Shelter Maintenance Property Tech

Pay: $18.90hr
Shift: Choose Shift/ Monday – Friday 9:00 am-6:00 pm OR 9:00 am-5:00 pm if they don't take a lunch

 Job Summary (Full Job Description in Customer Folder):

The Property Maintenance and Repair Technician provides basic general maintenance and repair functions for our Permanent Supportive Housing programs under the supervision and guidance of experienced maintenance personnel. In addition, the Property Maintenance and Repair Technician will assist in property operations, including inventory control and accountability of tools and equipment.

• Perform maintenance, repair, and minor construction for Supportive Housing properties. Work includes, but is not limited to: Electrical, mechanical, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, landscaping, painting, and general custodial duties such as trashing out units and cleaning.

• Assist team in developing an effective property-specific preventive maintenance program

• Perform preventive maintenance on property equipment, e.g., routine physical inspections, air filter cleaning and replacement, lubrication, system monitoring, component repair and replacement, and general property maintenance and upkeep as required.

• Safely operate trucks, passenger vans, other Agency vehicles, and equipment as required.

• Perform routine preventive maintenance and repair.

• Maintain vehicles, equipment, and tools in good working condition. Identify vehicles, tools, and equipment requiring repair and replacement.

• Fuel, clean, and wash vehicles and equipment as required. Follow established tool accountability and inventory control measures and procedures.

• Perform transportation, delivery, moving, pick up, loading/unloading, and installation of household items, appliances, and other items.

• Drive, as necessary, any Agency vehicle.

Shop Management

• Assist supervisor with management of property operations storage and workspaces, including inventory control and storage.

• Comply with public health, safety and fire regulations. Assist in maintaining properties in an orderly, neat and clean manner.

• Routinely ensure work area is clean after use.

• Abide by and implement property security measures.

• Move and place furniture, appliances and other items within the properties as required.

Promoting Best Practice

• Demonstrates awareness and desire to understand diverse populations

• Ability to contribute to the Agency’s commitment to enhancing awareness and appreciation

• Willingness to understand that housing first, harm reduction, low barrier access to resources is best practice and essential to our mission at Shelter.

• Ability to set and maintain good boundaries, using Trauma-Informed Care as a guideline

Education and Experience

• Minimum two years of the following preferred:

• HVAC

• Carpentry and/or construction

• Mechanical and plumbing

• Electrical

• Automotive and general light equipment repair preferred

Required Skills and Abilities

• Record keeping
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexible and tolerant of changing priorities
• Ability to work independently within social service organization
• Service-oriented
• Strong work ethic
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work with diverse populations
• Must have a current valid driver’s license and be insurable on the agency policy
• Ability to work from a Trauma-Informed Care framework.
• Familiarity with the Housing First philosophy.
• Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to diverse populations. Ability to contribute to the agency’s commitment to enhancing awareness and appreciation of diverse ethnic and cultural heritages.

Physical and Equipment Requirements

• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Must be able to operate agency vehicles*
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of the outlined duties and responsibilities