Maintenance Assistant - Community Services

Job Summary:

The Community Services Division, under the general supervision of the Community Services Coordinator, is seeking candidates to be responsible for basic repairs, building inspections, and maintenance of various locations such as, the City’s Community Homes, Community Center, and other City facilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Example of Duties & Responsibilities:

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Performs minor repairs, to include minor electrical, plumbing, and carpentry tasks
• Enters crawl spaces, using ladders, inspecting roofs, climbing high surface areas
• Maintains office equipment and furniture
• Assists with community home inspections, and maintains repair logs for preventative maintenance reports
• Ability to perform basic drywall, painting, and patching
• Cleans park facilities/Community Homes/Community Center
• Assist with minor weeding and basic external landscaping
• Moves equipment by using hands, trucks, and other tools
• Maintains reports pertaining to repairs and cleaning schedules
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Required Skills:

• Strong communication skills
• Timely and able to work well under pressure
• Semi-skilled manual labor
• Basic knowledge of tools
• Time management
• Mechanical and organizational skills
• Basic knowledge in areas of carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, landscaping and HVAC

Education and Experience:

• Any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for acceptable job performance

Core Competencies:

• Problem Solving – Analytically and logically evaluating information
• Learning Agility – Seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to work
• Handling Stress – Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity
• Professional Integrity & Ethics – Displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
• Safety Focus – Showing Vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
• Customer Focus – Attending to the Needs and expectations of customers
• Informing – Proactively obtaining and sharing information
• Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Valuing Diversity – Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace
• Allocating Resources – Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness

Guiding Principles:

1. Put people first.
2. Be visionary.
3. Be an ambassador for Lancaster.
4. Be Fiscally Responsible.
5. Be Creative.
6. Always Improving.
7. Be Adaptable and Resilient.

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Ascend/Descend stairs/ladders/balance (frequent)
• Position self to bend or twist (frequent)
• To move, transport, position items up to 75 lbs. (moderate)
• Exposed to outdoor weather conditions (frequent)
• Operate Equipment (frequent)
• Stationary or squatting position (frequent)

Environmental Factors:

• Work under time pressure (moderate to frequent)
• Interruptions (frequent)

Essential Cognitive Functions:

• Analyze (continuous)
• Computations (frequent)
• Generate Written Work Product (infrequent)
• Independent Problem Solving (continuous)
• Interruptions (frequent)
• Maintain Positive Public Relations (continuous)
• Organize (frequent)

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