Maintenance/Facilities Assistant

BETHESDA GROUP•Phoenix, AZ

6d•$21

About The Position

Join our community as a full-time Maintenance/Facilities Assistant, where you can make a lasting impact on the lives of our treasured residents by ensuring their home remains safe, comfortable, and well-maintained. Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Demonstrates a SERVANT heart and attitude by following our Mission Statement.
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.
Maintains a positive customer service environment and practices honesty and integrity in all aspects of performance.
Communicates with residents, families, visitors and staff in a positive manner using excellent customer service skills.
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 maintain a current driver’s license and comply with all requirements of our Auto Policy.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensures residents’ comfort by responding to work orders in a positive, timely manner.
Monitors temperatures of hot water and refrigerators to ensure safety for residents.
Paints rooms and touch-ups as assigned.
Repairs roof, floors, and walls 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 ensure all appliances, heater, air conditioner, light bulbs, tub/shower and toilet are in working order. Ensures cleanliness of carpets, walls, floors, cabinets, and appliances. Follows up as required.
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.
Works on special projects and other duties as assigned.