Building & Grounds Technician - Affordable Residential Housing

Hiring range: $20 - $21 hourly, paid biweekly.

The building and grounds technician is responsible for cleaning, landscaping, and performing minor maintenance of residential and commercial rental properties.

Please note: due to the high demand and limited number of company vehicles, an active, state-issued driver's license and a reliable means of personal transportation is required (mileage between job sites is reimbursed at the current IRS rate). Additionally, a criminal background check is required.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• General cleaning of grounds, including trash removal and upkeep.
• Landscaping (weeding gardens, mowing, raking, and general care of all assigned properties).
• Assisting with unit turnover activities and hauling materials as needed (storage and/or waste)
• Common area maintenance and cleanliness and other similar projects as needed
• Transports files, supplies, equipment, appliances, etc. between properties and/or offices.
• Admits vendors/contractors to properties, offices, and units as needed (directed by associate director of maintenance).
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Positive attitude, self-motivated, willingness to learn and attention to detail.
• Complete fair housing training (supplied by Champlain Housing Trust) and adhere to all applicable requirements.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check
• Some evening, weekend, or early morning hours may be required
• Commitment to CHT's membership based model of community controlled and permanently affordable housing

Competencies

• Knowledge/experience with minor property maintenance, landscaping, and grounds upkeep and related tools and techniques.
• Ability to:
  • Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
  • Speak effectively with customers or coworkers
  • Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the essential duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, climb, or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment described here is representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Champlain Housing Trust is a non-profit, member-based organization. The work entails significant self motivation. Occasional travel to meetings and seminars may be required.

While performing the essential duties of the job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.