Floating Custodian

Compensation Range: $19/hr - $21/hr commensurate with experience

Benefits:
We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement tuition costs and text books.

Overview:

The Floater Custodian is responsible for cleaning and maintaining residential buildings and their grounds. The Floater Custodian is also responsible for performing maintenance and repair work in accordance with work orders projects and apartment turnovers. This position will support facilities and maintenance operations at different properties as needed. Weekly work schedules will be provided with a minimum of one weeks notice; however twice each month if it is necessary 72-hour notice to fill a shift will be required.

Responsibilities:

Primary:

• Adhere to the custodial and preventative maintenance plan to ensure that the facilitys common spaces -- pantry area bathrooms offices residential spaces -- are clean sanitary and properly stocked with supplies.

Secondary:

• Participate in monthly inspections to ensure compliance with requirements cleanliness and proper upkeep of the facility.
• Assist in the apartment/room turnover process by cleaning out and preparing apartments for new residents.
• Perform necessary painting repairs and installations as part of the turnover process.
• Emptying trash bins shredders and recycling bins throughout the day and sanitize containers weekly.
• Properly clean rugs carpets and floors daily.
• Buffing and polishing floors monthly and cleaning carpets monthly.
• Dusting and vacuuming all offices and common spaces and polishing applicable metal work as needed.
• Move and assemble office furniture when necessary.
• Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned.
• Enthusiastically take part in advocacy and direct actions to end the twin crises of homelessness and HIV/AIDS

• A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience working with cleaning supplies tools & power tools and some familiarity with building materials.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Experience with and proven commitment to working with low-income and marginalized communities as well as individuals with multiple chronic medical and/or behavioral health conditions.
• Dependable and flexible
• Able to maintain a high level of client confidentiality.
• Excellent internal and external customer service skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills both verbally and written including the ability to communicate with all levels of management.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook Word and Excel.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work with colleagues to solve problems.

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Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York States first harm reduction-based OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management behavioral health and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information visit

Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing healthcare HIV prevention and treatment among other lifesaving services.

Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. 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.

This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Accordingly the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a CBA) between Housing Works and the RWDSU