Maintenance Assistant

Quail Park on Cypress offers California inspired architecture with comfortably appointed apartment homes and cottages offering residents extraordinary opportunities to remain active and be social. Join the team today!

Purpose:
To perform all duties assigned by the Director of Engineering. To ensure the community buildings, grounds, residents’ living environment and vehicles are maintained in a safe, clean, and attractive manner while upholding the principles of resident rights; and to assist with resident transportation as needed.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
• 1-year experience in facility maintenance or housekeeping (*depending on the community landscape maintenance) required.
• Basic skills in plumbing, electrical, painting, carpentry, general repairs, and depending on the community landscape maintenance, certifications a bonus.
• Previous experience in a senior living setting preferred.
• Must have compassion for and desire to work with seniors.
• Ability to establish effective relationships with residents, family members and team members.
• Strong documentation / reporting skills
• Must have basic proficiency in computer skills, including Word and Excel.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to re-prioritize daily tasks, in order to accommodate fluctuating needs of the residents and the community.
• Ability to represent the community in a positive and professional manner.
• Ability to read, comprehend, write, and speak English to interpret written plans and instructions, and to communicate effectively with residents, families, team members, community and state officials and the general public.
• Must meet all health-related requirements pertaining to state licensure.
• Must maintain current CPR/First Aid credentials
• Must maintain current Food Handlers credentials
• Must maintain annual Continuing Education Credits
• Must have valid state driver’s license, including CDL where required, and clean driving record.
• Must be able to perform duties and responsibilities (Essential Job Functions) with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Subject to pre-employment screening including criminal background check, drug, and TB testing, and physical.

Essential Functions:

Maintenance
• Assists with preparing vacant apartments for occupancy, including painting, carpet care, and general repairs.
• Assists with routine maintenance and repair of all community common areas and grounds.
• Completes assigned daily work orders for minor repairs and/or maintenance in occupied resident apartments in a timely manner.
• Assists with maintenance of community vehicles.
• Works in conjunction with Life Enhancement Director and/or Community Relations Director in assisting with setup and cleanup for community special events, parties, and marketing functions.

Driving
• Serves as back-up driver of community vehicles, at the direction of Maintenance Director or Executive Director, and in conjunction with Life Enhancement Director
• Assists with resident transfers into and out of vehicles as needed, including those with wheelchairs, when serving as driver* (*in accordance with state regulations)

Engineering Assistant
*Grounds keeping (Depending on community)
• Responsible for daily upkeep of community grounds including but not limited to removal of litter and debris, mowing, trimming, and pruning, irrigation, raking, mulching, fertilization, weed and pest control, spreading of salt and snow removal.
• Responsible for the inventory of all groundskeeping supplies, care and maintenance of all groundskeeping equipment, and property irrigation systems.

Other
• Attends all required team member's meetings and in-service training sessions.
• Upholds Residents’ Rights as defined by state regulations and by Company policy, at all times.
• Supports and upholds all other Company policies and the service philosophy.
• Reliable and predictable attendance
• Other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions (travel, hours, and environment):
• Must be able to work full-time, or part-time, depending on the needs of the community, including occasional evenings and some weekend and holiday rotations.
• Some local travel may be required for purchasing supplies, or when transporting residents in Community vehicles.