Head Start Maintenance Worker

Who We Are 

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and supports. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults. 

Who We Serve 

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.  

What We Offer 

• Pay Range: $19.02 to $20.18 per hour. Actual offers will be determined by the candidate’s creditable years of experience in conjunction with internal equity considerations and based on the organization’s current compensation practices 
• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!   
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve. 

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Worker is responsible for ensuring the cleanliness, safety and functionality of Head Start Division facilities and/or family child care homes. The Maintenance Worker provides maintenance services as needed and/or; assisting in a wide variety of maintenance activities; addressing immediate operational and/or safety concerns; assisting skilled trades; and ensuring that tools, material and vehicles are maintained in good working order and are available at job site when needed.  Work will be performed for Head Start/Early Head Start offices, classrooms outdoor areas and/or family child care homes and other spaces used by the Head Start/Early Head Start program.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Keep center facilities and equipment clean and sanitized in accordance with programmatic, local, state and federal regulations. 

• Handle work order repairs, as needed.  Must be able respond to emergency service calls with urgency. Use the work order software system via cellular phone in accessing work orders.  All work orders must be updated as work orders are opened and completed.

• Must perform building services and repairs in compliance with all safety and environmental standards.  Employee is required to use proper personal protective equipment or back support provided by the Pacific Clinics whenever performing the job that requires PPE or lifting heavy objects. 

• Maintain the company vehicle clean and neat.  Keep safety in mind while using the company vehicle.  Report any work injury or vehicular accident to the Supervisor.  Incident Report must be completed and submitted immediately after an accident and/or incident occur. 

• Provides routine maintenance such as replacing light bulbs, minor plumbing repairs, lock replacements and other minor general repairs at center level or family child care homes, and assembling furniture, and maintaining equipment used in the course of work.

• Restocks supply closets, hand washing supplies, cleaning and sanitation supplies at the site.  Document and inform supervisor in a timely manner when cleaning supplies and janitorial/maintenance supplies need to be ordered.

• Assure that cleaning supplies and other toxic products are stored appropriately and not accessible to children.

• Document and inform Facilities/Safety Rep. of any interior and exterior safety or health concerns. 

• Performs daily health and safety site inspections. Suggest improvements to provide safer environment for children and staff and assist with minor repairs. 

• Performs outdoor tasks such maintaining of playground areas, parking lot, mowing lawns, trimming shrubs and trees. 

• Ensure emergency exits are accessible and lighting is in safe, working condition and assist with the center’s emergency plan i.e. gas and water shut off. 

• Move office furniture, fixtures and equipment within and between sites to support staffing changes, relocations, remodels and program expansion

• Complete required record keeping, including checklist of daily cleaning and special events cleaning.

• Maintains cooperative relationships with fello