Bricklayer/Cement Finisher 'B'

The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city’s more than 198,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?

Job Summary
Repairs, installs and replaces brickwork at School District locations including such activities as concrete work, installing cement blocks, bricklaying, brick pointing, limited stonework, stone pointing, tile work and marble work. Finishes work in the finishing and repair or construction of interior and exterior cement, and concrete or rugged wear maintenance on assigned projects.

Essential Functions

• • Performs brick and stone pointing, re-facing and replacing bricks, waterproofing, caulking windows and resetting of limestone caps around the buildings; performs duties when necessary from stationary scaffolding.
• • Lays bricks, piles, and insulates blocks; mixes mortar.
• • May perform roughcasting resetting or replacing of marble and concrete work; builds wooden forms when doing concrete or cement work; may reset and point granite steps; does cement finishing on steps and floors; may build brick or cinder block walls.
• • Checks the repair work to be done at assigned location; performs work in a variety of ways using cement, concrete, rough-wear and/or blacktop.
• • Replaces or patches boiler room floors.
• • Makes concrete blocks for motors or pumps.
• • Replaces boiler ash-pits with cement; chips out stucco walls in basement or boiler room as required.
• • Fills in potholes or cracks on corridor floors and stair landings.
• • Does minor pointing and brickwork.
• • Replaces and repairs cement steps; resets curbing.
• • Oversees the work of trainees in the trade.
• • May estimate, order and transport necessary materials to complete work order (s) at assigned location.
• • Performs incidental work.