Driver/Maintenance Worker, Magnolia House Women's Shelter

Who We Are: CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports, they need to thrive.  We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach almost 80,000 individuals and families, including almost 13,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families are living in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

CAMBA operates 6 single adult shelters and 6 family shelters and one drop in center. Each shelter offers clients a supportive, structured therapeutic, safe, and drug-free facility.  Homeless (often mentally-ill and substance-abusing) men and women are provided with comprehensive services to stabilize their condition in order to successfully transition into to permanent and/or supported housing.

CAMBA’s Magnolia House is located in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn serves 200 single women at any given time.  The majority of these clients are diagnosed with mental illness, some dually with chemical addictions as well.

Position: Driver/Maintenance Worker

Reports To: Supervisor I or Assistant Program Director

Location: 1424 Herkimer Street Brooklyn, NY 11233 

What The Driver/Maintenance Worker Does:

The person filling this position is expected, under general supervision, to: (1) develop and maintain employer relationships with the goal of identifying and meeting their HR needs; (2) match appropriate clients with appropriate job openings and arrange for interviews; and (3) persuade both prospective employers and client applicants of the features and advantages of CAMBA’s job placement services, with a view toward long-term retention; including the following

• Maintain professional relationships with clients and client confidentiality.
• Practice Universal Precautions/Standard Protocol & Procedures.
• Follow agency protocols on PPE.
• Comply with any and all Federal, State, City and CAMBA security and privacy polices intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information.
• Perform daily pre-trip vehicle inspection prior to first trip of the day.
• Immediately report vehicle and/or equipment that are inoperable, missing or improperly utilized to Director of Security and Operations.
• Notify the police and file a report in the event of any accident while operating a CAMBA vehicle.
• Notify the supervisor on duty in the event that there is any accident while operating a CAMBA vehicle.
• Transport vehicle to and from auto repair shop for regular maintenance and vehicle repairs.
• Complete vehicle travel log for all trips.
• Assist passengers needing assistance in order to enter and/or exit vehicle.
• Keep vehicle clean and/or free of litter at all times.
• Ensure that the parking plaque is in place and follow the instructions on where you can use the parking plaque.
• Secure EZ-Pass, gas card, vehicle cell phone and other vehicle specific valuables before and after each trip.
• Transport clients and employees to appointments, meetings, and events.
• Assist with client move-outs by transporting clients and their belongings to permanent housing locations and carrying belongings to new apartrnents.
• Move items (i.e., boxed files, other facility items that require storage) from facility to CAMBA warehouse; pick-up and transport supplies from the warehouse and deliver and store them at the facility.
• Identify and document all maintenance issues on work order form.
• Immediately report maintenance equipment issues (i.e., inoperable, missing, etc.)
• Observe and report any facility conditions that could pose a safety hazard to the client or cause property damage.
• Comply with all maintenance regulatory requirements at all times.
• Utilize appropriate safety standards (i.e., wear safety goggles, masks, appropriate attire) and display safety signs when performing tasks.
• Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, window blinds, and draperies.
• Clean and sanitize toilets, sinks, tubs, showers, shower fixtures, including walls, floors, curtains, stalls, and mirrors.
• Replace light bulbs, light switch covers, electrical outlet covers and ballasts as needed.
• Dust an