
Pool Technical Assistant
Part-timeAustin, TXPart-time$13/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Pool Technical Assistant supports filtration, water treatment, plumbing, and mechanical operations for campus pools and spas. The role includes routine equipment checks, water testing, maintenance, and assistance with facility repairs. The assistant also helps ensure safe pool conditions and provides professional, responsive service to staff, coaches, officials, and event administrators. Work is performed in person on campus, with a variable schedule.
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Full job description
Assist Filtration Technician in plumbing, electrical and technical equipment maintenance. Demonstrate professionalism at high profile events. Take initiative to anticipate issues by regular equipment checks. Communicate with officials, coaches and meet administration with any needs or questions. Use problem solving skills to resolve any issue. Respond professionally and with a sense of urgency to resolve those issues. Work as a team and provide leadership when needed to ensure a successful event.Conduct daily tests and routine maintenance of assigned pools and/or spas. Test and adjust water chemistry to meet standards for oxidation and sanitation. Check and interpret gauges, flow meters and monitoring equipment for operational efficiency. Utilize excellent problem solving, flexibility and adaptability when resolving issues with any equipment. Take initiative by anticipating risk management concerns and address accordingly.Assist in cleaning and backwashing filters, water treatment, pumping equipment and filters of 16 therapy poolsInspect appearance of the pool and surrounding area to ensure no health or accident hazards to users. Utilize excellent problem solving, flexibility and adaptability when resolving issues with any equipment.Assist in repair of facilities including but not limited to tiles, line hoses, valves, benches, etc.Utilize strong communication skills and tactfulness to deliver excellent customer service when responding to questions or concerns from staff, coaches and officials as well as any questions or concerns from coworkers.Attend mandatory meetings and training sessions Speak publicly and express ideas in a respectful manner when attending and actively participating in staff trainings and meetings. Display a strong ability to work in a team structure and in an environment comprised of diverse populations.Adapt to changing policies and procedures when necessary and be able to communicate changes effectively to coworkers.Demonstrate leadership by setting the standard for peer employees, completing detail-oriented tasks on maintenance checklists thoroughly and with accuracy.Demonstrate personal accountability, professionalism and strong work ethic through punctuality, appropriate dress, preparation, ethical behavior, integrity and positivity.Leverage digital technologies ethically and efficiently to solve problems, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.Enhance career management by developing the ability to identify and articulate skills, strengths, knowledge, and experiences.Demonstrate global/intercultural fluency by valuing, respecting and learning from diverse cultures, races, ages, genders, sexual orientations, and religions. Practice inclusivity and sensitivity and maintain ability to interact respectfully with all people and understand individuals differences.Other duties as assigned. Student Job ResponsibilitiesAssist in water treatment, filtration, plumbing and mechanical operations.Other duties as assigned. Salary Range$13/hourWorking ConditionsUniformsand/or personal protection equipment (PPE)May work in all weather conditionsMay work in extreme temperaturesMay work around chemical fumesStandard office environmentMay work around biohazardsMay work around chemicalsMay work around electrical and mechanical hazardsRepetitive use of a keyboard at a workstationUse of manual dexterityClimbing stairsLifting and movingWork ShiftWork to be performed in-person, on campus19 hours per weekSchedule varies.Required MaterialsResume/CVImportant for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume in the first step of the online job application process. Then, any additional Required Materials will be uploaded in the My Experience section; you can multi-select the additional files or click the Upload button for each file. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application h s been submitted, you cannot make changes.Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find Jobs. Before you apply though, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left-hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page, and you will need to click the Upload button multiple times in order to attach your Resume, References and any additional Required Materials noted above.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,218 open Facilities Maintenance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$13/hr
- Texas median$26–32/hr33 hourly ranges
- US median$25–30/hr458 hourly ranges
This rate, $13/hr, is 58% below the Texas median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Facilities Maintenance hourly ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 113 open Facilities Maintenance jobs in Texas and 1,218 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- Experience
- Facilities Maintenance postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (767 postings).
- Education
- 29 of the 1,218 open Facilities Maintenance jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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