Custodian

Project Renewal is a leading non-profit organization with the mission of building supportive communities where people achieve dignity and independence renewing their lives with health homes and jobs. Our comprehensive and integrated 24/7 programs are designed to offer the holistic care our clients need. With a staff of 950 and an annual budget of $140 million Project Renewal is one of the larger social service nonprofits in New York : CustodianProgram: Willow Tree ResidenceSalary: $36545 ($20.079 per hour)Program Description:Willow Tree Residence is a 130-unit congregate care supportive housing program located in East Midtown Manhattan. The facility is unique in that it is co-located with a womens shelter that occupies the first 6 floors of a 21-story building and offers a street facing Article 28 clinic on the first floor dedicated to providing primary and behavioral health care services. Willow Tree provides 79 permanent supportive housing units for chronically homeless single adults and/or adult families with a serious mental illness SMI a substance use disorder SUD or those who may have a co-occurring SMI and SUD. Candidates are referred through the Department of Homeless services DHS; however the facility is funded by DOHMH. The remaining 51 units are fair market and reserved for low-income tenants referred from the local community. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:The duties of the Custodian include but are not limited to the following activities:Per an assigned schedule performs janitorial duties and cleans sweeps uses a buffing machine mops polishes and disinfects the floors in the lobby and other common areas including lounges recreation areas the dining room and the tenants laundry room in the Work Order requests for minor repairs in the tenants apartments. These include such things as replacing light bulbs wiping down light fixtures changing plumbing and bathroom fixtures replacing broken tiles and doing minor all Work Orders in a timely manner while providing the Building Manager with detailed information regarding the tasks in preparing apartments for new residents and with the moving in/out processes. May assist tenants in moving furniture into and out of the apartments and replacing furniture provided by the building such as refrigerators bedframes air conditioners mattresses tables chairs bureaus and refuge duties including dumpster and compactor maintenance sorting metal carrying garbage bags to the curb and preparing items for the buildings recyclable in the exterior of the building sweeping and cleaning the sidewalks and performing snow removal and de-icing functions when in checking and as needed replacing the batteries in smoke detectors and carbon monoxide devises to ensure that all are functioning a proper level of supplies and materials for areas assigned to ensure the timely and efficient completion of required and moves deliveries into storage other duties as assigned by supervisory :A High School Diploma or equivalent.A minimum of six months of experience doing repair and maintenance ability to communicate effectively orally and in ability to professionally interact with tenants and all levels of to work multiple / varied shifts as building is a 24 hour/7 day a week Activities:While performing the duties of this position the Custodian must be able to walk between the fourteen floors of the facility to meet building needs. The Custodian also walks the exterior of the facility to ensure that a proper appearance is being maintained. Furthermore the custodian must stand to talk to staff and/or clients and sit for extended periods of time at the computer bend reach or squat to get records from the files or when addressing building needs climb and work from ladders of 10 to 12 feet in height and lift a minimum of Skills:Communication: Excellent oral writing and listening skills are a : The ability to work well within a highly pressurized deadline environment while meeting the short- and long-term mandates of the program. Interpersonal: An ability to interface with clients as well as all levels of staff. Computer: Knowledge of case management software as well as proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and work order Renewal is an equal opportunity employer. Its long-standing policy has been to embrace the equality of opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to actual or perceived race color national origin alienage or citizenship status religion or creed gender (see separately issued Gender Discrimination policy for more detail) physical or mental disability age (18 and over) military status arrest record marital status domestic partnership status genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic sexual orientation status as a victim or witness of domestic violence sex offenses or stalking unemployment status or any other basis protected by applicable federal state and local laws.