Education
12330 Conway Road
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
https://www.covenantseminary.edu/
Full-Time
Posted: Nov 20, 2025
Application Deadline: Jan 25, 2026
Description
Overall Purpose: The primary responsibility of the student maintenance worker is to maintain, repair and service all aspects of the residential and public buildings on the seminary campus. The work assignments originate from work requests generated by resident students, faculty, or staff. The Director of Facility Maintenance will determine how best to utilize and schedule the staff in the department.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Assist Director of Facility Maintenance in assigning task to part time student staff
2. Perform maintenance and repair duties in campus Public and Residential Buildings.
3. Work with and support Grounds, Housekeeping, Guest Services, and Events teams
4. Complete all tasks following Best Management Practices
5. Ensure safety guidelines are followed and communicate safety concerns with Leadership
6. Assist in Classroom and Office furniture and equipment moves
7. Respond to Emergency Maintenance during off hours as needed
8. Assist in Event set-up and tear down as needed
9. Operate or capable of operating equipment and vehicles used by Facilities team
10. Be at appointed place of work on time unless previously excused.
Job Requirements:
1. Assist Director of Facility Maintenance in performing maintenance and repair duties in campus buildings.
A. Follow instructions on printed work requests and verbal instructions
B. Accomplish the repairs and maintenance in all the campus buildings.
C. Ability to perform basic HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, drywall, and painting repairs
D. Respect the authority in areas of responsibility assigned to others and work with others as equals, .
E. Maintain high standards of ethical conduct, both on and off the job.
2. Assist Director of Facilities or Turnover Maintenance Manager in Student Apartments/ Dorm Housing
A. Repair appliances, HVAC equipment, doors, locks, windows, cabinets, lighting, and plumbing.
B. Turnover maintenance may involve carpet and vinyl removal, blind replacement, painting, drywall.
C. Assist Turnover Manager and Resident Manager to complete apartment move-out inspections.
D. Assist with moving furniture in or out of student dorm homes or apartments.
E. Assist in safety inspections of smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, emergency lights and exit signs.
3. Construction
A. Assist in construction or rebuilding projects as needed.
B. Assist directing outside vendors to work zones setting up safety signage as needed
4. Security/ Health and Safety
A. Secure work area and equipment at the end of the shift or work day.
B. Responsible for the keys that have been issued to him.
C. Responsible to wear proper PPE and perform work in a safe manner
D. Assistance in snow removal when the conditions warrant
E. Work with Pest Control contractors and perform pest control as needed to ensure safety.
F. Maintain areas of egress and entry and keep them free of obstructions.
G. Assist in inspections of fire alarms, hydrants, fire suppression, and back-flow valves.
5. Planning
A. Ability to keep a job log book and keep organized from day to day.
B. Ability to plan out his work day and ensure all the resources are available to complete the task.
C. Keep a record of what was done on each job, indicating time, materials, and follow-up needs.
D. Flexibility to change tasks quickly and redirect efforts as urgent needs arise.
6. HVAC
A. Basic operation and maintenance of HVAC equipment campus wide.
B. Ability to change air filters, check, adjusting, and lubricating motors and other equipment.
C. He will be required to trouble-shoot and diagnose minor problems with HVAC equipment.
D. The maintenance worker will trained in electrical, tool, machine safeguarding, and job safety
7. Emergency Response
A. Be available for emergency maintenance calls. (water main breaks, downed power lines,
broken windows, damage due to high winds, floods, earthquakes, fire etc. and all other acts of nature.
B. Be prepared to redirect efforts in order to deal with these emergency needs first.
C. Execute seminary’s Emergency Response Procedures in case of a major emergency.
8. Special Events set-up and coordination
A. Assist others on campus with preparing classrooms and other locations to accommodate guests,
B. Keep current on scheduled events posted on the Resource Scheduler and Department Calendars C. As needed coordinate with event organizers for the various event needs
D. Meet on a weekly basis with the PPD Team to prepare for weekend and evening events
9. Collateral Duties
A. Perform all collateral duties as assigned when and where to achieve or complete task.
B. Perform work related to duties after hours or during weekends to meet time sensitive target dates
that otherwise could not be met during normal working hours.
C. Perform any duty that consists of helping, serving and giving assistance to others, not necessarily
planned or scheduled.
Salary: Hourly
Requirements
Knowledge and Experience Required:
1. High School or GED required.
2. Strong mechanical aptitude, specific experience in any of the key areas is desirable.
3. Basic computer skills required.
4. A self-starter and the ability to work independently.
5. Ability to relate to others in a cooperative and courteous manner.
6. Able to manage and work on dissimilar projects and tasks at the same time.
7. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work on ladders or standing for long periods of time.
How to Apply
Primary Contact: Brian Skamra
Email: brian.skamra@covenantseminary.edu
Phone: 3143924174
Apply Online: View