Driver/ Maintenance Worker, Flagstone Family Center

CAMBA Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

403(b) retirement plan with employer 0

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

CAMBA Inc. in Brooklyn, NY seeks a Driver/Maintenance Worker for our 196 Amboy Street location. This full-time role supports security and operations, conducts maintenance, and ensures safe, clean facilities for program participants.

You will perform a wide range of repairs, safety tasks, and daily vehicle checks, while upholding CAMBA policies and safety guidelines. The position offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid New York State driver’s license and an excellent driving history.
• Must complete NYS Approved Defensive Driving Classes every 3 years.
• Must take Refresher Computerized Defensive Driver class.
• Must remain insurable under CAMBA’s point system during employment.
• If required to drive 15-passenger van, pass 80% on annual van improvement test and pass Van Road Test.
• Acknowledge review of CAMBA’s Transportation Policy.
• Must sign NYC DOH/MH attestation confirming no founded child abuse record.

Responsibilities

• Identify and document maintenance issues on work orders.
• Report maintenance equipment issues immediately.
• Perform inspections to ensure safe conditions.
• Use safety standards and display safety signs during tasks.
• Clean rugs, carpets, upholstery, blinds, and draperies.
• Sanitize toilets, sinks, tubs, showers, and related fixtures.
• Replace light bulbs and fixtures as needed.
• Dust and wipe furniture, equipment, and vents.
• Transport trash, recyclables, and waste for disposal.
• Prepare for inclement weather and secure outdoor items.
• Clean drains and gutters to ensure drainage.
• Replenish bathroom supplies and clean surfaces.
• Wash walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, and vents.
• Plaster and paint interiors as required.
• Replace door handles or locks when needed.
• Remove graffiti from surfaces.
• Perform daily pre-trip vehicle inspections.
• Escort clients to appointments when needed.
• Keep vehicle clean and presentable.

Skills

Valid NY Driver's License

Excellent driving history

Defensive driving

Vehicle maintenance basics

Basic plumbing/electrical tasks

Education

Sufficient education and technical expertise

Job description

Who We Are: CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach more than 72,000 individuals and families each year at our 100 locations, including 10,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families live in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

CAMBA operates 6 single adult shelters and 6 family shelters and one drop in center. Each shelter offers clients a supportive, structured therapeutic, safe, and drug-free facility. Homeless (often mentally-ill and substance-abusing) men and women are provided with comprehensive services to stabilize their condition in order to successfully transition into to permanent and/or supported housing.

CAMBA’s Flagstone Family Center provides comprehensive case management services to 160 families who are in a Tier II transitional residence program for homeless families. The facility consists of eight (8) four (4) story walk up apartment buildings on the east and west sides of the street. There will be two main entrances: one for the east side of the street and one for the west. Each building contains 20 apartments of varying sizes, each fully self-contained.

Position: Driver/ Maintenance Worker

Reports To: Director of Security and Operations

Location: 196 Amboy Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

What The Driver/ Maintenance Worker Does:

• Identify and document all maintenance issues on work order form.
• Immediately report maintenance equipment issues (i.e., inoperable, missing, etc.)
• Comply with all maintenance regulatory requirements at all times.
• Perform inspections of units to ensure safe conditions.
• Utilize appropriate safety standards (i.e., wear safety goggles, masks, appropriate attire) and display safety signs when performing tasks.
• Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, window blinds, and draperies.
• Clean and sanitize toilets, sinks, tubs, showers, shower fixtures, including walls, floors, curtains, stalls, and mirrors.
• Replace light bulbs, light fixtures, light covers, electrical outlet covers and ballasts as needed.
• Dust and/or wipe furniture, equipment, and ceiling fans.
• Separate and transport trash, recyclables and waste to disposal area and consolidate for pickup.
• Respond to and prepare for inclement weather (i.e., prepare sandbags, tie down loose outdoor items, remove snow and/or ice from the sidewalks, driveways and stairs, etc.).
• Clean storm drains and gutters to ensure proper drainage.
• Replenish bathroom supplies including toilet tissue, paper towels, and hand soap.
• Wash walls, ceiling, woodwork, windows, sills and door panels, heating and cooling vents and air conditioner filters.
• Plaster and paint interiors of buildings.
• Replace door handles or locks as needed.
• Remove graffiti from interior and exterior surfaces.
• Replace cracked or missing floor tiles, wall tiles and ceiling tiles as necessary.
• Perform daily pre-trip vehicle inspection prior to first trip of the day.
• Immediately report vehicle and/or equipment that are inoperable, missing or improperly utilized.
• Complete vehicle travel log for all trips.
• Assist passengers needing assistance in order to enter and/or exit vehicle.
• Keep vehicle clean and/or free of litter at all times.
• May make minor plumbing and electrical repairs.
• May escort clients to appointments.

Minimum Education/Experience Required:

• Sufficient education and technical expertise: to comprehend written and oral instructions (work orders); to accomplish maintenance tasks; and to document accomplished tasks.

Other Requirements:

• Must have Valid New York State Driver’s License and excellent driving history.
• Must complete NYS Approved Defensive Driving Classes every 3 years.
• Must take Refresher Computerized Defensive Driver class
• Must remain insurable based on CAMBA’s point system throughout the duration of employment.
• If required to drive 15 passenger van, must score at least 80% on computerized 15 passenger van improvement test every year.
• If required to drive 15 passenger van, must pass an observed Van Road Test
• Acknowledge review of CAMBA’s Transportation Policy.
• Must sign NYC DOH/MH attestation stating that candidate has not been the subject of a founded child abuse report.

Compensation: $19.06 hourly
When salary ranges are listed, the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and candidate.This includes but is not limited to experience, education, budget and/or program size, internal equity, skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.

Status: –Full-time (35 hours per week)
Benefits: CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.

CAMBA and CAMBA Housing Ventures are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse & inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Help New Yorkers in need transform their lives

Each year, CAMBA reaches over 70,000 individuals and families, including over 11,000 youth. Without your support, we cannot continue to create and deliver our programs.