Maintenance Assistant (Part- Time)

Metropolitan Family Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 22,041 - 24,796; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Teladoc access

401K employer match

HSA contributions

Job summary

Metropolitan Family Services in Chicago is seeking a part-time Maintenance Assistant to support our Learning & Wellness Center Team. The role emphasizes maintaining facilities, supporting site operations, and preparing spaces for seasonal changes.

Ideal candidates have maintenance experience or a HS/GED with aptitude, can work with diverse people, stay organized, and contribute to a safe, clean environment. The position offers on-site work with competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in maintenance or HS/GED with basic maintenance aptitude.
• Demonstrated aptitude to learn basic maintenance skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.
• Ability to organize tasks and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the maintenance of property and facilities.
• Carries out specific tasks regarding maintenance to buildings.
• Assists in preparation of site buildings for the changing uses in summer, fall, winter, and spring.
• Carries out specific duties related to the center, including housekeeping, and distribution of supplies, and other tasks.
• Reports all needs for maintenance repair to Site Supervisor.
• Assists with specific tasks such as cleaning the outside of the property and other light duties such as washing windows and doors, shoveling, and spreading salt during winter.

Skills

Maintenance skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

HS/GED

Job description

We are now hiring for a part-time Maintenance Assistant to join our Learning & Wellness Center Team!

Salary

The average starting salary or compensation for this position is $17.05 hourly.

Essential Job Functions

• Assists in the maintenance of property and facilities.
• Carries out specific tasks regarding maintenance to buildings.
• Assists in preparation of site buildings for the changing uses in summer, fall, winter, and spring.
• Carries out specific duties related to the center, including housekeeping, and distribution of supplies, and other tasks.
• Reports all needs for maintenance repair to Site Supervisor.
• Assists with specific tasks such as cleaning the outside of the property and other light duties such as washing windows and doors, shoveling, and spreading salt during winter.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience required or HS/GED with demonstrated aptitude to develop basic maintenance skills
• Demonstrated aptitude to learn basic maintenance skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.
• Ability to organize.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
• The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

Some Highlights Include

• Medical Coverage, Guardian Dental Coverage, and VSP Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

ABOUT US:

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.