Landscape/Maintenance Assistant

College Cross near College Place, Portsmouth VA

Description

This is NOT a seasonal position. Mandatory Background check. Equal Opportunity Employer. This position is responsible as part of the maintenance department. Landscaping duties include but are not limited to maintaining and improving site grounds. Assigned work such as pruning, trimming, leaf removal, plant installation and removal, mulching, weeding, and watering may fluctuate by season. Approximately 70% of employee’s time will be spent on landscaping duties. Maintenance duties include but are not limited to maintenance of the common and limited common and limited common elements of the Association. These duties will involve a general knowledge of plumbing, electrical components, carpentry, painting, etc. Approximately 30% of employee’s time will be spent on each of the above areas. You and the Maintenance Supervisor will work together to accomplish the above duties. Your direct supervisor is the Maintenance Supervisor. LANDSCAPE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Essential Functions: maintain and improve the facility grounds, utilize planned designs to determine landscaping needs, perform tasks such as planting, weeding, sweeping, raking, salting, shoveling snow, removing ice, etc., operate various types of equipment including saws, weed eaters, hedge trimmers, sprayers, blowers, etc., clean and upkeep of sidewalks, parking garage, etc., perform regular maintenance and minor repairs on lawn equipment and tools, adheres to all safety policies and procedures, other duties and tasks as assigned by manager. MAINTENANCE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: COMMON ELEMENTS: Repair as directed any maintenance projects for common elements or work orders. Replace leaking valves/faucets/drains in domestic water and sewer lines. Replace switches/circuit/bulbs in Association responsible lines and equipment. Repair/replace rollers, track, hinges, frames and locks in internal/external doors of the Association common elements. Under supervision, or with specific directions, do limited repairs and replacements of common components of the HVAC system of the Association. Paint/touch up walls, ceilings, floors pillars, wood replacement and other areas of the condo. Common element is defined in the condominium association documents and maintenance responsibilities are spelled out in a graph delineating unit owner versus condominium responsibility of each element. Other duties will include carpet cleaning in the common elements, power washing of balconies, buildings, walkways and the general upkeep of the common areas. UNIT ELEMENTS: Following directions of individual work orders may perform any of the following (representative but not all inclusive) tasks within individual resident’s unit: Replace light bulbs (florescent/incandescent), replace smoke alarms and/or batteries, repair/replace faucets or faucet washers, repair/clean out sink and bath drains, check/replace breakers, repair/replace garbage disposals, check/repair leaks in water lines, replace toilet valves/parts. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Landscape: Previous experience in grounds keeping/horticulture preferred, working knowledge of grounds keeping principals and power landscape equipment, must be able to adhere to safety procedures to do physical risks, requires frequent lifting, moving, carrying, pushing, pulling of up to 50 lbs., Requires frequent standing, walking, stooping kneeling and crouching, work involves exposure to unusual elements and extreme temperatures. Maintenance: Employee skill level for this position is basic general knowledge of janitorial, landscaping, maintenance. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Employee will generally work from written orders particularly on in-unit work, but will also work from verbal direction of the Maintenance Supervisor and Association Manager, particularly on emergency and short-notice work on common elements. He/she will be expected to work independently and a minimum of supervision will be expected or required on routine work. Spots checks and follow-up inspections will be made as appropriate. Employee will be expected to recognize the need to ask (from the Maintenance Supervisor) for clarification or directions on unfamiliar or unique tasks particularly on in-unit work. While employee will be expected to follow the directions of residents when performing in-unit work such as moving furniture and the like, he/she must recognize the need to identify possible dangerous or impractical situations and refer to the Maintenance Supervisor for direction. Employee’s performance will be rated by the Maintenance Supervisor and minor disciplinary actions will also be taken by Maintenance Supervisor. More severe actions must be approved by the Association Manager. SCOPE AND EFFECT: As a representative of the Freemason Harbour Condominium Association, the employee must recognize that his/her relations with residents is one of the most important factors of the job. This will include appropriate dress, a respectful but not subservient attitude, appropriate language and, in general, a manner which will also earn him/her the respect of residents. Employee should also clearly understand that, particularly while in a resident’s unit, he/she may be working alone and must understand the importance of any pretense of questions of honesty. At no time is the employee to discuss opinions of Board members, other residents or employees to another resident. Any discrepancies or problems should never by discussed with residents or other employees. He/she should take these problems to the Maintenance Supervisor and, if necessary, the Association Manager, if needed. COMPENSATION: As of 01.01.2021, the Landscape/Maintenance Assistant will be paid $13/hour based on a 30-hour workweek. Hours will be 7am-1pm Monday-Friday. Hours may vary slightly depending upon scheduling of Association work. Employees are paid bi-monthly via direct deposit and must provide a voided check or other documentation as bank routing and account number so that direct deposit can be setup for your paycheck by the management company. HOLIDAYS: All employees as of 12/4/2014 will be paid for six (6) holidays per year if your normally scheduled work day falls on the holiday. New Year’s Day Memorial Day Independence Day (4th of July) Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day In cases where an employee must work on a holiday, at the manager’s discretion, the employee will be given another day off with pay or will be paid an extra day’s wage at their regular pay rate. EMERGENCY ON-CALL FOR MAINTENANCE STAFF: On-call will be rotated with the Maintenance Supervisor. It covers 24 hours/7 days per week during your rotation. A minimum of two hours (to include travel time) at time and a half will be allowed for Maintenance Staff who have been called in for emergencies. The employee is required to punch in and out when called in for an emergency. For emergencies requiring more than the two-hour minimum, the employee will be compensated based on time and a half. If the employee selects to take comp time for the hours worked, it must be taken within the week the time was incurred. In order to allow for scheduling of absences, vacation time and scheduled work (24-hour prior notice must be made with the Manager or Maintenance Supervisor to take the comp time off. If comp time is not taken within the week, the employee will be compensated for the hours monetarily. Job Type: Part-time Pay: $13.00 per hour COVID-19 considerations: Every person entering the community must wear a mask (covering both nose and mouth) and adhere to social distancing guidelines.