Landscape / Maintenance Worker
Optimist Youth Homes and Family ServicesAbout the role
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Job Location OYHFS Youth Learning Center (Highland Park) - Los Angeles, CAPosition Type SeasonalSalary Range $24.00 - $33.22 HourlyTravel Percentage Up to 50%Description
In accordance with CA law, the expected pay range for this CA position is posted with this position. The actual compensation may be determined based on bona fide factors such as education, experience, and other factors permitted by law.
Salary range for this position: $ 24 - $33.22 / hour
Hiring Range for this position: $ 24 - $24 / hour
Primarily responsible for landscaping and grounds maintenance agency wide. In addition, responsible to assist facilities staff and Director of Facilities in their day-today operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:
- Ensures the grounds at all agency sites are well maintained.
- Travels to all agency sites on a regular basis to perform preventive maintenance and repair on basic household equipment and appliances.
- Maintaining and services all mechanical systems such as stoves, refrigerators, garbage disposals, dishwashers, washers, dryers and exhaust fans.
- Performs routine plumbing, electrical, and simple carpentry repairs as assigned by supervisor.
- Performs basic vehicle checks and services as assigned by supervisor.
- Driving vehicles and operates equipment necessary to perform maintenance tasks. Driving to any offices / sites will be required.
- Assisting with complex and skilled maintenance tasks under the supervision of craftsman level senior staff.
- Attending and participates in mandatory training and in-service activities.
- Performs other duties and participates in special projects as requested by supervisor.
- Interfacing with staff and clients in a service-oriented, positive and productive manner during performance of duties.
- Participating in QI activities and promotes such.
- Supporting and promotes a trauma-informed culture throughout the organization.
- Working to promote and support diversity, inclusion, and equity at all levels in the organization.
- Ensuring COA and other regulatory compliance.
- Other reasonable duties as assigned by supervisor.
- All employees, regardless of position, serve as role models for children and adolescents
who are served by our Agencies. Therefore, each employee must at all times be
emotionally stable and able to function effectively with children, adolescents, and adults
who may have mental or behavioral challenges. The staff must be able to demonstrate
appropriate daily behavior, appropriate expression of emotions, as well as appropriate
role modeling. Hostility, aggression and unnecessary or inappropriate physical actions
as well as inappropriate emotional expressions are not acceptable.
- All agency employees must maintain confidentiality of client and case information and
may not access information unless directly related to their job responsibilities and
duties, as stated in Title XXII 88069.7 (d): “All information in case records shall be
confidential and shall be available only to the licensing agency, placement agency staff
and personnel who need access for the performance of their duties.”
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