Maintenance Groundskeeper

MAINTENANCE GROUNDSKEEPER

The Reno Housing Authority is seeking an individual to join our maintenance team in our Asset Management Department that is passionate about the quality of their work and desires to be part of a team that makes a difference in our community every day! Our maintenance team is responsible for the rehabilitation, repair, and preventive maintenance of the Housing Authority’s units and properties to ensure they are in safe, clean, and proper working order.

As a Maintenance Groundskeeper you would perform a variety of basic maintenance and landscaping tasks related to the care and upkeep of Housing Authority offices, buildings, units, and grounds. Duties include cleaning, alterations, maintenance, repairs, weeding, trimming, trench digging, snow removal, and general landscaping. Receive training and experience so may meet the minimum qualifications to advance to a Maintenance I position.

Examples of some of the essential duties are:

• Performs general landscaping such as planting, pruning, mowing, trimming, watering, fertilizing, and weeding.
• Performs routine irrigation system maintenance, inspection, diagnostics and repair.
• Maintain grounds areas to ensure clean and free of trash, fallen leaves, and snow and ice by sweeping, raking, shoveling, picking up debris.
• Performs basic maintenance and cleaning duties to assist with unit turns including minor plumbing and clearing drains, interior and exterior painting, basic wall repairs, replace screens, and vacuuming.
• Removes trash and debris from vacated units, offices, and surrounding areas.
• Maintain property laundry rooms in safe, clean, and proper working order.
• Assist with office building maintenance and cleaning to include dusting, polishing, stocking paper items, trash removal, cleaning bathrooms, community rooms, and offices.
• May transport, move, assemble or disassemble furniture and equipment as needed.
• May dig up broken water lines, and clear sidewalks of snow in winter in an emergency, or as the need arises.
• Assists in maintaining shop inventories on parts, tools, and supplies.

WHO IS THE RENO HOUSING AUTHORITY?

Our mission is to develop and provide fair, sustainable, quality housing in diverse neighborhoods that offer a stable foundation for low-income families to pursue economic opportunities, become self-sufficient and improve their quality of life. We are the largest community provider of affordable housing in Washoe County, assisting over 9,000 individuals and families to have a safe, secure place to call home.

WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY?

The RHA is committed to developing a team that embraces our mission and core values throughout our local community. To offer superior service to our clients, we invest substantially in the professional growth and development of our team and are focused on exemplifying our underlying values of integrity, trust, leadership, progress and customer service.

We offer competitive salaries with annual merit salary increases and regular cost of living increases, an exceptional benefits package, a robust defined benefit retirement plan, and ample opportunities for growth. Highlights of the benefits we offer includes:

• 100% employer paid health, dental, & vision insurance for employees
• Excellent vacation & sick leave accrual program
• Thirteen (13) paid Holidays a year
• 5% merit salary increases plus regular cost of living increases
• 100% employer paid retirement contribution for the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
• Flexible Spending Plans
• Paid Parental Leave program
• 457(b) retirement savings program
• Employer paid life and AD&D insurance
• Positive, friendly work environment focused on providing a healthy work/life balance

We are located in the largest city in northern Nevada. Nestled at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the surrounding area provides unlimited indoor and outdoor recreational activities. With excellent weather averaging more than 300 days of sunshine annually the City of Reno is home to a vibrant food and entertainment scene with limitless major events such as balloon races, rib cookoffs, concerts, Hot August Nights, air races, renowned pub crawls, NCAA Division 1 sports, as well as minor league baseball and hockey teams!

WHAT IS NEEDED?

The minimum qualifications for the position are:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Some experience performing general landscaping, basic maintenance or custodial work preferred.
• A valid Nevada Driver's License at time of appointment with an acceptable driving record throughout employment is required.

• Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to successfully perform the work.

Please review the job description for additional details regarding the positions duties and minimum qualifications.

INTERESTED?

Please visit www.renoha.org for more information on the Reno Housing Authority. Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply as early as possible as this recruitment may close at any time based on applications received.

The RHA is committed to ensuring a safe, productive and positive work environment through a Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace. Selected candidates will need to complete a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background checks.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Reno Housing Authority is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) in accordance with applicable Federal and State law, and Executive Orders. Our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, State, or local laws.