Groundskeeper

Position:
Part Time Building Grounds Maintenance – $17/hr

The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of tasks in order to assist with the maintenance and upkeep of the FWHA buildings and grounds.

All activities must support the Fort Wayne Housing Authority (“FWHA” or “Authority”) mission, strategic goals, and objectives.

The position duties and responsibilities described below describe the general nature and scope of work. Other responsibilities, duties, and skills may be required and assigned as needed.

• Cleans and provides maintenance for lobbies, community halls, offices, restrooms, and laundry rooms.
• Utilizes work order system and ensures that materials, job codes, and labor hours are properly recorded.
• Maintains floors by sweeping, mopping, waxing, and buffing.
• Maintains FWHA grounds, garbage container areas, hallways, and parking areas in a neat and orderly manner, not allowing any trash to accumulate and emptying garbage containers in common areas and assigned offices.
• Performs lawn and landscaping care including but not limited to: raking, weed pulling, trimming hedges, and shrubs.
• Assist with snow removal and salting walkways.
• Maintains ground maintenance equipment and automotive and motorized equipment.
• Dedicated to work directly with a diverse group of people.
• Actively supports our agency’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
• Assists other Authority employees as requested.
• Promotes FWHA brand awareness by adhering to FWHA brand standards and ensure that any communication regarding the public value of affordable housing programs offered by FWHA also addresses the many other public values served (fair housing, economic development, welfare-to-work, etc.)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent and a minimum of 1 year experience in a custodial, maintenance, or grounds keeping role.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Must possess a valid state issued driver’s license and be insurable under the Authority’s plan.

• To perform this job successfully, the employee should be able to successfully operate a variety of applicable hand-held tools and devices.
• Must have the ability to learn other programs as required by assigned tasks.