Maintenance & Grounds Assistant

Hiring Rate: $28.00 an hour

Summary/objective:

Position performs repairs and upgrades that keep the interior and exterior of the Warren Village apartment communities in first-rate condition. Daily responsibilities include painting and grounds maintenance work, electrical and plumbing repairs, and helping with apartment turns. May be called in on occasion for emergency situations after hours.

At Warren Village, we uphold organizational values of accountability, collaboration, empowerment, excellence, inclusion, and integrity. We agree to engage our work together with honesty and transparency, clear decision-making, continuous learning and improvement, a commitment to repair, community building, and collective growth and well-being. We recognize that our backgrounds are broad, and our talents are many, from different lived experiences. We value and leverage these differences to support and engage our communities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Accomplishes timely completion of all duties necessary to maintain, repair and upgrade the grounds, apartments and equipment on the various Warren Village properties.
• Ensures the apartment building and grounds meet or exceed all HUD regulatory expectations, that the Learning Center facility meets or exceeds all licensing and accreditation expectations, and that the property maintains a clean and proper appearance.
• Performs tasks for make-ready vacant apartments including hauling trash, setting up supplies for apartment turns, etc.
• Provides preventative and ongoing maintenance of common areas, Learning Center, offices and grounds, such as: touch-up painting, recycle removal, minor maintenance repairs.

• General groundskeeping; snow removal, lawn care and property clean-up at all Warren Village locations is an essential function of this position.
• Paints in vacant apartments, hallways, exterior walls of buildings, and other
• Assists with work orders in occupied apartments and all other Warren Village facilities.
• Assists with the maintenance of make-ready vacant apartments. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

• Commitment to the mission, goals, and values of Warren Village
• Working knowledge of plumbing, electrical and general maintenance, with a willingness to learn
• Ability to identify problems, analyze potential solutions, and implement effective strategies to resolve issues. Sees what needs done and acts without prompting. 
• Some general handyman skills
• Strong ability to read and comprehend safety procedures, maintenance, and procedural manuals.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of residents, staff, and children. Engages communication and conflict with a respectful, positive, and polite attitude with co-workers, the public and residents.
• Ability to utilize strong interpersonal aptitude and discretion in dealing with complaints.
• Engages in open communication with facilities management team and works well with others.
• Strong integrity, discretion, and ability to maintain confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• One year of related maintenance or groundskeeping experience

Required/Preferred education and/or experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• Apartment complex maintenance experience.

Additional eligibility requirements (Certifications, Licenses, etc.):

Work Environment:

The working environment is typically that of a multi-level apartment building. Subject work indoors and outdoors, multiple times during a shift.

Physical Demands:

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 lbs.
• Use their hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Frequently use repetitive movements, react quickly using hands, fingers, or feet.
• View/see details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
• Understand the speech of another person. Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
• Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired.
• Use one or two hands and fingers to grasp, move or assemble objects.

• Make quick, precise adjustments to machine controls.
• Bend, Stretch, twist, or reach out.
• Be physically active for long periods without getting tired or out of breath.
• Hear and focus on sounds and differentiate between them.
• Make fast, repeated movements of fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Use muscles to lift, push, pull or carry heavy objects.
• Determine the distance between objects.
• Coordinate movement of several body parts, like arms and legs, while the body is moving or in place.

Travel Required: Noý Yes (limited, to the Denver Metro Area)