Maintenance Technician (87381)

Maintenance Technician

Prairie Vista Village - Altoona, IA 50009

Overview

Position Type Full Time

Description

Prairie Vista Village is an innovative, beautiful, 5 star, boutique style senior living community. Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of our residents through purpose, passion & joy in life! Our Community offers several levels of living including: independent living, assisted living, short-term rehab, and long-term care.

In addition to our commitment to provide quality care to our residents, we are also committed to providing a great work environment for our Team Members.

Benefits: We value and are grateful for our Team Members. Below is a snapshot of our benefits to foster health and happiness for our team:

• Health, Dental, & Vision Care Plans with company cost share (full-time only)
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that includes counseling sessions for Team Members and their Family.
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO
• Holiday Premium Pay
• Volunteer Time Off
• Competitive Wages & Shift Differentials
• Referral Bonus
• Service Award Bonus
• Career Path Development
• Tuition Assistance & Certification Course Payment
• Fun & engaging team environment

If you're in search of a family based organization with a culture of care and you have a passion for seniors - keep reading!

Role:

We are seeking a dedicated Plant Operations Technician (Maintenance Technician) to join our team! This Maintenance Technician is responsible for assisting the Plant Operations Director with maintaining the care of the community facility for residents, employees and the public. This includes lawn care, painting, remodeling, plumbing and other general building maintenance. The maintenance person must be knowledgeable in all areas of building maintenance and must be able to work independently.

Responsibilities:

• Follows and upholds the community's philosophy and goal to maintain, improve and/or enhance each residents quality of care and quality of life
• Follows and upholds policies and procedures of the community.
• Attends and participates in facility meetings and in-service training programs as assigned
• Follows infection control guidelines
• Observes residents rights including, but not limited to, privacy, dignity, etc.
• Promotes positive public relations with residents, family members and guests
• Follows safety policies, assuring resident safety
• Follows and understands the community's Emergency Preparedness plans
• Maintain, repair and service all facility equipment and furnishings as required
• Assist with transportation of the community's residents as requested
• Must possess the ability to operate machinery and equipment in a safe manner
• Maintain and clean all flooring material
• Assist in laundry and housekeeping departments as needed
• Assist with resident transportation/driving duties as needed including; driving residents to and from appointments, assisting residents on and off the vehicle, pushing their wheelchair as necessary, etc..
• May be on-call as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications :

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in basic plumbing, HVAC, electrical and carpentry skills.
• Possess a valid driver's license and excellent driving record with ability to obtain a class D Chauffers' license or applicable state required transport license.

Our Community is a part of a family of Retirement Communities which include:

• Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS
• Maggie's Place of Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS
• Westchester Village, Lenexa KS
• Linden Woods Village, Gladstone, MO
• Raintree Village, Lee's Summit, MO
• Prairie Vista Village, Altoona, IA
• Terrace Glen Village, Marion, IA
• Cedar Ridge Village, West Des Moines, IA
• Northridge Village, Ames, IA
• Kennybrook Village, Grimes, IA

We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability of any other characteristic protected by law. Our family of retirement communities are proud to be a tobacco-free campus, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes. We follow CMS and CDC protocols and guidelines.