Maintenance Worker - Brooklyn School

Birch Family Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in New York City seeks a maintenance worker to ensure building upkeep and perform various maintenance tasks. The role involves troubleshooting minor issues, conducting routine repairs, and maintaining safety standards. Candidates should have a High School Diploma or GED and 2-4 years of experience in construction or a related field. This position offers opportunities to support individuals with disabilities in a meaningful way while working in a team-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-4 years experience in a handyman role or related field.
• Ability to pass a background check to work in a school facility.
• Competency in documenting physical plant operations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain building in a clean, safe condition.
• Troubleshoot minor maintenance problems.
• Perform preventive building maintenance duties.
• Handle routine plumbing and electrical repairs.
• Purchase supplies and materials for projects.

Skills

Experience in a construction site

Handyman skills

Written and verbal communication skills

Ability to document operations

Education

High School Diploma/ GED

Job description

Birch Family Services is a leading provider of education, employment, and community support services for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities and their families in New York City. Every year, the organization supports more than 2,000 people across 31 locations in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. From preschool to graduation, employment, housing, and beyond; Birch Family Services provides fully integrated programs and services to support individuals in achieving their goals across their lifetime.

The maintenance worker is responsible for maintaining the building in a clean, orderly, safe condition as outlined in Birch's Health and Safety Facility Checklist. The maintenance worker performs heavy cleaning duties such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing the rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, providing handyman services within the residences as needed, notifying management of the need for repairs, and cleaning snow and debris from sidewalks.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions unless this causes undue hardship to the company.

Essential Functions

• Troubleshoots minor maintenance problems involving electrical, structural, plumbing and equipment repair or replacement.
• Performs preventive building maintenance duties (i.e., caulks windows & doors, repairs/replaces broken windows, etc.).
• Performs routine plumbing repairs (i.e., unstopping toilets & sinks, fixing water leaks & leaking faucets, etc.)
• Performs routine minor electrical repairs (i.e., changing light bulbs; replacing ballasts & light fixtures, etc.).
• Maintenance assignments will include travel to & from various Birch facilities and supply stores (i.e., Home Depot, Lowes, etc.).
• Purchases supplies, equipment and materials necessary to complete projects.
• Assembles and moves furniture, hangs pictures and bulletin boards, moves and sets up tables & chairs, etc.)
• Steam cleans & shampoos carpets; strips, seals and polishes floors.
• Repairs and replaces door knobs or locks, repairs door closures, patches holes in walls and paints interior and exterior surfaces.
• Ensures that all hazardous conditions are addressed in a timely manner (i.e., snow removal; gathering and removing trash from the premises; debris removal, etc.).
• Ensure all hazardous conditions are reported and repaired on a timely basis.
• Move furniture, deliveries, packages and other large items as required.
• Promptly communicate any facilities or maintenance issues with the building administrator or designee.
• Attend to all weather-related tasks including, but not limited to, managing walk-off mats, snow removal, spreading ice melt on sidewalks, etc.
• Perform other duties as required by management team.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements

High School Diploma/ GED

Skills And/or Experience Required

• Minimum of 2-4 years experience working in a construction site, handyman role for residential program and or related field and preferably experience in a residential, health or treatment related setting preferred.
• Demonstrated competency in written, verbal and computational skills to document records pertaining to the physical plant operations.
• Ability to pass a background check to work in a school facility with children, including fingerprinting.

EEO Statement

Birch Family Services provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Birch Family Services complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Birch Family Services expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Birch Family Services’ employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.