Position Type:
Custodial/Maintenance/Maintenance
Date Posted:
8/11/2026
Location:
Maintenance
Closing Date:
08/24/2026
County:
Raleigh County Schools
Application Procedure:
Apply online
SP639 - PLUMBER I & II/GENERAL MAINTENANCE
MUST POSSESS JOURNEYMAN LEVEL PLUMBERS LICENSE
261-DAY EMPLOYMENT TERM
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY
7:30 AM THRU 3:00 PM
PLUMBER - SP639
SALARY: Pursuant to WV Code §18A-4-8a, in accordance with Raleigh County Salary Scale, Pay Grade E for Plumber I and Pay Grade G for Plumber II commensurate with experience and education level
EVALUATION: Performance in this position will be evaluated annually by the building immediate supervisor and in accordance with WV State Code §18A-2-12, WV State Board Policy 5314, and RCBOE's Guide to Performance Evaluation for Service Personnel
JOB SUMMARY: The plumber helps to maintain all aspects of the plumbing systems in the county's physical facilities in a condition of operating excellence so that full educational use of it may be made at all times while ensuring compliance with State and County building codes.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: -Responsible for the installation, maintenance, repair of water and waste disposal systems -Receives work assignments, reviews and obtains needed supplies, organizes a work plan to complete the task -Notifies supervisor of unexpected problems that cannot be solved within the expected work plan -Measures, cuts, threads, assembles, and installs pipes and tubing -Checks plumbing systems to detect leaks -Eliminates leaks by replacing valves, faulty fittings or sections in line -Unstops commodes, drains, sewer lines, and cleans grease traps -Installs water, sanitary fixtures and equipment with supports, hangers or foundations -Connects valves, caulks joints, and tests finished job by allowing water to flow through -Replaces worn parts -Makes corrections, as needed -Responsible for the care and proper use of tools and equipment. -Develops and maintains a safe work environment at all times. -Helps control and maintain proper truck inventory of materials and supplies for repairs and replacements -Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS: Pursuant to WV Code §18A-2-5; High School Diploma or GED; Criminal background check conducted pursuant to WV Code §18-5-15c; Meet the definition of "Qualifications" in WV Code §18A-4-8b; demonstrated competency, pursuant to WV Code §18A-4-8e (state-approved competency test, as required). To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The information contained in the job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE SP597
JOB SUMMARY: "General maintenance" means personnel employed as helpers to skilled
maintenance employees and to perform minor repairs to equipment and buildings of a county school system. WV §18A-4-8
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Clears brush, cuts grass, digs ditches, and performs other minor grounds maintenance duties
- Responsible for shoveling snow from board offices
- Loads and unloads trucks, moves or hauls such items as supplies, office furniture, and building materials
- Assists in building repair, working with a plumber, electrician, carpenter, etc.
- Services county automobiles to the extent of filling with gasoline, checking the oil and wiper fluid, etc.
- Perform routine maintenance tasks of heating and cooling systems, such as changing filters and checking seals and duct work
- Assist in the coordination of the building maintenance program
- Assemble furniture and equipment for the purpose of providing items in working conditions
- Inspects facilities, systems, and their components for the purpose of identifying necessary repairs
- Installs various items (such as whiteboards, serving lines, railings, fences, etc.) for the purpose of completing projects safely and within established timeframes
- Maintains tools and/ or equipment for the purpose of ensuring availability of equipment in safe operating condition
- Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns
- Performs related word as required
- Other duties as assigned by Director of Maintenance
QUALIFICATIONS:
High School diploma or equivalent, pursuant to WV Code §18A-2-5; Criminal background check conducted pursuant to WV Code §18-5-15c; Meet the definition of "Qualifications" in WV Code §18A-4-8b; demonstrated competency, pursuant to WV Code §18A-4-8e (state-approved competency test) as required. Raleigh County Job Description: SP597
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Demonstrate adherence to schedules; being punctual.
- Demonstrate flexibility and adjusting to change.
- Demonstrate courtesy and tactfulness in interpersonal relations.
- Demonstrate dependability.
- Demonstrate understanding and implementing responsibilities.
- Demonstrate ability to use good judgment and make good decisions.
- Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from administrators, staff, and general public.
- Ability to perform duties in full compliance with state and county requirements.
- Ability to write reports and complete work consistent with the duties.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure consistent with the duties of this position.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical
situations consistent with this position.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists in dealing with this position.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form consistent with this position.
- Ability to accurately perform assigned tasks.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 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 often required to stand; walk; use hands and
fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is sometimes required to lift heavy objects. On The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee will frequently bend, or twist, at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works outdoors or indoors as needed. The employee will work near or with moving mechanical equipment while performing the duties of this job. The employee will work around hazardous materials such as gasoline, diesel, etc. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud, due to the use of power tools.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. For more information, please contact Ryan Stafford, Title IX Coordinator, 105 Adair Street, Beckley, WV 25801, 304-256-4500.
