Maintenance Worker - Facilities

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University Settlement partners with 40,000 New Yorkers on the Lower East Side and in Brooklyn every year to build on their strengths as they achieve healthy, stable, and remarkable lives. For over 140 years, we have collaborated with our neighbors to pioneer highly effective programs that fight poverty and systemic inequality. Established in 1886 as the first Settlement House in the United States, we bring the values of that movement into the 21st century by meeting New Yorkers where they live, listening deeply to all perspectives, engaging with every individual holistically, and creating space for people to organize. Joining together with our neighbors to advocate for justice and equality, we help build community strength.

We work with New Yorkers of all ages. We infuse a commitment to civic engagement, equity, and communal action into each of our programs, which include early childhood education, mental health and wellness, benefits assistance and eviction prevention, adult literacy and education, healthy aging, community, and recreation centers, performing and visual arts, and youth development.

Responsibilities:

• Clean rooms and common areas including but not limited to: Classrooms, Offices, Restrooms, Meeting Rooms, Gymnasiums, Corridors, Basement and Storage areas etc.
• Empty trash receptacles and ensure all garbage is taken out at the end of each respective shift
• Use brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners and various other floor equipment to maintain all floor surfaces
• Follow recycling schedule and dispose of cardboard boxes, paper and all other recyclable materials
• Replenish restroom supplies as needed
• Maintain cleaning and other maintenance supplies and keep running inventory
• Inform supervisor of needed supplies in a timely manner
• Report to work location for snow or other emergency situations
• Clears snow and ice from entrances and walkways as needed
• Strip / Wax floors and Shampoo carpets
• Clean hard to reach places and completes high dusting
• Cleans refrigerators and other Kitchen equipment
• Report any needed repairs to the supervisor in a timely manner
• Maintain good working relationship with supervisor and co-workers.
• Set up and dismantle chairs, tables and equipment based on program needs and according to daily schedule
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or HSE required
• Must have good communication skills and be able to read and write in English
• Must be able to lift at least 75 lbs

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, 35 hours per week

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community. We support a broadly diverse team who will contribute to our organization. We are an equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.