Property Maintenance Specialist

Mainstream Living, Inc.; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company dedicated to enhancing opportunities seeks a Property Maintenance Specialist in Ames, Iowa. This full-time role involves maintaining facilities, performing preventive maintenance tasks, and ensuring a safe environment for members. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience and a high school diploma, along with necessary skills in carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work.

Qualifications

• Experience in home/building maintenance and upkeep.
• Valid Driver's License with ability in the State of Iowa.
• Must demonstrate competencies to complete internal training.

Responsibilities

• Provides maintenance and minor construction/remodeling to facilities.
• Performs preventive maintenance and ensures safety of consumers and staff.
• Responds to emergency maintenance issues promptly.

Skills

Home/building maintenance

Carpentry

Plumbing

Electrical work

Landscaping

Basic data entry

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalency/HiSet/GED

Completion of a buildings trade program

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Summary Of Position

Mainstream Living provides services designed to enhance opportunities, create success and fulfill dreams. This person shall ensure that all assigned facilities, vehicles, and equipment are maintained in a manner consistent with the standards of Mainstream Living and applicable regulatory bodies. Tasks include basic home/building upkeep, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, lawn care, landscaping, etc. All personnel are expected to promote a safe and welcoming, home-like environment that inspires hope and supports members with their individual goals and aspirations.

Summary Of Position

Mainstream Living provides services designed to enhance opportunities, create success and fulfill dreams. This person shall ensure that all assigned facilities, vehicles, and equipment are maintained in a manner consistent with the standards of Mainstream Living and applicable regulatory bodies. Tasks include basic home/building upkeep, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, lawn care, landscaping, etc. All personnel are expected to promote a safe and welcoming, home-like environment that inspires hope and supports members with their individual goals and aspirations.

Qualifications And Skills

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalency/HiSet/GED. Completion of a buildings trade program preferred.

Experience: Experience in home/building maintenance and upkeep.

Driving: This position requires possession of valid Driver's License, legal driving privileges and ability in the State of Iowa and qualification with Mainstream Living's underwriter as an insurable driver.

Other Certification: n/a

Computer: Basic data entry skills required.

Post hire: Must demonstrate competencies to complete internal training.

General: All employees must work diligently to incorporate the spirit and intent of Mainstream Living's mission, vision and values. This includes respectful communication to all others at all times. Employees must be able to establish a rapport and develop positive relationships with others while conducting self in line with the Mainstream Living's Code of Ethics. Employees must also: demonstrate consistent professional conduct and establish and maintain appropriate boundaries with others; take accountability for own work while demonstrating a willingness to accept responsibility and offer constructive recommendations; demonstrate dependability and flexibility when shift times or duties of the day change; apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form; and ensure that the best interest of the members are a top priority at all times.

The Property Management Specialist must have the ability to safely use power tools, ladders, lawn equipment. Knowledge of proper safety procedures for exposure to electrical and construction environments. Excellent driving skills with the ability to drive large vans. Experience in home repairs, carpentry, plumbing, electrical work and landscaping required. Flexibility and willing to travel necessary.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

This position is considered an essential health care worker position and in the event of an emergency may be required to work one-on-one with members to ensure their safety.

General

• Provides maintenance and minor construction/remodeling to facilities including member homes and office buildings.
• Paints facilities, provides lawn care and groundskeeping, provides snow removal as assigned
• Performs preventive maintenance
• Begins tasks as scheduled and completes within a timely manner
• Observes and reports any unsafe conditions
• Ensures safety of consumers and staff while working
• Responds to calls on MSL issued cell phone; prioritizes and completes emergency maintenance issues
• Orders and purchases supplies, materials, and equipment, within budgetary constraints
• Records and submits time and expense by job
• Supervises/assists contractors' work
• Prepares cost estimates
• Completes and turns in paperwork at regular intervals
• Is responsible and accountable for vehicles, tools, and equipment
• Keeps equipment clean and well-maintained
• Ensures member living environments and employee working environment are safe through immediate attention to safety issues and ongoing awareness of tools, scraps, items accessible during and after task completion.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Adherence to Policies and Procedures

All employees will adhere to Mainstream Living's policies and procedures including but not limited to:

• Personnel Policies and Policy manuals.
• Attendance is an essential function of work. Attend and work shifts as scheduled. Adhere to Mainstream Living's Attendance Policies for time off, on-call and attendance to training/staff meetings.
• Follow documentation procedures to include accurate, honest and timely completion.
• Follow health and safety practices per Mainstream Living's policies including equipment handling, proper infection control, accident/injury prevention, etc.
• Follow vehicle policies for safe operation of Mainstream Living's vehicles and safe transport of members/others if in driving position.
• Keep supervisor informed of critical and non-routine events. Communication is constructive, effective, and timely.
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to enable employees with a disability to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: While performing this job, employees must be able to meet the physical demands required to complete essential functions of this position and meet member needs in their home environment. Employees will be required to lift 15-25 pounds on a frequent basis. Depending on member needs and in some work locations, employees may be required to assist with ambulation, lifting and transferring of members, generally with the use of adaptive equipment such as gait belts, walkers, wheelchairs, mechanical lifts, etc. Thus, there may be times the employee must lift up to 50lbs and rarely up to 100lbs if working in sites with members requiring ambulation assistance.

OSHA CLASSIFICATION

This position is considered a Classification I in regard to jobs in which required tasks routinely involve a potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood, body fluids, tissues or potential spills or splashes. Additionally, there is possible exposure to cleaning chemicals. Use of appropriate measures is required for every health care provider.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

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