Intern - Maintenance

Homes For Good • Springfield, OR

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Homes for Good is seeking a Maintenance Intern for the 2026 season. This internship offers hands-on experience in providing maintenance services to low-income communities. The intern will work with the Maintenance team to complete work requests and maintain the grounds and buildings at low-income apartment communities. The internship is designed for recent high school graduates or students enrolled in a trade or certificate program, with no prior professional experience required. The internship will run for 3-6 months over the Spring and Summer months, with flexible start and end dates. The intern will be scheduled approximately 10-15 hours per week.

Requirements

• Any combination of experience and training that would provide the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job is sufficient.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Growth mindset and willingness to learn.
• Maintain accurate and complete records.
• Perform mathematical calculations accurately.
• Perform a wide variety of physical tasks requiring frequent and repetitive lifting, bending, squatting, climbing, crawling and reaching above shoulder level.
• Operate and maintain a variety of custodial and grounds maintenance equipment including hand and power tools.
• Communicate and interact with people of multiple cultures, backgrounds and styles by incorporating and adapting to the world view and perspective of others.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Responsibilities

• Provide a variety of day-to-day tasks as required to assist the Property Manager in the management of apartment communities.
• Assist Maintenance staff in responding to resident work requests and routine preventative maintenance tasks.
• Perform minor routine repairs for vacant and unoccupied units.
• Performs general laborer and custodial duties to include; the cleaning of buildings and grounds; removal of weeds, leaves, cleaning of gutters and drains; washing windows, digging trenches.
• Assist landscaping team including; mowing, edging, pruning, weeding, raking of leaves and removal of debris, weed and insect control.
• Distribution and posting of notices, newsletters, and other communications.

Benefits

• Gain hands-on experience in the field of housing maintenance.
• Opportunity to work with staff to develop and implement skills related to minor maintenance and landscaping functions.
• Firsthand look at the challenges and rewards of working in the maintenance field.
• Opportunities to shadow skilled maintenance functions such as plumbing, carpentry, electrical and painting.
• Make a difference in the community by working to improve the lives of Homes for Good’s residents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED