Maintenance Worker

Position Summary: Children's Aid, established in 1853, is one of New York City's leading child and family service organizations. The Goodhue Center is a community center that provides after school, day camp, educational and child welfare services. Children's Aid is looking to hire a full-time Maintenance Worker as part of the Center's Maintenance team. The Maintenance Worker will help the team keep the location clean, compliant and operational.

Essential Duties

• Perform routine manual tasks to maintain the cleanliness, sanitary conditions, and appearance of buildings and grounds. * Clean bathrooms, offices, hallways, and other assigned areas by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, and polishing.
• Empty and decontaminate trash containers.
• Dispose of infectious waste when assigned.
• Move, rearrange, and dust furniture and fixtures.
• Mix or blend cleaning solutions to proper concentrations as necessary for various tasks.
• Clean and wax floors using industrial-size mops and/or machines.
• Strip and polish floors using buffing machines.
• Thoroughly clean and sanitize children's toys nightly.
• Wash blinds, windows, and walls consistent with Children's Aid approved techniques.
• Sweep sidewalks, porches, and tiled surfaces.
• Participate in offered trainings, workshops, In-Service days, and/or All-Staff conferences.
• Maintain certification requirements and proof of attendance in professional activities.
• Support the growth of the center, including participating in program-wide goal setting and individual and program self-assessment.
• Adhere to all state and city licensing requirements and CPR/first aid certification.
• Maintain a healthy and safe environment (e.g., safely store cleaning supplies, equipment, mark wet floors, etc.).
• Shovel snow and remove ice.
• Operate wet/dry vacuum for cleaning and shampooing carpeted areas.
• Maintain equipment; report the need for painting and minor building or equipment repairs to the supervisor.
• Replace light bulbs and report safety hazards to the supervisor.
• Cut grass, trim shrubs, water plants, and perform other related duties on the grounds when assigned.
• Perform custodial tasks necessary to maintain cleanliness and sanitary conditions.
• Undertake various custodial tasks necessary for the upkeep of buildings and grounds, including planting, minor electrical, lighting, plumbing repairs, and other related tasks.
• Serve as a courier between Children's Aid sites as needed and serve on the emergency response team.
• Report building or equipment repairs to the supervisor and advise the Maintenance Supervisor on all maintenance and repair problems.
• Monitor supply inventory on the floor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certificates of Fitness within 6 months of hire, including S95 Certificate of Fitness for Supervision of Fire Alarm Systems and F07 Fire and Emergency Drill Conductor.
• Team-oriented approach. Willingness to learn new skills while improving current ones.
• H.S. Graduate/GED required
• Basic computer skills required, particularly email and calendar.

Key Competencies

• Professional, resourceful, dependable and approachable.
• Experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint preferred.
• Pleasant verbal and written communication skills.
• Team oriented approach. Willingness to learn new skills while improving current ones.
• Reliable and responsive nature. Ability to respond well to taking directions and develop strong cleaning skills.