The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation’s largest public housing authority, with an operating budget of $3.3 billion and approximately 10,600 employees who manage and maintain 325 developments that house over 400,000 residents. NYCHA also operates the country’s largest Section 8 program, which provides rental assistance to over 200,000 additional families. Reporting to the Director of Waste Management, the Caretaker X will perform work, prepare and operate various types of equipment.
The responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:
1. Must follow a route sheet of assigned work area(s); load and unload waste materials and bulk items; monitor collected waste for hazardous or toxic materials; sweep and clean development roads as well as city streets.
2. Inspect, prepare and drive department vehicles and equipment.
3. During winter months, attach and operate snowplows, remove snow and ice from development roads and city streets, and spread salt and sand.
4. Use operational manuals and instructional materials.
5. Prepare reports, records and forms; enter data; make log entries; and perform related work.
6. Street cleaning.
7. Waste collection.
8. Recycling collection.
9. Encumbrance removal, and waste disposal
10. May be assigned to drive some vehicles that require CDL license.
Additional Information
1. For NYCHA employees, employees applying for transfer, promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
2. Preference would be given to candidate with CDL license
3. Driver’s License Requirements: Prior to appointment, selected candidate must disclose any pending license issues that may render his/her appointment to the title of Caretaker X. Serious moving violations, driver license suspension, accident record or other indication of poor driving ability may disqualify appointment. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment. Candidate will also be required to provide two references from current Supervisor and a Manager attesting to superior driving ability.
4. Certificate of fitness for fire guard for Torch Operations (F-60).
5. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.
Special Working Conditions: Caretaker X’s are required to work rotating shifts, rotating days off, nights, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and mandatory overtime. Additionally, Caretaker X’s are required to perform these tasks in all types of weather. Some of the physical activities performed by Caretaker X’s and environmental conditions experienced are: walking and/or standing for long periods of time; operating various types of New York City Housing Authority equipment in all types of weather; pulling, dragging, lifting and carrying heavy and large objects, bags of garbage, cans, containers, bulk items and throwing or dumping them into a truck hopper or loading them onto a truck.
Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.
CARETAKER (HA) - 90645
Qualification Requirements
There are no formal education or experience requirements for this position.
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