Maintenance Helper

Job Description

Job Description

Maintenance Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Assist with landscaping tasks, mowing, trimming, planting, etc.

• Maintain lawn care equipment.

• Maintain exterior/interior door locks.

• Maintain/repair/clean windows and screens.

• Clean and/or paint exterior surfaces as needed.

• Replace burned out light bulbs in all areas of the facility.

• Clean/change air filters.

• Clean/vacuum refrigerator/freezer coils and compressors.

• Service heating and cooling units according to manufacturer guidelines and facility policies and procedures.

• Assist with fire drills and building evacuations.

• Complete life safety code assignments.

• Assist in maintaining plant operations and life safety records.

• Complete safety audits as assigned.

• Maintain handicapped bars in baths.

• Assist with HVAC, electrical and plumbing repairs.

• Repair/replace light fixtures.

• Test and record water temperatures.

• Repair call systems, cords, call bells, bed alarms, chair alarms.

• Perform commercial washer and dryer preventative maintenance and repairs.

• Ensure fire extinguishers are current and in proper working order.

• Perform minor equipment repair.

• Perform carpentry duties, operate saws, hand tools, etc.

• Repair/remove/replace ceiling tile.

• Repair walls, paint, caulk, strip and stain furniture, repair floor tile, install dry wall.

Requirements: 

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

• Experience with commercial maintenance and repair of buildings, plumbing, electrical systems,alarm systems, appliances, commercial stoves, refrigerators, air-conditioning and heating units.

• General construction experience preferred.

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.

• Must display professionalism both in appearance and attitude.

• Must possess the ability to solve problems and make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.

• Must genuinely care for and understand the elderly and other persons with various disabilities.

• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with peers, residents, family members, visitors,government agency personnel and the general public.

• Must possess the ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.

• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions.

• Must have patience, tact, a positive disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult people.

• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing practices.

• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.

• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

• MUST KNOW ALF standards.

• MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A BACKGROUND SCREENING