Groundskeeper - Nazareth Inn

Providence Community Housing; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Community Housing in New Orleans is seeking a full-time Groundskeeper focused on senior housing. You will perform groundskeeping and light maintenance daily to keep the property clean, safe, and attractive for residents.

The role involves monitoring grounds, parking lot, and sidewalks, ordering housekeeping supplies with managerial approval, and maintaining supply inventories while supporting the maintenance team and make-ready tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Maintain grounds and perform light maintenance daily.
• Oversee resident apartments and property maintenance needs.
• Initiate orders for housekeeping supplies with Manager approval.
• Keep an inventory of all supplies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee grounds, parking lot, and front sidewalks.
• Order supplies with Manager approval and maintain inventory.
• Assist maintenance staff with make-ready tasks as needed.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Maintenance tasks

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Dependable

Teamwork

Job description

We are currently seeking a full-time Groundskeeper to join our team, specifically focused on working with seniors. The ideal candidate must be able to efficiently perform grounds and light maintenance duties in an effort to maintain a clean and attractive property on a daily basis.

Providence Community Housing is a 501(c)3 nonprofit affordable housing developer and property manager serving the Greater New Orleans area. With almost 20 years of development experience and over 1,700 residential units developed to date, Providence has taken over the property management functions of Christopher Homes, Inc. and is proud to add their 60-year history of excellence to our team managing over 2,400 senior affordable apartments. We focus on the production and preservation of affordable housing and empowering strong communities.

A typical day in the life of a Groundskeeper working with seniors involves but not limited to overseeing both resident apartments and property maintenance needs, checking all grounds, parking lot, and front sidewalks; Initiate orders for housekeeping supplies and equipment with the approval of the Manager; Keeping an inventory of all supplies.

Every day brings new opportunities to make a positive impact on both residents and staff, creating a safe, welcoming environment for seniors to call home.

We're looking for a candidate who:

• Has a passion for working with seniors and creating a positive, supportive environment
• Is detail-oriented with strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work independently and in a team.
• Is reliable and adaptable
• Able to assist the maintenance staff with other duties such as make ready(s), etc.

This is a full-time position, typically Monday through Friday.

Please note that this position requires the successful completion of drug and background testing as part of the hiring process. The drug test does not screen for marijuana.