Environment Specialist Technician-Facilities Department

Facilities Department

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$15/hr.

Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. is seeking a full-time EVS Technician. The EVS will be responsible for all housekeeping duties of OHL’s facilities, performing a variety of cleaning and maintenance tasks. The EVS will maintain all program sites/facilities to employer standards, ensuring cleanliness and safety.

• Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition.
• Perform mild cleaning duties such as cleaning floors, showers, walls, drains, living quarters, washing walls, windows, and handrails, removing debris and trash.
• Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies.
• Disinfect equipment and supplies, ensuring safe and sanitary storage and care of products.
• Polish furniture and room accessories as needed.
• Clean windows, glass surfaces, and mirrors.
• Report repairs and replacements needed when encountered on job.
• Monitor chemicals by tracking chemicals with sign‑in/out sheet.
• Maintain a daily log of duties performed and time.
• Clean rooms, hallways, dining rooms and group rooms, restrooms, corridors, stairways, dorm rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.
• Empty wastebaskets and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.
• Transport supplies (reimbursed for travel).
• Clean dining rooms and kitchens at all locations.
• Coordinate with other staff and supervisor daily to ensure services are provided efficiently and timely.
• Perform or assist with cleaning duties as needed.
• Confer with staff to discuss company policies for cleaning and sanitizing work areas, equipment.
• Monitor building security and safety by locking doors after operating hours and checking electrical appliance use to ensure hazards are not created.
• Perform light maintenance work.
• Meal pick‑up and drop‑off for the Detox Program (breakfast at 6 am, lunch at 11 am, dinner at 4 pm).
• Deep‑clean all facilities every two weeks.
• Clean facility floors once a week in administrative offices.
• Clean bathroom floors twice a week.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Lifting, twisting, standing, bending, and traveling to and from facility locations. Ninety percent of work requires some physical activity. Employee must be able to reach, stretch, bend, and walk during daily routine, stand for long periods, push a vacuum cleaner for extended periods, and lift up to 25–60 pounds.

Work is performed throughout treatment facilities, administrative offices, and residential living quarters, which are temperature controlled. Employee is expected to work in various facility locations.

• General knowledge of cleaning products, supplies, and techniques for cleaning.
• Reliable and punctual with a dedicated professionalism to job and duties.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent time‑management skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work well alone, or with a partner or team.
• Ability to adapt to changing schedules or routines.
• Ability to assist team members with cleaning duties when needed.
• Detail‑oriented.
• Reliable mode of transportation.

• Two or more years’ experience with commercial cleaning services.
• Advanced knowledge of cleaning products, implements and practices.

Competitive Compensation and Benefits package includes insurance (health, dental, vision, life, long‑term and short‑term disability), leave benefits and 401(k) match.