Public Address Jobs in Washington (NOW HIRING)

Terms of Employment:  12-months
Exemption Status: Non-exempt
AFSCME Scale: UA Grade 14-15   
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Salary Range: $53,631 to $95,239, to be determined by years of relevant experience.                

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
   High School Diploma
   Minimum of two (2) years of experience in the installation and maintenance of life safety systems, public address systems, and intrusion systems.
Preferred
   Degree from an accredited technical school/college.

QUALIFICATIONS
   Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
   Proficient in life safety systems, public address systems, and intrusion systems for commercial applications.
   Good physical condition.
   Valid Maryland Class C driver's license and clean driving record, insurable by Charles County Public School System.
   Willingness to complete additional training as needed.
   Strong interpersonal skills for working with staff and faculty.
   Competence in basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
   Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
   Availability to work weekends, evenings, and overtime when required and/or during emergencies.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
   Install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain life safety, public address, intrusion, and access control systems.
   Maintain a library of technical manuals and appropriate supplies/tools.
   Perform new system installations, upgrades, and additions.
   Demonstrate working knowledge of equipment application, compatibility, mounting techniques, and testing.
   Provide training on system operation and functionality.
   Conduct system testing, signal verification, and basic system design.
   Understand and enforce local/national codes for life safety, public address, intrusion, and access control systems.
   Adhere to and enforce all CCPS policies and procedures.
   Respond to emergency situations as needed.
   Operate and maintain service vehicles (trucks and vans) and tow equipment trailers.
   Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with CCBOE staff.
   Follow safe work practices and ensure the safety of others.
   Work from ladders, scaffolds, and lifts (ex. step, extension, man, scissor, aerial boom, bucket trucks).
   Use smartphones, tablets, and laptops for work orders and timekeeping.
   Perform other duties as assigned by the Foreman.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and talk or hear.  The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms and operate machinery.  The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee frequently must squat, stoop, or kneel, reach above the head, and reach forward.  The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools and climb onto ladders.  The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds, such as a toolbox.  Occasionally, the employee will lift and/or move up to 90 lbs., such as furniture or equipment. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables, scaffolds, and cabinets. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to focus. The employee regularly works indoors and will occasionally work outdoors.  The employee will work near or with moving mechanical equipment.  The employee may work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, sprays, cleaners, fertilizers, seed, and non-household dust.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, and occasionally, workers will work in a loud area.

Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however, this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability in its programs, activities, or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Michael Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations, call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.

CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).