Building Maintenance Worker_NE-FL_680-Other Residential Services

Location: Pasco Corps, Port Richey, FL

Position Type: Full-Time at 30 hrs/wk, and on call as needed.

Pay Range: $15.00 – $17.00/ Hour

About this opportunity:

The Salvation Army, an internationally recognized non-profit, faith-based organization, has a job opening for Building Maintenance Worker for the Domestic Violence Shelter Program located in Pasco, Florida.

The Building Maintenance Worker performs routine repairs and maintenance of buildings, equipment, and vehicles; performs routine grounds keeping work to ensure the beautification of the landscape; performs minor plumbing and carpentry repair work. This position requires a level 2 background check.

Key responsibilities:

• Performs routine building maintenance activities; performs minor pluming repairs required by leaking faucets and clogged toilets; performs carpentry work required to repair dents and/or holes in walls and paints walls.
• Performs preventative maintenance of Salvation Army vehicles; monitors and replenishes all fluid levels.
• Maintains the grounds to include mowing grass, trimming hedges, blowing leaves, and collecting debris; maintains the beautification of the grounds.
• Sweeps, vacuums, strips, mops and waxes floors; sweeps sidewalks.
• Assembles and moves office furniture including chairs, desks, tables, bulletin boards, etc.
• Monitors activities and visitors of building and grounds to ensure security.
• Drives truck in order to pick up materials and repair items needed for maintenance work.
• Cleans surroundings after each repair job; ensures that all tools are collected and surroundings are left neat and clean.
• Monitors lighting and changes light bulbs when needed.
• Maintains all tools, supplies, parts, and equipment belonging to the Maintenance Department.
• Drives Salvation Army vehicle to pick up materials, supplies, donations, mail, and the like.
• Performs other related work as required.

What we are looking for in you:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. AND
• two years’ experience performing maintenance work in a general maintenance environment OR
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Ability to meet attendance requirements.

• Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.

• Ability to perform heavy lifting of supplies, materials, etc. weighting up to 50 lbs.

• Ability to perform strenuous, heavy work involving the lifting and carrying of heavy objects.

• Ability to perform continuous walking, stooping, standing, and some climbing.

Work requires driving a vehicle and working outdoors daily with exposure to physical discomforts associated with changes in weather such as rain, cold, snow, heat or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance and more!

To learn more about the Salvation Army, click here!

Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

To apply, click on the “Apply Now” icon at the bottom of this posting.

Application Submittal Period:  05/29/2024 – 07/29/2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

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We appreciate your interest in employment opportunities with The Salvation Army!