Facilities Environmental Services Worker

Columbus House Inc.
Job Posting: Full Time (40 hours/week) FLSA Non-Exempt Essential
Environment Service Worker

VEVRAA Federal Contractor: Priority Referrals of Protected Veterans Requested

Company Overview & Mission

Columbus House opened its doors in 1982 to provide services for men and women at least 18 years of age. Our goals quickly broadened from the mere provision of food and shelter and simple survival to understanding and working toward overcoming the problems which cause people to become homeless.

Columbus House along with its core of loyal supporters friends and volunteers has remained committed to fulfilling its mission:To serve people experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk by providing life-saving outreach shelter and housing and by fostering their personal growth and independence. We advocate for and create affordable housing to end homelessness in our communities.

Purpose

To collaborate with program staff and assist the Facilities Coordinator as directed to safely implement the maintenance of physical assets grounds facilities equipment and utilities to monitor the security of occupants and property and to supervise building occupants and others pursuant to programs and operations to ensure goals are achieved and that the property and improvements are clean safe healthy and may be fully used productively comfortably economically and safely at all times by residents staff volunteers visitors and others.

Duties and Responsibilities

• General: Complete daily weekly and monthly checklists maintain records of scheduled procedures and identify and recommend improvements pursuant to maintenance security and programs and operations.
• Encourage open and honest communications and teamwork for mutual success. Other related duties as assigned.
• Maintenance: Assist the Manager of Facilities and perform minor repair and maintenance of all physical assets buildings facilities grounds and utilities.
• Inspect physical assets buildings facilities grounds and utilities and identify items in need of maintenance or repair.
• Security: Provide onsite security. Inspect physical assets buildings facilities and grounds to ensure such assets and building occupants are safe and secure.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Must have a basic understanding of Columbus Houses mission homelessness substance abuse and mental health and the unassisted and unrestricted ability to: move independently throughout Columbus House and Middletown.
• Perform manual labor in varied assignments; lift and carry as much as 25 pounds safely; do extensive walking bending stooping reaching; use hands to perform fine manipulation and safely use maintenance tools and equipment.
• Must be reliable and capable of accepting supervision.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required

• Requires skill knowledge and experience pursuant to: safe work practices occupational hazards and safety precautions involved in general property security grounds and maintenance work.
• Safe and efficient operation use and maintenance of a variety of basic hand tools and equipment; chemicals and other products used to perform routine maintenance and custodial work.
• Recognize failures pursuant to electrical plumbing HVAC and other equipment and building components.
• Requires skill knowledge and experience to execute oral and written instructions; read write make and maintain legible reports and records.
• Maintain effective working relationships with supervisor co-workers building occupants volunteers public officials visitors etc. and work independently or cooperatively as a member of a team.

Supervised by:Facilities Director

Schedule:40hours per week Monday- Wednesday 8am-4pm and Thursday- Friday 7am- 3pm

Salary:$18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Medical dental vision benefits are offered along with other additional voluntary coverages with full time employment
• 401 K retirement plan with employer matching contribution
• Paid time off
• 10paid holidays

Please send your resume and a cover letter to Human Resources Generalist Columbus House Inc. 586 Ella Grasso Boulevard P.O. Box 7093 New Haven CT. 06519 or fax to or email toor apply at

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities Encouraged to Apply