Maintenance Assistant

Apple Rehab; Rocky Hill (CT); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Scholarships

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Telemedicine

EAP

Life insurance

401(k)

Longevity credit

Disability insurance

Job summary

Apple Rehab Rocky Hill is seeking a Maintenance Assistant to uphold the facility’s physical plant and systems. You will handle plumbing, electrical, mechanical and grounds tasks, operate tools safely, and coordinate with staff to minimize disruptions to operations.

Ideal candidates will have prior experience in a hospital or long-term care setting, a valid driver’s license, and a collaborative, positive attitude toward residents and teammates. This is an on-site position offering solid benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a hospital or long term care facility preferred.
• Ability to perform routine plumbing, electrical, mechanical, carpentry and grounds keeping tasks including painting, wallpapering, and shoveling snow.
• Valid drivers’ license and safe driving record.
• Demonstrates cooperation in assisting others and ability to work as a team.
• Patience, tact, enthusiasm and a positive attitude toward the residents and their support networks.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and repairs the facility’s physical plant and its various systems including plumbing, electrical, structural and equipment.
• Safely operates equipment, power and hand tools.
• Advises appropriate facility personnel of potential shut-downs to enable staff to provide alternate plans.
• Plans efficient use of time, cooperates with all other staff and performs responsibilities with minimal disruption.
• Inspects facility and reports to Maintenance Supervisor any needed repairs.

Skills

Experience in hospital or long term

Job description

Apple Rehab Rocky Hill is a 100-bed skilled nursing center located right off the Silas Deane Highway in Rocky Hill CT. Our facility features private and semi-private rooms that are spacious enough for our residents to fit their favorite chair. Our staff enjoy a camraderie that has been built over years of teamwork. We enjoy events throughout the year such as picnics and other activities for both staff and residents to enjoy inside or outside in our courtyard.

Apple Rehab is a family owned and operated company that treats residents and staff like family too. Our expert team of senior management is located at our home office, right in Avon, CT, ensuring superior care from a local company. Our leadership is not across the country, but rather in your backyard.

Job Description:

Maintenance Assistant

Maintains and repairs the facility’s physical plant and its various systems including plumbing, electrical, structural and equipment as well as maintaining grounds. Safely operates equipment, power and hand tools. The Maintenance Assistant advises appropriate facility personnel of any potential shut-downs to enable the staff to provide alternate plans for the continuation of operations. Plans efficient use of time, cooperates with all other staff and performs responsibilities with a minimum disruption to the facility. The Maintenance Assistant Inspects facility and reports to Maintenance Supervisor any needed repairs

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a hospital or long term care facility preferred.
• Ability to perform, and working knowledge of, routine plumbing, electrical, mechanical, carpentry and grounds keeping tasks including painting, wallpapering, and shoveling snow.
• Valid drivers’ license and safe driving record.
• The Maintenance Assistant demonstrates cooperation in assisting others and ability to work as a team.
• Patience, tact, enthusiasm and a positive attitude toward the residents and their support networks.

Apple Rehab offers an attractive benefit package for employees of 30 hours or greater that may include the following:

• Scholarships and career growth opportunities
• 4 Weeks Paid Time Off
• 7 Paid Holidays
• Health Insurance Benefits
• Call-a-Doc / 24-8 MD telephone service
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• 401K Retirement Program
• Longevity Credit
• Short & Long Term Disability