Maintenance Assistant - Full Time / Weekend Availability Required

Maintenance Assistant

Location: Weston, MA

Employment Type: Per-Diem

Salary Range: Starting at $23.50 to $26.50* Based on Experience Every Other Weekend Availability Required

Department: Environmental Services

About Us: Want to know what makes our employees eager about going to work every day? The people we serve. Being a part of Maplewood requires passion and a desire to help others. Each employee has the ability to touch the hearts of all our seniors and be a part of something bigger than themselves. It's not just a job. It's an extraordinary life.

Maplewood Senior Living is a state-of-the-art, forward-thinking senior living provider. We offer a home-like, luxury environment for our residents, allowing them to live "the good life" in a safe environment. As an associate of Maplewood Senior Living, you will have the ability to make a profound difference in the lives of seniors each and every day.

The Maintenance Assistant/Environmental Services Technician is responsible for the general maintenance, repair, and housekeeping of the residence and the community's physical plant to ensure safe, efficient, and proper operations. This role also supports communication and coordination of tasks related to repairs, maintenance projects, and alterations to building systems and equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

Job Duties:

Performs general maintenance work (light, electrical, painting, carpentry, etc)

Demonstrates excellent mechanical skills

Understand HVAC and can operate and maintain equipment

Replenishes and maintains supply levels in work areas

Assures all tools, work areas, and equipment are clean, in proper working order, and properly stored.

Assures that the facility and all equipment are properly maintained for resident comfort and convenience.

Consistently and routinely maintains and repairs equipment and documents any hazardous conditions

Routinely replaces light bulbs, exit lights, room call lights, etc where needed

Conducts daily inspections of buildings, grounds and equipment to determine necessary maintenance and repairs

Assures that personnel follow established safety practices (OSHA) and maintain the organization of the physical plant of the facility.

Responsible for maintaining the general appearance of the building including but not limited to, assisting and cleaning up after events and general clean up during scheduled shift, arranging furniture on an ongoing basis.

Maintains a preventative maintenance log on all mechanical systems

Establishes and manages a preventative maintenance schedule

Establishes and maintains an effective work-order system

Ensures a preventative maintenance log on all mechanical systems is maintained

Participates in in-services training as required by state regulations

Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent resident care information

Responsible for weekly submission of invoices and spend-down report on Excel spreadsheet

Performs other duties as required

Compliance & Safety:

Maintains a clean laundry room in an orderly manner and stores chemicals in accordance with product and supervisor instruction

Ensures that all safety rules and regulations are followed at all times

Follows and promotes all safety standards and practices when performing maintenance service

Performs Resident Emergency Call system checks on each resident's apartment routinely

Oversees and implements initiatives from the safety committee

Communication:

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos

Ability to effectively write simple correspondence

Basic familiarity with computers

Ability to effectively present information on one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Physical Requirements:

Physically able to bend and reach.

Physically able to push and pull and lift up to 60lbs at times.

Physically able to stand for extended periods of time

Could be required to use a Hoyer Lift

Miscellaneous:

Required to work weekends and holidays as assigned

May be required to work on shifts other than the one for which hired

May be required to work extended hours up to 16 hours per day

Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc. including HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis B & C viruses

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving, mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold and extreme heat

Could be subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents due to mental status

Background, criminal and drug test required

Could be asked to submit to random drug test during employment

Why You'll Love working for Us:

• Competitive wages
• Flexible shifts
• Growth opportunities
• Bonus & incentive programs
• Competitive Benefits Package: including medical, dental, vision, 401K match, company paid time-off, life insurance policy, insurance deductibles and voluntary Aflac insurance for our full-time employees.

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