law, including race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming), sex (including gender identity/expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, or genetic information.

As a Catholic independent TK–8 school, the institution reserves the right to make employment decisions consistent with its religious mission.

Job Type

  • Part-Time
  • Full-Time (eligible for benefits)
  • In-Person

Possible Benefits for Full-Time Employees

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance

Wage Range
The rate of pay offered to the selected candidate is based on internal pay policy and budget. New hires are commonly paid at the minimum of the wage range or within the lower part of the range. We consider a number of factors when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training and other department needs.

Information/Application Contact

Alverno Heights Academy (Sierra Madre)

200 N. Michillinda Avenue

Sierra Madre, CA 91024

facilities@alvernoheights.org