The Facilities Assistant position maintains the facilities of the agency in a clean and safe manner by providing quality groundskeeping, cleaning and minor repair services.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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  Provides groundskeeping services by mowing, pulling weeds, tree trimming, snow removal, and pre-treating sidewalks.
• Ensures the successful operations of the agency by replacing and minor repairing of supplies and equipment, to include painting and wall repair.
• Vacuums, sweeps, and wet mops carpeted, and tiled floor surfaces as needed.
• Shampoos and does stain removal of all carpeted areas as needed. Strips, scrubs, and waxes tiled floor surfaces as needed.
• Cleans all windows, woodwork, windowsills, lobby mirrors, and walls as needed.
• Tidies lobby waiting areas by arranging magazines and picking up trash.
• Dusts desks, filing cabinets, bookcases as needed.
• Disposes of all trash around the perimeter of the buildings including yards and parking areas.
• Arranges tables and chairs in meeting rooms as needed for groups and other functions. Informs Facilities Manager of cleaning and sanitation supplies as needed to keep supplies in-stock.

• Replaces light bulbs and replaces other equipment and supplies such as paper towels in order to keep the agency operating in good order.
• Reports all major equipment breakage to the Facilities Manager.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office setting. This role routinely uses cleaning supplies and equipment, including vacuum, mop, and carpet shampooer.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; handle objects; grasp and reach for items with hands and arms; manipulate hands and fingers; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Language skills are required, including the ability to read, write, comprehend, and speak the English language. This position also requires the ability to interpret written materials, write reports and business correspondence, and effectively present and respond to questions.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, working Monday through Friday, and possible weekends as needed.

Travel

Travel within the seven-county catchment area to perform duties in satellite offices is required.

Preferred Education and Experience

No educational requirement. High School diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Ability to work Monday through Friday and weekends as needed; possess demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to react effectively in a variety of human service situations; ability to preserve confidential information; possess ability to work independently.