Carpenter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Carpenter

The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is the largest organization in the United States dedicated to preventing and addressing homelessness. In partnership with other City Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations, DHS works to prevent homelessness before it begins, reduces street homelessness, provide temporary shelter, and connect individuals and families to stable housing all with a focus on accountability, empathy, and equity.

The agency manages hundreds of facilities and operates with a large team as well as a several billion-dollar budget to meet the diverse needs of New Yorkers experiencing homelessness. The Facilities and Logistics Division (F&L) is responsible for providing both direct and indirect maintenance and repair services to City owned and operated facilities using in-house skilled trade-workers, maintenance contracts and purchasing operation.

F&L is responsible for monitoring DHS shelters as it relates to the maintenance of building systems. The F&L guides shelter staff on ways to improve facility conditions, and the goal of this unit is to ensure funds are being spent on preventive and general maintenance to avoid premature failure of building systems.

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS), is recruiting for two (2) Carpenters who will:

• Perform work on the installation and repair work involving rough, finish and general carpentry.
• Install, repair and replace flooring, partitions, window frames and sashes, door frames and doors, drop ceilings and metal framing of walls, and other related components of buildings and structures. This may include fences and screens, doors and wooden office furniture.
• Repair and replace various shelving, cabinets, doors and ceilings. Build new wall cabinets, counter tops and bases from sketches and plans for all city shelters.
• Operate both hand and powered woodworking equipment; build and repair various types of fire ladders.
• Work from plans and sketches; prepare, reports, notices and other documents.
• May supervise assigned personnel; keep job and other records.
• In the temporary absence of the supervisor, may perform the duties of that position.
• Work overtime, including weekend and holidays.
• Perform related work.

Hours/Shift: Monday – Friday 8am – 3:30pm