Maintenance Assistant

Why Kensington Senior Living? Because Our Promise to love and care for your family as we do our own. These are not just words – but something all of us at Kensington Senior Living strive to deliver each day. We’re looking for a Maintenance Assistant to join our newest community, The Kensington Bethesda.

Join us to discover your path, grow your purpose, and embrace the unexpected: deeper connections, greater opportunities, and a stronger sense of belonging.

Salary: $20.00 – $25.00, based on experience

Schedule: Full-Time

Summary:

The Maintenance Assistant is responsible for completing minor repairs, renovations, and restorative projects on both a scheduled and as-needed basis.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitors and adjusts staffing levels, cleaning schedules, and supply inventories to ensure the community meets labor cost, supply cost, and the department’s service and quality goals.
• Receives daily assignments and organizes tools, supplies/materials, equipment required to complete work. Arranges order of assignments to carry out work in most efficient manner.
• Performs repair, renovation, and restorative work to the buildings, grounds, equipment, and systems.
• Performs general cleaning of building, grounds, and suites including, but not limited to, sweeping, hard flooring and carpet care, wall and window washing, trash removal, and storm clean-up.
• Assists in taking and recording required readings including, but not limited to, air temperature, energy consumption, and water temperature/pressure.
• Performs scheduled maintenance checks of buildings, grounds, and facilities. May assist inspectors and contractors in testing, inspection, or repair of equipment and facilities.
• Responds to emergency situations and carries out assigned role.
• Maintains tools, equipment, and work spaces in a clean, orderly, and like new condition.
• Requisitions supplies and equipment as authorized by the Director of Environmental Services.
• Attends training courses and participates in other professional development activities as required.
• Report any suspicion or evidence of elder abuse, mistreatment or neglect as outlined in Personnel Policies.

Knowledge and Skill:

• Must be able to understand and follow verbal instructions.
• Must be able to keep accurate records.
• Ability to work effectively within a team based environment.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to perform minor repairs and restorative/renovation work
• General knowledge of mechanical systems and proper use of equipment.

Qualifications:

• Three years in similar position is preferred.
• Certification and/or licenses in trades is preferred.
• Must be able to clearly and proficiently communicate with people of all ages and abilities, displaying consideration of their rights and sensitivities, while maintaining an energetic, positive attitude.
• Must be able to read and write English, and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Must maintain a clean and well-groomed appearance and follow the dress code as outlined in the employee handbook.
• Ability to work flexible hours including weekends and evenings.
• Be in good health, and physically and mentally capable of performing assigned tasks.
• Demonstrates freedom from pulmonary tuberculosis by a health screening performed by a physician prior to employment.
• Must be cleared in a criminal background check administered in the state of employment.
• Must have a valid drivers’ license and a track record of safely operating motor vehicles.
• High school diploma or equivalent vocational training is preferred.

Mental and Physical Requirements:

• Requires ability to stand and walk short distances for extended periods of time.
• Stoops for and bends at the knees, twisting from side to side at the waist.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds to waist height and 40 lbs to shoulder height
• Must be able to push 200 lbs. on a cart with casters
• Requires reaching above, below and at shoulder level