Maintenance Specialist - Santa Ynez Valley

Job Description

Job Description

CLOSING DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026 AT 4:00 PM

MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST - SANTA YNEZ VALLEY

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

DEFINITION : The Maintenance Specialist position performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance and repair duties on Agency owned and managed properties, and related facilities. Responds to any of a variety of maintenance needs, often with very little advanced notice and with a selective degree of urgency. This is the journey level class in the maintenance worker series. Employees at this level are required to work independently and be fully trained in all procedures related to assigned area of responsibility.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED :

Receives direct supervision from the Maintenance Manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION STATEMENTS – Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

Essential Functions:

1. Perform a variety of skilled and/or semi-skilled maintenance in the trades of carpentry, plumbing, drywall, electrical, painting, landscape, locksmithing, appliance repair, and custodial.
2. Operate and maintain a variety of hand and power tools and equipment used in the performance of various assigned duties.
3. Assist with completion of resident work orders daily.
4. Maintain an organized, clean, and safe work area.
5. Assist with unit turnover to include painting, cleaning, and general maintenance.
6. Comply with all established site safety and hazardous communication standards.
7. Maintain accurate records for all work orders, preventive maintenance and site inspections.
8. Abide by all local, State and Federal Fair Housing guidelines.
9. Requires a valid California Driver’s License and driving record acceptable to HA insurance carrier.
10. Perform on-call as part of on-call rotation schedule.
11. HASBARCO is considered a public district, and all employees are designated as disaster service workers (DSWs). Signing the California Loyalty Oath and fulfilling its obligations is a condition of employment.

Qualifications:

Knowledge of:

Advance knowledge of multi-family building systems and maintenance.

The proper use of hand and power tools and equipment.

Operating electronic devices including tablet, smartphone, and computer

The proper use of dry, liquid, and aerosol chemicals.

The proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Occupational hazards and standard safety practices.

Pertinent Federal, State and local codes, laws and regulations.

Ability to:

Understand and follow oral and written instructions

Communicate clearly and concisely with residents, coworkers, supervisors and vendors

Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities.

Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, communicating with others, reading, writing and operating assigned equipment

Maintain mental capacity, which allows the capability of making sounds decisions and demonstrating intellectual capabilities of making sound decisions.

Use independent judgement.

Competencies:

Decision Making

Thoroughness

Time Management

Customer / Client Focus

Experience and Training Guidelines - Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

High school diploma or GED and 5 years of relevant building maintenance experience.

License or Certificate : Require a valid California Driver’s License and driving record acceptable to HA insurance carrier.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Environmental Conditions : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job can be loud. May be exposed to biohazards including bodily fluids, unsanitary conditions, pests, and other environmental hazards when entering occupied or vacant units.

Physical Conditions : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

• 100% employer paid life policy worth 1-1/2 times the employee’s annual salary;
• Company paid retirement contribution of 12.5% of salary;
• Employer match up to 5% of salary in the voluntary 457 tax-deferred or ROTH retirement plan;
• Company paid Long Term Disability coverage for the employee;
• Voluntary medical, dental, and vision group insurance;
• Flexible Spending Account employer match up to the IRS limit.
• Step Salary Advancement: Salary advancement upon completing the provisional period and at one-year intervals thereafter.
• Vacation Leave: Accrued at 12-24 working days per year based on years of service.
• Sick Leave: Accrued at 12 working days per year.
• Holidays: Thirteen paid holidays per year.

The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara makes reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants or employees with handicaps, unless such accommodation imposes an undue hardship on the operation of the Authority's programs.

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