Maintenance Technician

The Village For Families & Children; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Job summary

The Village for Families and Children is seeking a Maintenance Technician to install, repair and maintain facilities and perform light plumbing/electrical work. You will provide courier and office support and assist with agency events, collaborating with staff to address maintenance needs.

Strong safety awareness and the ability to work on-call are required. Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid CT driver’s license, and at least two years in a related trade

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must have valid CT driver’s license and access to personal transportation.
• Two years’ experience in construction trade or property maintenance.
• Able to work in a fast-paced setting as a team member.
• Proactive, enthusiastic, patient, flexible, and able to handle crises calmly.

Responsibilities

• Performs grounds checks daily and addresses safety concerns.
• Conducts monthly and other periodic inspections of facilities and vehicles.
• Monitors buildings for fire/safety code compliance.
• Spot checks ice/snow removal in parking lots and sidewalks.
• Sets up/breaks down rooms for meetings as required.
• Moves and assembles furniture.
• Coordinates with vendors for agency inspections.
• Escorts and directs visiting contractors and vendors.
• Available for on-call coverage after hours and weekends on rotation.
• Checks electronic/phone messages daily for repair requests.
• Performs designated grounds projects.
• Ensures cleaning supplies are available for the cleaning company weekly.
• Interacts daily with situations typical of a residential program setting.
• Provides courier services including sorting, pickup and delivery of agency mail.
• Shuttles vehicles for inspection and service.

Skills

Proactive

Enthusiastic

Patient

Flexible

Crisis management

Team player

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Village for Families and Children

Job Description

For more than 200 years, The Village has been changing lives. As one of the first organizations in the nation to provide homes for neglected children, we continue our mission of building strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children through innovative behavioral health, youth development, substance use treatment, and family support services.

Recognized as a Connecticut Top Workplace for seven consecutive years, The Village is known for its exceptional culture, commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and dedication to employee growth and well-being.

$21-$24 per hour

JOB SUMMARY

The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, repair and maintain property structures, minor plumbing repair, and minor electrical work in addition to performing grounds maintenance. They will also support The Village by providing courier and office support services and assistance with setting up agency events. They will work closely with other members of their team and will interact with staff at The Village to address their maintenance needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Performs grounds checks daily, proactively deal with issues and safety concerns.
2. Conducts monthly and other periodic inspections of all facilities and vehicles.
3. Monitors all buildings for fire/safety code compliance.
4. Spot checks for ice/snow removal during winter months in parking lots and sidewalks.
5. Sets up/breaks down rooms as required for meetings.
6. Moves and assembles furniture.
7. Coordinates with vendors for agency inspections.
8. Escorts and directs visiting contractors and vendors.
9. Must be available for on-call coverage after hours and weekends on rotation.
10. Checks electronic/phone messages daily for repair requests.
11. Performs specially designated grounds projects.
12. Ensures that the cleaning company has supplies needed on a weekly basis.
13. Interacts daily with situations normal to residential program settings.
14. Provides courier services including sorting, pick-up and delivery of agency mail.
15. Shuttles vehicles for inspection and service.

Experience and Skills

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE

• Must have valid CT driver’s license, safe driving record and access to personal transportation.
• Two years’ experience in an affiliated construction trade or property maintenance.
• Ability to work in a vigorously paced setting as a team member.
• Must be proactive, enthusiastic, patient, flexible, and able to handle crisis situations in a calm manner.
• Physically able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations, and ability to lift and carry packages weighing up to 50 pounds.

Job Benefits

As a Village employee, you should feel confident that your health and well-being is one of our highest priorities.

We offer eligible employees and their dependents comprehensive, flexible benefits.

Check out our benefit package at https://thevillage.org/our-benefits/

The Village for Families and Children is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.