Maintenance Assistant

Join our community as a part-time Maintenance Assistant, where you can make a lasting impact in the lives of our treasured residents by ensuring their home remains safe, comfortable, and well-maintained. Various shifts; flexible schedule; some weekends and holidays required.   Duties:  The Maintenance Assistant assures building, equipment, and grounds meet quality standards that provide optimal safety, service, and cleanliness to residents, visitors, and staff.

Benefits Include:

• Medical Insurance - HDHP or PPO (Full-time employees only)
• Vision/Dental/Life Insurance (Full-time employees only)
• Health Savings Account with Company Match (Full-time employees only)
• Flexible Spending Account
• Company matching 403(b) Plan
• Paid Vacation
• Personal, Sick and Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Program
• Total Care EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Wages on Demand

*These benefits may be reduced depending on FT, PT, PRN or temporary job status. To receive certain benefits, eligible employees may be required to meet participation requirements and pay required premiums and other contributions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

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

• Assures residents’ comfort by responding to work orders in a positive, timely manner.
• Monitors temperatures of hot water and refrigerators to assure safety for residents.
• Paints rooms and touch-ups as assigned.
• Repairs roof, floors, and walls as assigned.
• Works on special projects as assigned.
• Assists in moving residents to different rooms.
• Maintains grounds that reflect an open, welcoming impression to individuals passing by and entering the building.
• Handles, manipulates and properly stores maintenance, housekeeping, and lawn chemicals following safety policies and procedures.
• Constantly looks for unsafe items and removes appropriately.
• Uses safety and infection control policies and procedures in all duties.
• Maintains confidentiality of residents’ personal information in and out of the community and protects and supports residents’ rights.
• Assists in the final inspection of resident’s apartment before move-in to assure all appliances, heater, air conditioner, light bulbs, tub/shower and toilet are in working order.Assures cleanliness of carpets, walls, floors, cabinets, and appliances.Follows up as required.
• Communicates with residents, families, visitors and staff in a positive manner using excellent customer service skills.
• Maintains a positive customer service environment and practices honesty and integrity in all aspects of performance
• Maintains a professional appearance by wearing clean, pressed uniform and a demeanor that encourages a positive nurturing environment for the residents, families, vendors, and guests.
• Ensures adequate daily coverage for meal service by communicating with the Culinary Services Director and/or Host/Hostess, to include taking resident orders for meals, providing drink refills according to residents’ / guests’ requests, assists with the cleaning, resetting and preparation of the dining room in-between mealtimes.
• Performs all other duties as assigned or required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Must be knowledgeable of the location of the MSDS sheets on hazardous materials and able to understand the guidelines.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulatory systems for safety and facilities management.
• Ability to make minor and major repairs and paint.
• Must possess interpersonal skills to communicate with residents and staff.
• Must show compassion and genuinely care for the elderly and disabled.
• Must be able to work independently and prioritize workload as emergencies arise.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with vendors, contractors, and emergency personnel.
• Knowledge of use of hand tools, tractors, lawn equipment, carpet cleaners, and other housekeeping and maintenance equipment.
• Must have a current, active driver's license with excellent driving record.
• Demonstrates a SERVANT heart and attitude by following Bethesda Senior Living Communities' Mission Statement.

Education/Experience: High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Working Environment/Physical Requirements: Moderate physical activity required by handling objects up to 50 pounds occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently. Must be able to bend, stoop, and handle bulky objects. Must be able to work inside and outside in extreme weather conditions.

*Bethesda Senior Living Communities reserves the right to pay a wage/salary that is lower or higher than the above posted compensation range.