Facilities Technician

KIPP

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public schools educating 120,000 students in grades Prek-12 across 21 states and Washington, DC. While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: Together, A Future Without Limits. You can learn more at www.kipp.org.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools  is part of the KIPP national network. Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career, and beyond – so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. 

In the 2025-2026 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating more than 3,000 students, kindergarten through twelfth grade in the North and West sides of Jacksonville, Florida.

• KIPP Impact Academy: Kindergarten - 4th grade, 6th - 8th grade 

• KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade 

• KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade 

• KIPP Bold City High School: 9th - 12th grade

For the current school year, teachers at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools work the following hours Monday through Friday and may have occasional meetings or special school events outside of these hours. Hours for teachers and students may vary slightly by school.

• K-8 Staff: 7:30am - 4:30pm K-8 Students: 8:00am - 3:30pm, Wednesday K-8 dismissal is at 1:30pm 

• High School Staff: 6:45am - 3:45pm, High School Students: 7:15am - 2:30pm, Wednesday High School dismissal is at 12:30pm. 

Every Wednesday is a student early release day, which allows teachers to participate in weekly professional development and content team meetings. *This doesn’t include Wellness Wednesdays when all staff leave at student dismissal. 

To support these schools, we will employ more than 300 full-time staff members. We seek educators and colleagues that represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. To learn more about what it is like to work and teach at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, please visit www.kippjax.org/teach where you can also view all of our job postings.

This position reports to the Director of Facilities and is a year-round, full-time position. The position would likely work at our McDuff Ave campus supporting KIPP Bold City High School.

KIPP Jacksonville is seeking a facilities technician to execute preventive maintenance, repairs, and work orders. The facilities technician will work with the Director of Facilities to ensure that KIPP Jacksonville students have access to safe facilities to provide an environment supportive of learning and growth. The facilities technician will carry out daily work orders as assigned by the Director of Facilities to high standards of quality. 

KEY DUTIES

• Work closely with the Director of Facilities to fulfill all work orders for on-time completion and to high standards of quality

• On-call response during hours of operation and as needed

• General grounds keeping

• Proactive maintenance- replacing filters, testing systems, scheduling yearly audits, etc.

• Reactive maintenance- basic facilities repair: furniture, electrical, plumbing, HVAC

• Meet and anticipate all compliance needs and deadlines

• Manage relationship with vendors as needed

• Other duties as assigned

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Estimated salary range is $39,000-$43,000 annually

• Access to health benefits (including medical, dental, and vision)***

• Access to short-term and long-term disability insurance***

• 403(b) retirement program with a company match***

• Training and professional development

*** subject to change school year to school year

REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of building systems and the maintenance and repair thereof

• Maintains positive relations with others

• Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to produce high-quality work in a dynamic environment

• Reliable transportation

• Ability to tackle multiple projects and initiatives at once with a strong sense of prioritization

• KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools believes that our staff will represent our core values—high expectations, a growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. We search for established teammates who embody them.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 2 years’ facilities maintenance-related experience

• Expertise in or technical knowledge of HVAC, electrical and/or plumbing systems

• Verbal communication and interpersonal skills required to work with a broad group of stakeholders with different interests and needs

• Experience in Microsoft Outlook and facilities management software

APPLY

Please complete an application and upload a resume via our job board. No applicants will be considered that submit resumes through other job postings.  Link here: https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/KIPP/jacksonville 

If you're a current KIPP Jax team member, you should:

1) Inform your current manager of your interest in the role and

2) Complete the online application

QUESTIONS

If you have questions about this position, please email Scott at [email protected]. Please understand that resumes and/or cover letters are not accepted via email and you will be redirected to apply via the website.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment at our schools. KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.