Maintenance Worker, Building Maintenance, General Labor

Job Title: Full‑time Maintenance Worker – Fulton Community Reentry Center

The Osborne Association serves individuals, families, and communities affected by the criminal justice system. Through our programs, we offer opportunities for people to heal from and repair harm, restore their lives, and thrive. We challenge systems rooted in racism and retribution and fight for policies and practices that promote true safety, justice, and liberation.

At Osborne, we are guided by core values and shared beliefs. We honor everyone's capacity to change, celebrate our shared humanity, are united in our pursuit of justice and equity, take all possible steps to keep our commitments and advocate for people and principles with fierce and tenacious determination.

Osborne has opened its first transitional housing and reentry program, The Fulton Community Reentry Center (Fulton). Fulton will provide 140 beds of transitional reentry housing to formerly incarcerated men who would otherwise be homeless after discharge from a correctional facility. Fulton will also provide onsite reentry services, including case management, benefits enrollment, employment, health, and substance use disorder treatment. The facility operates 365 days on a 24‑hour basis daily, including evening and weekend hours.

Some positions will require non‑traditional work hours.

Responsibilities

• Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client‑centered approach using an anti‑oppressive lens into your work with clients.
• Clean all elements of the facility, including floors, walls, kitchens, bathrooms, and common areas. Handle garbage collection and removal.
• Thoroughly clean residential units and related elements such as stoves, refrigerators, paint, plaster, etc., to prepare them for incoming clients.
• Perform a variety of general maintenance tasks such as changing light bulbs and batteries in smoke and carbon dioxide detectors.
• Move, load, unload, and transport furniture, equipment, tools, and supplies for use at the facility.
• Assemble and install furniture and equipment.
• Perform light construction duties such as drywall installation and patching, painting, fixture installation, drain and sewer line stoppages, cabinet installation and repair, vinyl and ceramic tile installation, and window air‑conditioner installation and maintenance. Use power tools (hand drills, saws, etc.) and perform repetitive motions of drilling, sawing, screwing, and ratcheting.
• Operate basic building systems including boilers, heating systems, and fire prevention and alarm systems.
• Attend assigned training sessions.
• In‑person attendance required to collaborate with coworkers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency; alternatively, significant relevant experience.
• Certification or qualification in a building trade, maintenance, building systems, or building equipment repair is a plus.
• Valid New York State driver’s license with no suspensions and fewer than 3 points.

Key Competencies

• Ability to lift and move at least 50 pounds daily.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel locally.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Judgment and quick decision‑making skills; problem‑solving abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite.

Benefits

• Salary based on commensurate experience and qualifications.
• Four weeks of vacation per year.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• 403(b) plan with company match.
• Ongoing career development through training and individual development plans.

EEO/Affirmative Action Statement

The Osborne Association is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affi­mative Action employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, unemployment status, or any other protected category. The Osborne Association takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Please include a cover letter with your application. We appreciate your interest in the Osborne Association.