Porter

Breaking Ground•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Breaking Ground is an organization dedicated to ending homelessness by providing supportive housing and services. They operate nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, upstate New York, and Connecticut. Their programs include Street to Home outreach and transitional housing resources, helping people get and stay on the path to a permanent home. Edwin’s Place in Brooklyn, for example, offers 126 units of permanent supportive housing to low-income New Yorkers, veterans, and chronically homeless individuals, including some with mental illness. The Property Management (PM) department is responsible for the day-to-day management of Breaking Ground’s permanent housing portfolio of over 20 buildings and is essential to operational planning for the agency's intended residential building growth. The Porter is a part of the Maintenance department that maintains the common areas of residential buildings, completes repairs both in tenant apartments and throughout the building, and performs painting duties as needed. Examples of common areas include offices, multi-purpose rooms, roof deck, garden, trash collection area, lobby, fitness room, and sidewalks. Tenant apartments will also be cleaned. This position has a 35-hour work week.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years maintenance/porter
Experience in the operation of vacuum cleaner, high speed buffer
High School Diploma, Trade School or equivalent

Nice To Haves

Working with elderly, disabled and/or formerly homeless population is a plus
Basic knowledge of a computer is a plus not required

Responsibilities

Maintain the sidewalks including raking leaves and shoveling snow
Sweeping, mopping, washing, dusting and vacuuming
Sealing, waxing and buffing of floors and hard surfaces
Clean individual units when vacated to prepare for occupancy
Sort and separate the recyclables from other waste to comply with NYC regulations
Assist the Maintenance Supervisor when assigned
Perform repairs in tenant apartments and throughout building
Perform painting as needed in apartment and common areas
Conduct preventative maintenance inspections and routine upkeep on building systems
Perform other related duties as assigned