Maintenance Technician

*HIRING BONUS: $750!*

At Avalon, housing is a human right. Our mission is to build healthy, safe and inclusive supportive housing communities as a long-term solution to homelessness.

Avalon Housing is a non-profit supportive housing provider. Supportive housing is a combination of affordable housing paired with services, such as case management. We don't just help people find housing, we help people stay and thrive in their homes.

If you are passionate about creating more diverse, inclusive, and equitable communities where all people are welcome, Avalon may be a good fit for you.

Here are some benefits you will get when you work at Avalon!

Medical full-time employees are offered a choice of three different medical insurance plans (two HMO plans or a PPO), each one including dental, vision, and prescription coverage.

Our base HMO plan is available with low per-paycheck premium contribution, including two-person and family plans.

Paid Time OffAvalon provides a robust set of paid time off for staff including three weeks of vacation time (increasing to four weeks on your fifth anniversary), plus additional sick and personal time allowances. There is also an extra paid holiday every month!

Life and Disability Plans All staff working more than 16 hours per week are given Life insurance and Short- Term Disability plans, with Avalon covering the premium cost.

Voluntary Additional Plans All staff working more than 16 hours per week also have access to additional life, critical illness, and accident insurance coverage. If these are taken during the initial enrollment, there are no medical questions asked, and employees cannot be denied coverage.

Flexible Spending Accounts Full-time staff have the option to participate in a personal Flexible Spending Account, where they can have money taken pre-tax to be able to use on medical expenses. We also have a Dependent FSA, which can be used for child or adult care costs.

403(b) Retirement Plan Avalon sponsors a 403(b) retirement plan through Vanguard, available to all employees.

Pet Insurance Employees are eligible for discounted pet insurance through our arrangement with Nationwide Insurance.

Employee Support

Avalon Housing has partnered with Ulliance to provide a robust Employee Assistance Program. Ulliance offers support with trained counselors (available all day, every day), in addition to online resources.

Employee Engagement

There are many ways for staff to connect with others across Avalon, including:

• Affinity Groups, for staff of color who seek support among their peers or for staff who want to become anti-racist allies
• Wellness Committee, which plans activities centered around self-care and wellbeing
• Regular team and all-staff meetings
• Employee resource website
• Weekly Avalon newsletter ("Vuddle Notes")
• Broad range of internal training and classes

If you are passionate about creating more diverse, inclusive, and equitable communities where all people are welcome, Avalon may be a good fit for you.

Avalon takes a lot of pride in maintaining our buildings and housing units to very high standards, both inside and out. The Facilities Team is composed of 3 full-time Maintenance Technicians and a Cleaning Technician, who all directly report to the Facilities Team Leader. Maintenance Technicians provide direct service to our tenants in responding to work orders in a timely, professional, and courteous manner. Additionally, Technicians perform preventative maintenance tasks, conduct internal building and grounds inspections and monitoring, and unit turnover tasks.

Core Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for the completion of all maintenance service requests as assigned
• Work with a variety of hand and power tools, in a safe and responsible manner
• Complete make-ready process of vacant apartments as directed by the Facilities Manager
• Assist in monitoring all work being performed by outside contractors
• Responsible for 24-hour emergency maintenance service as scheduled
• Monitor and maintain all building systems as assigned
• Responsible for alerting the Team Leader of any unusual occurrence, potential safety hazard, and/or damage that have taken place or that may occur
• Complete payroll time sheets, including breakdown of locations worked, and mileage reimbursement and submit to supervisor for approval
• Maintain a professional courteous manner with all residents, vendors, contractors, and fellow employees
• Assure safety standards are used which comply with all company, local, City, State and Federal Guidelines
• Maintain inventory controls for cost effective operations
• Perform all work related activities in a fair, ethical, and consistent manner
• Attend training and skills development as necessary
• This job requires exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of two years of experience working in a maintenance position

Preferred Technical Skills and Experience

• Plumbing
• Electrical Systems
• Appliance Repair
• Painting
• Hauling
• HVAC

Desired Skills and Abilities

• Ability to effectively work with diverse populations in a non-judgmental way and a comfort working with people who have experienced homelessness, mental illness, and/or a chemical dependency
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively as part of a team and independently
• Strong communication skills - both verbal and written
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Must possess a highly positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in need
• Ability to work flexible hours as required by programs and staffing needs - will need to participate in the on-call emergency pager system, requiring occasional weekend and evening work.
• Avalon Housing is dedicated to eliminating racial inequities. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to work well with multicultural communities

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job requires exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly.

Additionally while performing the duties of this job the candidate will be required to operate power and manual tools, drive a van, communicate with other persons by talking and hearing, and to operate computer hardware systems.

A valid Michigan chauffeur license and reliable transportation is required.

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Reports to: Facilities Manager

Location: This position and office is based in Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Status: Full-time position, hourly non exempt

Hourly Wage: $22.84

Avalon Housing is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks applicants from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as historically marginalized groups. This includes but is not limited to lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, people who identify as transgender or non-binary, people living with disabilities or mental health conditions, and with lived experience with homelessness or recovery from a substance use disorder.

Avalon also encourages those with criminal histories to apply. Avalon doesn't request information about criminal histories unless and until an offer of employment is extended. Avalon may exclude someone based on criminal history if it determines the criminal history is related to or directly conflicts with the responsibilities of the position.

Salary : $23