Custodial Maintenance Worker

Custodial Maintenance Worker

Status:
Non-Exempt, Full-Time

Location:

Seattle, WA.

Pay Rate: $27.72-$29.98/hour

Fare Start has been helping people transform their lives through food for 30 years — one person, one job and one community at a time.

People experiencing poverty struggle to escape the cycle they are in and often face other compounding barriers to getting and keeping a job. At Fare Start, we help people overcome barriers by teaching work and life skills neededto succeed in employment and in life. By investing in people, providing meals and building community, we transform homelessness, hunger and poverty into human potential.

Every individual has the opportunity to thrive in an equitable and just world.

Fare Start transforms lives, disrupts poverty and nourishes communities through food, life skills and job training.

• Acceptance:
  
  We build relationships based on the belief that the past informs but does not dictate the future.
• Respect:
  
  We treat everyone with dignity, regardless of background or differences. We actively listen and seek first to understand. We are honest, even when it is difficult.
• Openness:
  
  We create a culture of trust through transparency and open communication. We are open to new ideas.
• Collaboration:
  
  Contribute positively to strengthen the organization and our impact through teamwork and through partnerships.
• Accountability:
  
  We are responsible to each other, to our community and ourselves. We are committed to rigorous evaluation and making fiscally responsible decisions that align with our mission.
• Inclusion:
  
  We provide a community of belonging, regardless of background. We value and seek out diversity.
• Growth:
  
  We are a learning organization. We invest in continuous improvement and growth.

This position is responsible for daily maintenance and custodial duties for Fare Start’s main location – 700 Virginia St. This position is responsible for maintaining facility equipment including but not limited to HVAC systems, inspecting facility equipment to ensure safe and proper operations, and overseeing the pest elimination program. This position is expected to spend sixty percent (60%) of time on janitorial duties and forty percent (40%) on maintenance duties.

Essential Dutie s and Responsibilities
include the following:

• Perform regular basic maintenance and repairs including plumbing repair, routine electrical repair, changing of light bulbs and tubes, changing of filters, repairing damaged furniture and fixtures, painting or touch-up marked or damaged surfaces, etc.
• Responsible for overall appearance of the building, including sidewalks, street-level exterior glass, and removal of graffiti and painting.
• Perform daily janitorial tasks (e.g., cleaning floors (vacuuming and mopping); emptying trash, recycle, and compost bins; cleaning surfaces, dusting, stocking supplies, etc.) for restrooms, locker rooms, office spaces, conference rooms, utility spaces, restaurant spaces, and other common areas.
• Perform weekly, monthly, and annual janitorial tasks, (e.g., deep cleaning of restaurant floors).
• Perform cleaning in limited areas (e.g., hallways and high ceilings) of commercial kitchens as directed.
• Perform tasks assigned through the facilities ticketing system.
• Perform administrative duties such as inventory management, email communications, and facilities ticket system responses. Maintain custodial inventory and maintenance supplies.
• Oversee facility pest control treatments in collaboration with the Facilities Manager.
• Assist with testing and maintenance for building monitoring systems, e.g., lighting, HVAC, fire, and security.
• Assist with moving and arranging office furniture and kitchen equipment, as needed.
• Communicate with facilities vendors as necessary in collaboration with the Facilities Manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform…