Maintenance Assistant

Maintenance Assistant

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church (OLGC) is a parish on a mission. Our vision is "To offer every person in our community a life-changing encounter with Jesus." One of the key ways we will succeed in achieving this vision is by building, maintaining, and enhancing our facilities. OLGC is hiring a full-time Maintenance Assistant to support facility needs at our school, church, and rectory campuses.

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, hard worker with excellent customer service skills. This position works year-round, full-time Monday through Friday with hours from 7 AM - 3 PM. Occasional night and weekend hours may be required as well as early starts for snow removal (in season).


Responsibilities

• Performs light repairs including but not limited to electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting, carpentry, and furniture/equipment repair;
• Fulfills maintenance requests from staff and management;
• Removes snow from school and office parking lots, walks, and entrances;
• Performs landscaping duties at the school/office campus including but not limited to litter patrol, cutting lawn, trimming, edging, and spraying weeds;
• Performs setups for school and church meetings and events;
• Performs custodial services as needed during the school day, including lunch room cleanup, parish house cleaning, and detail cleaning;
• Performs summer cleaning duties, including but not limited to moving classroom and office furniture, stripping and waxing floors, detail cleaning, and window washing;
• Responds to emergency calls from the school and parish office;
• Assists the Director of Facilities & Operations and the School Operations Manager with complex tasks and projects;
• Receives and distributes packages and other deliveries;
• Maintains orderliness of common areas; and
• Other duties as directed.

Required Skills & Experience

• High school diploma/GED preferred;
• Work experience with basic knowledge of electrical, plumbing, painting, and carpentry preferred;
• Ability to work with computer-aided facility management software (training will be provided);
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds;
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions;
• Valid Michigan driver's license and reliable transportation;
• Must pass a criminal background check; and
• Attend or provide proof of past attendance at a Protecting God's Children workshop.

Critical Qualities

• Supportive of the mission and vision of OLGC Parish;
• Models team qualities of being authentic, charitable, joyful, and courageous;
• Self-starter with strong initiative;
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills;
• Attention to detail;
• Incessant tinkerer, constantly driving towards better outcomes; and
• Highly responsive and dependable.

Details:

The Maintenance Assistant position:

• Is based in Plymouth, MI;
• Reports to the Director of Facilities & Operations (church/rectory) and School Operations Manager (school/offices)
• Requires occasional evening, weekend, and early morning hours;
• Offers a competitive pay and benefits package.

Application Instructions: Please send your cover letter and resume to View email address on click.appcast.io or mail to:

Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish

c/o David Elsey, Facilities Manager

1062 Church St.

Plymouth, MI 48170