Maintenance Worker - Closing Date: 4/27/26
About The Position
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is a federally recognized Tribe with its ancestral homeland located in Niobrara, NE. The Tribe does not have a reservation in the classic definition; rather, the Ponca Restoration Act defined its jurisdiction as a ‘Service Delivery Area’ comprised of 15 counties throughout parts of Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota. Within its Service Delivery Area, the Tribe offers a broad range of health, social, educational, and cultural services. The Maintenance Worker position is responsible for performing a variety of maintenance tasks including areas of plumbing, carpentry, electrical, heating, and cooling equipment in addition to other trades for facilities of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- One year of related experience
- Electrical, carpentry, plumbing, mechanical, and general maintenance skills, and knowledge
- Able to obtain First Aid and CPR certification within three months of hire, if not already certified
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access programs
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Successfully pass drug and alcohol testing, motor vehicle, education, character, and criminal background checks
- Valid driver’s license and be insurable
- Able and willing to travel
Nice To Haves
- Certification or associates degree in electrical, carpentry, plumbing, or related field
- First Aid and CPR certified
- One or more years of experience working with Native Americans or Native American organizations
Responsibilities
- Provides necessary repairs and maintenance for the facilities of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
- Prioritizes and completes work orders as received and submit monthly report of all work orders
- Performs light plumbing and electrical duties and general carpentry and repairs for the facilities
- Performs grounds keeping for facilities
- Assists in evaluation of safety policies and procedures for compliance with quality assurance and facility accreditation requirements
- Makes regular rounds inside and outside of the facility and its grounds to look for any suspicious activity, safety issues, potential workplace hazards, and to assure the security of the grounds, the property, facility, and its occupants
- Secures the building after workhours; this includes locking all doors, windows and checking core safety issues such as coffee pots left on, etc. and arming and disarming the security system; in coordination with other staff & contracted security guards
- Provides an after-hour number in which he/she can be contacted in case of an emergent situation at the facility
- Assist the Emergency Management Department with evacuation plans for the facilities in the case of fire, tornado or any other similar hazard that may arise at various times throughout the year
- Schedules planned evacuation drills In coordination with Emergency Management
- Can relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people
- Work independently with minimal supervision
- Maintains strict confidentiality and honor the Privacy Act and HIPAA
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
