Posted 3 days ago
Casual Caretaker
@ Palliser School Division
Alberta
Overview
Palliser School Division is hiring Casual Caretakers on an on-call basis to clean and maintain school facilities across several rural schools in southern Alberta. Casuals must be willing to work any shift in any school building, replacing regular caretakers who are absent. Candidates must be able to drive or live in the community where they work, as there is no transportation to a major centre.
Responsibilities:
- Clean and maintain school facilities
- Replace absent regular caretakers on any shift
- Work in any school building in the assigned area
Requirements summary:
- Criminal record check with vulnerable sector check
- SIN card or Service Canada document in legal name
- Valid government-issued ID
- Ability to drive or live in the local community
- Copy of most recent evaluation
- Three professional references
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-16
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-07
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Cleaning & custodial |
| Schedule | day, evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | School |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer none |
| Driver’s licence | preferred |
| Background checks | criminal record |
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Palliser School Division
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The Palliser Regional Schools is a school jurisdiction located in southern Alberta. The geographical area stretches from just south of Lethbridge to the Bow River south of Calgary. Palliser Centre houses the Central Office Administration, Maintenance and Transportation Services and is located in the City of Lethbridge. In addition, a satellite Maintenance Shop has been set up in the Town of Vulcan. The division offers full public education services to approximately 8,1000 students from early childhood services through Grade 12. Palliser has 15 community schools, 17 Hutterian colony schools, 10 Christian alternative schools, nine of which are in Calgary on seven different campuses, four outreach programs, an online school, and two dedicated Low German Mennonite alternative programs. One of our outreach schools and a junior high in one of our community schools also serve the LGM community.
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- #101-3305 18th Avenue North, Lethbridge, Alberta T1M 1R6, CA
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- The Palliser School Division
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The Palliser Regional Schools is a school jurisdiction located in southern Alberta. The geographical area stretches from just south of Lethbridge to the Bow River south of Calgary. Palliser Centre houses the Central Office Administration, Maintenance and Transportation Services and is located in the City of Lethbridge. In addition, a satellite Maintenance Shop has been set up in the Town of Vulcan. The division…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education Administration Programs |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Organization type | Educational |
| Year founded | 1995 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 14 |
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Casual Caretaker - Palliser South, South Central and Palliser Central
The Palliser School Division takes pride in serving many diverse school communities across southern Alberta. We believe diversity is one of our greatest strengths. Palliser is deeply committed to providing learning environments that are safe, caring, inclusive and responsive to the needs of our students.
Palliser is committed to engendering and supporting the values of the broader society: empathy, integrity, respect, trust and responsibility. If the children of this community are to realize these values, the division acknowledges its responsibility to provide an exemplary education.
Applications are invited for Casual Caretakers in the Palliser South, Palliser South Central & Palliser Central area schools. Casual positions are on an on-call needed basis and must be willing to work any shift, in any of the school buildings replacing regular caretakers who are absent. The Casual Caretaker is responsible for cleaning and maintaining school facilities.
Please note that you must be able to drive or live in the community in which you work. These are rural schools and there is no transportation to and from a major centre.
Please apply to this position location if you would like to be a Casual Caretaker at the schools located in this particular area:
- Barons/Carmangay Schools
- Champion School
- Coalhurst Elementary School
- Coalhurst High School
- County Central High School
- Dorothy Dalgliesh School
- Huntsville School
- Jennie Emery Elementary School
- John Davidson School
- Kate Andrews High School
- Noble Central School
- Palliser Beyond Borders
- Picture Butte High School
- RI Baker Middle School
- Sunnyside School
- Vulcan Prairieview Elementary School
In order to maintain a safe and secure working environment, applicants new to The Palliser School Division must provide:
- Criminal Record Check, including vulnerable sector check from Local Police Service or RCMP detachment;
- Social Insurance Number (SIN) card or document issued by Service Canada; SIN card/document must be in current legal name. Name on SIN card/document must match your Government Issued ID and Criminal Record Check;
- Government issued ID - valid driver's license, valid passport or Nexus card.
The following attachments should accompany the online submission:
- Cover letter directed to Mr. Stephen O'Connor, OH&S Coordinator;
- Copy of your most recent evaluation (if unable to provide evaluation, please indicate in your cover letter the reason why);
- Minimum of three professional references including phone numbers and email addresses for each.
In the event you are unable to apply through the application portal, feel free to email your resume and cover letter directly to Stephen at [email protected].
By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the superintendent or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.
Mr. Rick Aos, Facilities Supervisor
Palliser School Division
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