Job Description

Posting Opens November 4, 2026 Posting Closes November 14, 2026

The Akron Board of Education announces an opening for a Part Time Grounds-Mail Truck Driver in the Business Affairs Department, Job Code 273, TS 522 (260 Days), Starting Salary TBD, Collective Bargaining Unit � None. This is a School Employees Retirement System position.

Application must be made electronically through http://www.applitrack.com/akron/onlineapp/.

Please upload a letter of interest, resume and a current copy of appropriate license in addition to completing the online application. The Superintendent reserves the right to either keep the position open until suitable applicants are found or to cancel and repost the position with such changes as may be deemed appropriate. For further information, please contact Debra Foulk, Executive Director, Business Affairs, 330-761-2805.

Description: This position performs routine delivery of items between buildings throughout the district on a daily basis. This job follows a set delivery schedule on most days, with some variation occasionally for testing schedules or other specific deliveries.

Essential Functions:

• Ensure safety of students, staff and public
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation
• Deliver inter-building mail to all school buildings and support buildings
• Deliver and pick up Testing material to/from all schools
• Deliver and pick up minor equipment to/from all schools and support buildings such as vacuum cleaners
• Deliver and pick up items for shredding and storage from all buildings
• Deliver and pick up special runs from the print shop as needed
• Immediately report accidents, injuries and vehicle maintenance concerns
• Maintain vehicle for cleanliness and safety
• Perform vehicle inspection before and after daily trips
• Adhere to Akron Schools vehicle operation policies and procedures

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive, store and distribute all grounds materials, supplies and equipment
• Attend meetings as required
• Maintain safety and maintenance records
• Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information (e.g. personnel/student information)
• Interact in a positive, professional manner with staff, students and parents
• Conduct movement of equipment, supplies and inter-school mail
• Perform related duties as assigned by the Executive Director of Business Affairs

Qualifications:

• Graduation from accredited High School or G.E.D.
• A minimum of one year experience in a responsible position
• Possess a valid State of Ohio Driver's License with less than 6 points
• Insurable by the district insurance provider

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to listen effectively, actively
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of the proper care and storage of chemicals
• Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions, written warnings and labels

Equipment Operated:

• Work vehicles
• Telephone/radio as determined

Additional Working Conditions:

• Daily requirement to travel throughout the district
• Occasional requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, climb, balance, kneel and stoop
• Frequent requirement to lift, carry, push, and pull various items up to a maximum of 90 pounds
• Occasional requirement to perform duties in adverse weather conditions (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, snow, etc.)
• Occasional repetitive hand motion
• Occasional requirement to work near mechanical parts
• Occasional exposure to fumes, various

IF YOU REQUIRE ANY SPECIAL SERVICES (SUCH AS INTERPRETER, BRAILLE OR LARGE PRINT, OR WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE ACCOMMODATIONS) COVERED UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, PUBLIC LAW 101-336, SECTION 102, PLEASE CALL THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AT 330-761-2949. IF YOU ARE USING A TTY/TTD, PLEASE CALL THE OHIO RELAY SERVICE, 1-800-750-0750.

AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX (INCLUDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND TRANSGENDER IDENTITY), DISABILITY, AGE, RELIGION, MILITARY STATUS, ANCESTRY OR GENETIC INFORMATION (COLLECTIVELY, "PROTECTED CLASSES").