Job Overview:

• Schedule: 35 hours per week; full time
• Pay: $45,000 annualized; non-exempt
• Location: fully onsite in the Lower East Side

Job Summary:

As the handyperson for our Helen's House program, you will perform a range of maintenance duties in this 16-apartment residential building. Your duties will include plumbing systems, providing repair guidance, cleaning and prepping apartments, and performing repair assessments.

Essential Skills:

• Highschool diploma or equivalent degree required
• 2 years of building maintenance experience
• Want to serve others including your team members and our residents
• Basic knowledge of electrical, painting, plumbing, and locksmithing
• Passion for fixing things and problem solving

• Candidates must obtain their F80 and S95 license within 90 days of hire.

• Must have basic computer skills, be able to track work orders, and inventory

• Repair flooring and tile

• Cleaning and prepping apartments

This would be a great fit for you if you:

• Are comfortable interacting with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Love working with a team
• Know how to prioritize work based on urgency or critical need
• Appreciate a challenging, fast paced work environment
• Enjoy physical work and constantly moving around

In this role a day with us looks like:

• Arrive on site and address any immediate needs: broken door, plumbing clog, lack of heat or cooling, etc.
• Prioritize the work orders from the day before
• Check on the boilers and perform an all-around building check
• Coordinate with program and supervisory team to schedule and perform repairs in residential areas
• Assist with program inventory and maintain records of program maintenance supplies

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Fully vaccinated against COVID-19
• Ability to work onsite in the Lower East Side
• Ability to climb stairs, stand for long periods of time, sit, squat, and lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to use a variety of tools and equipment

Education

• High School or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)