Maintenance Worker

Pay Rate

Why Join Us

You believe that every person deserves a place to call home. You see that homelessness is a systemic issue and want to be a part of the solution. You are ready to utilize your talent, experience, and creativity towards purpose-driven work. You want to work alongside industry leaders to learn, implement, and pioneer best practices.

LA Family Housing is a leading non-profit agency in Homeless Services and Real Estate Development. With 40 years of experience and 15,000+ peoples lives changed each year, we know what it takes to end homelessness. We take tremendous pride in the emergence of our staff as national leaders in innovation, best practices, and policy within housing production and homeless services. Join the fight to end homelessness and make a difference in peoples lives at LA Family Housing!

The Position

The Maintenance Worker is responsible for performing basic repairs and maintenance in the areas of plumbing, carpentry, painting, plastering, and electrical; performing general site and building cleaning; and moving and assembly of furniture and equipment on work orders assigned. The Maintenance Worker reports to the Operations Manager and works independently and as part of a team to ensure that the facilities assigned to the position, are maintained in the best physical condition possible and that all service requests are completed in a professional and timely manner.

What You'll Do

• Perform maintenance and repair in areas of carpentry, drywall repair, painting, flooring, plumbing, electrical and appliances
• Unit inspections, move-in/move-out checklists, section 8 and other agency checklists
• Vacancy preparation as directed by supervisor
• Emergency on-call availability as assigned by supervisor
• Dive to other LAFH sites and perform work orders or emergency assignments as directed by supervisor
• Follow correct safety procedures in all aspects of work
• Remediate any potential safety hazards that could injure someone and report potential safety hazards to the Operations Manager
• Complete work orders, activity logs, and vehicle logs as required by supervisor
• Additional tasks, projects, and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

What You're Skilled At

• Intermediate level knowledge and experience performing the duties described above
• Fluent in English in order to effectively communicate with management, participants and business partners as required
• Ability to read and write English and understand hazard labels on equipment and instructions for use and maintenance of equipment
• Good use of sound judgment and ability to follow instructions
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred, but not required

Other

• Maintain and execute confidential information according to HIPAA standards
• Obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid Certification
• Ability to pass post offer Tuberculosis (TB) clearances
• Travel is a regular duty for this position and is required 20% of the time
• Use of a personal vehicle to travel between worksites and other locations is required
• Must have and maintain a valid California Drivers License and insurance in good standing
• Ability to work a 9/80 work schedule
• Flexible schedule to accommodate some non-traditional hours and/or holidays and weekends

Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Three (3) years of previous experience in maintenance, janitorial, construction or related field

OR

• General high school education, basic reading, writing and communication skills
• Position requires a minimum of two (2) years general experience in building janitorial, trades, repair and maintenance, or handyman work

What We Offer

Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 403B Retirement Plan, 529 Education Savings Plan, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Legal Access Plan, Employee Appreciation Program, Company Sponsored Employee Events, Staff Development, 9/80 Alternative Work Schedule, Paid Sick, Vacation and 13 Observed Holidays, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Eligibility and more!

Physical Demands, Environmental Conditions, Equipment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Potential physical demands include but are not limited to: walking, climbing stairs, handling, finger/grasp/feel objects and equipment, reaching, communicating, being mobile, repetitive motions, visual activity, driving, and entering buildings. Comfortable working in a pet-friendly environment. If an accommodation is needed, please inform the Human Resources Department.

Equal Employment Opportunity

LAFH is committed and proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

Fair Chance Act

LA Family Housing will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if LA Family Housing is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the California Department of Fair Employment and Housings Fair Chance Act webpage.