23 - Maintenance Associate
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COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC
Buffalo, NY, US
Summary
The Maintenance Associate is responsible for maintaining sanitary conditions and performing general repairs at the facility. Duties include cleaning, debris removal, heating system maintenance, and basic carpentry or plumbing tasks.
Job Description
Job Details: Job Location: Multi-Site - Buffalo, NY, Salary Range: $18.00 - $18.00Hourly, JOB SUMMARY
This position is responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of the assigned organization’s facilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Primary Responsibilities:
• Maintains sanitary conditions in and around the facility(s)
• Monitor and clean up debris outside of building
• Maintain the heating system at the facility.
• Make repairs and perform general maintenance duties such as painting, simple carpentry work, and plumbing.
• Maintain housekeeping inventory at the facility.
• Reports any serious maintenance and repair needs to supervisor.
• Respond promptly to maintenance requests from staff and tenants.
• Conduct routine inspections of buildings and equipment to identify maintenance needs.
• Follow all safety protocol and procedures.
• Track service requests
Secondary Responsibilities:
• Must present a professional image in conduct, attitude, and attire.
• Satisfactory completion of mandatory trainings.
• Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications: QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
• High School Diploma or GED required
Skills and Abilities:
• Demonstrated ability to perform basic carpentry, plumbing, electrical, mechanical repairs.
• Familiarity with maintenance tools and equipment.
• Basic arithmetic skills to take measurements and calculate material requirements for projects
• Organizational skills to maintain neat and clean maintenance and storage areas.
• Observation skills to conduct routine inspections and diagnose maintenance issues
• Strong communication and organization skills
• Time Management skills to complete all assigned service requests and additional tasks during shift.
• Strong commitment in maintaining confidentiality.
• Adhere to safety practices and procedures.
• Demonstrates good judgment and dependability.
• Basic computer skills
Physical Demands:
• Requires prolonged standing and walking.
• Ability to climb, (including ladders) stoop, crawl, twist, and squat on a constant basis.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull or push heavy objects or materials.
• Required to work outside in hot, humid, or cold environments.
Application Requirements:
• Physical examination record or pass physical examination by a CAO physician
• Valid NYS Driver’s License and proof of motor vehicle insurance coverage
• Completion of the following documents:
o CAO Employment application
o NYS SCR Clearance Form with acceptable clearance
o Criminal Record Certification and free of criminal convictions of crimes against children (misdemeanor or felony)
o Fingerprinting required.
o Release for Reference Checks
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Community Action Organization of Western New York, (CAO) is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization based at 45 Jewett Avenue, Buffalo, NY. The CAO is a community-based, citizen-driven organization founded in 1965 as part of our nation’s “war on poverty” and provides essential health & human services, educational and training programs to the poor, low-income citizens of Erie County, NY. The CAO serves the community through their network of more than 50 locations throughout Erie County. Through this network, CAO runs more than 50 children and family, crisis and emergency, neighborhood, employment and training, housing and development, drug and community technology programs and services. Our mission is to promote opportunities for low-income families and individuals to achieve and sustain self-sufficiency through advocacy, partnerships and services.
Each year we help more than 21,000 individuals and 9,000 families gain access to programs or services that might otherwise have not been available. The CAO also operates four resource centers in the city of Buffalo; the JFK Community Center, the Edward Saunders Community Center, the Pratt-Willert Community Center and the CAO Alphonso “Rafi” Greene Jr. Masten Resource Center. In addition, we operate a community resource center in Angola, NY. St. Martin Village, a 60 unit low-income housing complex at the site of what was once the German Roman Catholic Orphanage, is a recent addition to the CAO, and a community resource site which opened in 2012. We also initiated the Home Improvement Resource Program (HIRP) in 2012 and to date have provided millions of dollars in home improvement and weatherization resources to the community. In 2016, we also expanded our Head Start program to include three sites located within Niagara County.
Founded
1965
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Buffalo, New York
Community Action Organization of Western New York, (CAO) is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization based at 45 Jewett Avenue, Buffalo, NY. The CAO is a community-based, citizen-driven organization founded in 1965 as part of our nation’s “war on poverty” and provides essential health & human services, educational and training programs to the poor, low-income citizens of Erie County, NY. The CAO serves the community through their network of more than 50 locations throughout Erie County. Through this network, CAO runs more than 50 children and family, crisis and emergency, neighborhood, employment and training, housing and development, drug and community technology programs and services. Our mission is to promote opportunities for low-income families and individuals to achieve and sustain self-sufficiency through advocacy, partnerships and services.
Each year we help more than 21,000 individuals and 9,000 families gain access to programs or services that might otherwise have not been available. The CAO also operates four resource centers in the city of Buffalo; the JFK Community Center, the Edward Saunders Community Center, the Pratt-Willert Community Center and the CAO Alphonso “Rafi” Greene Jr. Masten Resource Center. In addition, we operate a community resource center in Angola, NY. St. Martin Village, a 60 unit low-income housing complex at the site of what was once the German Roman Catholic Orphanage, is a recent addition to the CAO, and a community resource site which opened in 2012. We also initiated the Home Improvement Resource Program (HIRP) in 2012 and to date have provided millions of dollars in home improvement and weatherization resources to the community. In 2016, we also expanded our Head Start program to include three sites located within Niagara County.
Founded
1965
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Buffalo, New York