Maintenance Assistant

Maintenance Assistant – Living Resources

Living Resources is a non‑profit agency dedicated to providing life‑enhancing services for people with developmental disabilities in safe and nurturing environments. The agency’s purpose is to provide high‑quality care, protection, and growth opportunities, and to impart respect, dignity, and self‑worth.

To work for Living Resources is to make a difference in the lives of others. Employees often find fulfillment and professional development through their work.

• Maintain and repair all agency buildings and offices, including patching and painting, plumbing, heating and cooling, minor appliance repair, minor electrical work, and carpentry.
• Conduct and document home reviews and quarterly preventive maintenance.
• Share snow‑plowing duties for agency properties during regular and off‑hour winter periods.
• Share landscaping duties for agency properties as needed.
• Provide guidance and lead renovation projects with department employees.

• 1–3 years of experience in the building and/or construction field and expertise in at least one of the trade areas listed above (patching, painting, plumbing, heating and cooling, appliances, electrical, carpentry).
• Valid NYS driver’s license.
• Ability to use hand and power tools necessary for building and maintenance repair.
• Ability to evaluate a job in terms of materials and time needed.
• Ability to lift 75 pounds without assistance.
• Ability to climb a ladder.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to read and write.

Monday – Friday, 7:30 am to 4 pm (40 hrs/week).

Paid training; health, dental, and vision insurance; health reimbursement accounts; payment in lieu of health insurance; tuition assistance; retirement programs; free on‑site fitness center in Albany.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Management and Manufacturing
• Industry: Individual and Family Services
• Salary: $21–$24 per hour