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Facilities and Grounds Support

First Student is the largest student transportation provider in North America, helping millions of students and passengers get where they need to go safely each day.

Why First Student?

At First Student, our facilities and grounds teams help keep our locations safe, clean, organized, and ready to support daily operations. This role is a good fit for someone who enjoys hands-on work, takes pride in maintaining their workplace, and can handle a variety of maintenance and groundskeeping responsibilities.

What We Offer

First Student offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that may include:

- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Paid time off
- Retirement savings opportunities
- Career development and advancement opportunities
- A safety-focused and team-oriented work environment

Benefits may vary by location, position, and applicable agreements.

About the Role

As a Facilities and Grounds Support team member, you will support the location by performing general maintenance, light repairs, janitorial work, and groundskeeping.

You will help ensure the facility, outdoor areas, tools, and supplies are maintained properly and support a safe and efficient work environment.

What You’ll Do

- Support general janitorial and groundskeeping activities throughout the location
- Help maintain floors, fixtures, work areas, and other facility spaces
- Remove trash, debris, and other materials from the property
- Mow and maintain grass and assist with landscaping, including planting and pruning shrubs and flowers
- Clear and maintain sidewalks, parking lots, and other outdoor areas
- Ensure tools and equipment are maintained in good working condition
- Handle and store chemicals appropriately and safely
- Maintain inventory of supplies, tools, and materials

What You’ll Bring

- High school diploma or equivalent
- Knowledge of bus maintenance
- Ability to perform work safely and follow established safety procedures
- Ability to work independently and support the needs of the location
- Dependability and attention to detail

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

- Must be able to work outdoors in varying seasonal weather conditions
- Work may involve performing maintenance, groundskeeping, and facility-support activities throughout the property

Why Join Our Team?

This position plays an important role in keeping our location safe, clean, and operational. You’ll work as part of a team that values safety, accountability, teamwork, and reliable service.

Apply Today

Help keep First Student facilities safe, maintained, and ready to support the transportation of students and passengers each day.

Apply today to join the First Student team.

Disclaimer

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Language Requirement
This role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf .