Maintenance Assistant

Promenade Senior Living; Village of Spring Valley (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Promenade Senior Living is seeking a dedicated maintenance/housekeeping team member responsible for cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms, living areas, and common spaces. The role supports the maintenance supervisor and director to ensure a safe, clean environment for residents and visitors.

This position requires the ability to read, write, and communicate in English, a caring attitude toward seniors, and physical capacity to lift 25–35 pounds.

Qualifications

• Must read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Team player with staff to maintain a kind, caring, respectful attitude toward residents and families.
• Must be sensitive to the needs of seniors and demonstrate genuine care.
• Able to read, write, and communicate in English.
• Like working with seniors.
• May require lifting 25-35 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and repair of facility and grounds, including shampooing carpets and waxing floors, cleaning furniture.
• Painting, minor plumbing, furniture repairs.
• Set-up and break-down of activities and events.
• Cleaning of walls, baseboards, doors, and sanitation tasks.
• General cleaning and sanitizing; empty trash; keep wash areas stocked.
• Snow removal and grounds upkeep with contract services.
• Maintain and organize maintenance storage rooms and supplies.
• Check routine maintenance needs per schedule (water temps, fire equipment, bulbs).
• Meet customer service standards with resident satisfaction as a priority.

Job description

Summary

Specifically assigned to clean all bedrooms, bathrooms, sitting rooms, foyers, floors and walls, offices, and any area that would be assigned by the maintenance supervisor or director.

Reports To

Director of Maintenance

Qualifications

• Possess the ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English


• Work as a team member with other staff members to consistently maintain a kind, caring and respectful attitude toward residents, residents’ families, guests and fellow staff.


• Be sensitive to the special needs of the seniors and demonstrate a genuine caring


• attitude.


• Encourage residents’ maximum independence, promote residents’ freedom of choice and individuality, and respect the privacy of all residents.


• Able to read, write and communicate in English


• Like working with seniors


• May require lifting or bending. Must be able to lift 25-35 pounds

Duties

• Duties are including but not excluding any direction that administration may feel is needed for the safety and comfort of the residents.


• Maintenance and repair of facility and grounds. This includes:


• Shampooing of carpets and waxing of floors, cleaning of furniture


• Painting, minor plumbing, furniture repairs


• Set-up and break-down of activity and public relations events


• Cleaning of walls, baseboards, and doors


• Empty trash


• Snow removal, grounds upkeep in conjunction with contract services


• Keep wash areas stocked with soap and towels\\


• General vacuuming, dusting, cleaning mirrors and windows, cleaning toilets, sinks, tubs, showers, floors


• General cleaning and sanitizing


• General repair and replacing of light bulbs, broken fixtures, toilet and towel holders


• Use prescribed infection control procedures


• Report any unsafe, unsanitary and /or unusual conditions


• Maintain maintenance storage rooms in appropriate fashion’


• Maintain maintenance supplies in appropriate areas


• Check and complete routine maintenance needs per schedule (i.e. water temperatures, fire equipment, light bulbs, etc)


• Maintain and handle equipment in an appropriate manner


• Meet customer service standards in a friendly, helpful, courteous manner with resident satisfaction a priority.