Community Groundskeeper - Elizabeth Thomas Homes

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Immediate opening for a Full Time Groundskeeper in Seattle, WA at Elizabeth Thomas Homes Apartments!

Join our team and grow your career with us!! We are a local, Seattle-based property management company of larger apartment communities throughout the Puget Sound area. We are a progressive, growth-oriented organization with a genuinely enjoyable work environment. We develop outstanding people and promote growth within our organization through our investments in training, technology, and career development.

We currently have an opening for a Full Time Groundskeeper at Elizabeth Thomas Homes Apartments in Seattle, WA. The best candidate has a positive, can-do attitude and works well in a team environment.

We Offer:

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  $23-$24 per hour
• Full time employees earn 152 hours or 19 days of PTO per year with the ability to carry over up to 80 hours a year. Increased PTO after 6 and 9 consecutive years with Allied Residential.
• Options for tuition assistance for programs like WMFHA, IREM, NAA, and other industry classes/certifications.

*Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Provided the 1st of the month after you have reached 60 days of employment. (*Plans are provided by Kaiser Permanente, Dental select, and EyeMed.

• 9 Paid Holidays (New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas.)
• Retirement options - 401k WITH company matching up to 1%.
• On hands training and opportunities for growth, advancements, and opportunities for you to excel within Allied Residential.
• Employee Assistance Plan: You are eligible, at no cost to you, to participate in the Allied Employee Assistance Program (EAP) “LifeWorks” which is an employee well-being solution supporting mental, physical, financial, and social well-being in a confidential environment.

General Duties:

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  Grounds keeping by walking the property daily and picking up trash and items that do not belong.
• Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, stairways, locker rooms, and other areas on the property.
• Be able to operate a pressure washer and perform pressure washing duties.
• Clean out the common laundry rooms as needed and clean the machines when needed.
• Wash walls, floors, ceilings, storage rooms, and walkways.
• Empty wastebaskets
• Empty and cleans ashtrays.
• Transport trash and waste to disposal area.
• Replenish bathroom supplies.
• Replace light bulbs.
• Cut and trim grass, and shovel snow.
• Transport small equipment or tools between departments.

Qualifications:

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  Education/Experience: High School education or equivalent, or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations with other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Physical aspects of the job may require heavy lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, stooping, climbing, balancing, and carrying.
• Responsible, Personable, Trustworthy and wants to be a Team Player!