Job Description

Part-Time, Non-Union, Non-Exempt Position

$16.94 per hour, 25 hours per week

Monday through Friday, 9:00am-2:00pm

BASIC FUNCTION OF MAINTENANCE & CUSTODIAL WORKER:

Supports overall maintenance and custodial operations and ensures the routine upkeep and functionality of NOI buildings and grounds. Perfoms event set up tasks, deliveries, preventative maintenance. and inventory management.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF MAINTENANCE & CUSTODIAL WORKER:

• Assist in maintenance and repairs of buildings, including minor repairs, painting, office reconfigurations, and general building upkeep.
• Maintain outdoor facilities and grounds, including routine trash pickup, landscape work, lawn mowing, trimming, weeding, and general clean-up of parking lots and walkways.
• Perform daily custodial duties, such as dusting, cleaning windows, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, trash removal, and ensuring restrooms are clean and well-stocked.
• Set up and breakdown furniture and equipment for events and meetings.
• Move furniture and files as needed, and routinely organize storage and inventory areas.
• Assist in monitoring facilities and grounds for safety hazards, and promptly report/address issues.
• Utilize the agency’s work order system to efficiently log, track, and manage assigned tasks.
• Be available to work early mornings, nights and/or weekends, particularly in adverse weather conditions or emergencies.
• Plan and conduct snow removal and other weather-related maintenance tasks as needed.
• Open and close buildings as assigned, may include disarming and setting alarm systems.
• Transport agency donations and deliveries as needed.
• Assist in planning and conducting regular inspections and fire drills.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned to support the overall mission of the agency.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS OF MAINTENANCE & CUSTODIAL WORKER:

Education:

High School or G.E. D. preferred

Experience:

2 years of general maintenance related work experience.

Job Skills:

• Basic carpentry and maintenance skills
• Basic math skills
• Solid communication skills
• Basic HVAC skills preferred

Licenses /Certifications:

Current Connecticut driver’s license, own transportation and current CT required insurance.

EOE AA M/F/Vets/Disability

New Opportunities' mission is to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals by providing the necessary resources to increase their standard of living, foster self-improvement, and maximize self-empowerment.

New Opportunities Inc. is the community action agency that serves Waterbury, Meriden, Torrington and 27 surrounding Connecticut towns We offer a variety of social service programs designed to eliminate poverty and assist people in need.

Headquartered in Waterbury and the cities fourth largest employer, New Opportunities has additional offices in Meriden, Torrington, Danbury and Thomaston for the convenience of those they serve. Annually, more than 61,000 individuals benefit from programs offered at this agency, guided by the New Opportunities staff who helped them find the way to meet their needs.

In accordance with the mission of New Opportunities, the Agency aims to increase the self-sufficiency of its customers and support their move out of poverty toward a more middle-class lifestyle.

In 1964, the Agency incorporated as a private non-profit corporation in the State of Connecticut and is a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization. With an annual budget for 2014 in excess of $41 million dollars, New Opportunities administers more than 50 social service programs targeted to the low-income, elderly and disabled communities.

While the range of programs is broad, they fall into one or more of the following categories:

• Energy Assistance and Weatherization
• AIDS / HIV Prevention
• Fatherhood Initiative
• Employment Education and Training
• Child Welfare and Family Development Services
• Early Childhood Education Programs
• Elderly Services
• Homeless Shelter and Transitional Housing
• Ex-Offender Programs and Re-entry Services