Maintenance Laborer

Maintenance Laborer

The Cambridge Housing Authority ("CHA"), a leader in developing and maintaining affordable housing communities, is seeking a qualified and highly motivated candidate. By focusing on policy innovation and family economic opportunities, the CHA is committed to developing and managing safe, high quality, affordable housing for low-income individuals and families. CHA provides long-term rental housing and rental assistance to more than 5,500+ individuals and families through its Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Programs.

The primary purpose of this position is to perform unskilled and semi-skilled maintenance and repair tasks on buildings, apartments, grounds and equipment. These tasks include, but are not limited to, cleaning apartments, cleaning common areas, mowing lawns, pruning shrubs and trees, snow removal, lifting heavy objects, the use of hand and basic power tools, such as, but not limited to lawnmowers, snow blowers, variable speed drills, electric drill snakes (1/4 inch cables), toilet augers, plungers, two wheeled hand trucks, etc.

Will assist mechanic aides, mechanics, lead mechanics, and skilled trades personnel in a wide variety of tasks. All activities must support the Cambridge Housing Authority's ("CHA" or "Authority") strategic goals and objectives and produce results that accomplish the goals of the Operations department.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma, GED, or possession of a vocational technical certification beyond high school and experience in a related area. Working knowledge of the Massachusetts Building Code is preferred. Must have valid Massachusetts driver's license and be insurable under CHA policies. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

General knowledge of carpentry, plumbing, heating, painting, and masonry, and be able to successfully operate a variety of applicable hand-held tools and devices. Must have the ability to learn other devices as required by assigned tasks.

The below statements describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.

Apartment and Common Areas:
Performs a wide variety of task associated with the care and upkeep of apartments, common areas, and offices using a wide variety of hand and power tools and devices; such as, the cleaning of apartments, offices and common areas using powered floor machines, brooms, shovels, cleaning agents, vacuum cleaners, polishers, mops and buckets, scrapers, squeegies, etc.

Landscaping:
Perform landscape work including using a variety of hand and power tools associated with this type of work: rakes, shovels, pruners, brooms, pole saws, edgers, pitchforks, pick axes, hand saws, hand tools associated with landscape irrigation repairs, wheelbarrows, trowels, sprayers, spreaders, snow blowers, lawnmowers, power edgers, leaf blowers, tractors, bobcats, pickup trucks with plows and sand spreaders, dump trucks. etc.

Grounds:
Performs a wide variety of tasks associated with the care and upkeep of the site grounds; including, but not limited to sidewalks, curbing, asphalt parking and sidewalk areas; including aligning parking stops, repainting parking lines and markers, repair, installation and replacement of signs and sign posts, replacement of light bulbs in exterior light fixtures using ladders and other devices associated with this task, litter management, trash management including handling and removal of trash.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Behavioral Competencies Commitment:
Sets high standards of performance; pursues aggressive goals and works hard/smart to achieve them; strives for results and success; conveys a sense of urgency and brings issues to closure; persists despite obstacles and opposition.

Customer Service:
Meets/exceeds the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; identifies, understands, monitors and measures the needs of both internal and external customers; talks and acts with customers in mind; recognizes working colleagues as customers.

Effective Communication:
Ensures important information is passed to those who need to know; conveys necessary information clearly and effectively orally or in writing; demonstrates attention to, and conveys understanding of, the comments and questions of others; listens effectively.

Responsiveness and Accountability:
Demonstrates a high level of conscientiousness; holds oneself personally responsible for one's own work; does fair share of work.

Teamwork:
Balances team and individual…