Maintenance Apprentice- Silver Springs - Avanath

Overview

Avanath is proud to be named one of the top property management companies to provide affordable housing for the work force. 

Cultivating the American Dream is the purpose that binds the Avanath team. At Avanath, every day is an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life. Whether it is helping residents call one of our communities' home, providing excellence in customer service, or championing our workforce, we are committed to creating an unforgettable experience as a great place to live, work and be. 

The Role: The functional responsibilities listed below are representative of the overall responsibilities of the Maintenance Apprentice.  Additional duties or responsibilities may be assigned.

The incumbent in this role must possess a high degree of professionalism and positive engagement for our residents and the workforce.

• An Aptitude for Connecting - Must possessa strong sense for creating a sense of community, as well as the drive to go the extra mile to create a positive experience for all residents and staff. Your success and purpose are driven by the relationships that you build within your communities including vendor partners, regulatory and social services partnerships.  This Includes adopting a collaborative approach to create consistent favorable circumstances that foster success and effectiveness for the Organization and the communities.
• An Authentic Attitude - Consistently demonstrate an open and professional attitude and approach when accessing and resolving resident and staff concerns.  This Includes, but Is not limited to, seeking resources throughout the organization via the organizations' support services and senior leadership. 
• An Approach that is positive and Professional - Consistently demonstrate an approach of active listening and understand that your participation and support are integral to the success of Avanath, ensuring that each resident and staff feel seen, heard and valued as you and the staff work to resolve challenges.

Key Accountabilities

+Customer Service and General Maintenance.

• Consistently and reliably perform all duties as assigned, with the objective of keeping all public and common areas and living units in a clean, neat, attractive condition.
• Maintain all vacant units in rent ready condition.
• Maintain all outside areas in excellent condition to have exceptional curb appeal.
• Exhibit a pleasant and professional attitude when interacting with residents, vendors, and fellow staff members.
• Develop and maintain personal technical skills necessary to advance the associate's capabilities to perform functional responsibilities and for growth within the organization.
• Complete all work responsibilities in a thorough, timely, safe, and reliable manner.
• Ability to access and utilize technology for work order and talent management. Complete other duties as assigned.

+ Adherence to Property Management Rules, Regulations and Guidelines

• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Company, property, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards by immediately reporting any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, employee/visitor/resident injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to appropriate individual(s.)
• Complies with Avanath's safety and risk-management policies by attending and participating in the property's routine safety meetings, completing required training on OSHA and other safety related laws and requirements, and by reporting accidents and incidents promptly and accurately.
• Follows established policies and procedures by monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and operational processes related to area(s) of responsibility and reporting violations or infractions to appropriate individual(s).
• Conduct all business in accordance with company policies and procedures, Fair Housing, Americans with Disabilities Act and all other laws pertaining to the apartment industry.

+ Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• The incumbent in this is classified as essential staff and is expected to report to work and adhere to all safety and business protocols.
• Frequent sitting and walking.
• Reading, comprehending, writing, performing calculations, communicating verbally.
• May work in an elevated site, may walk on uneven ground.
• Occasional squatting, bending neck/waist, twisting neck/waist, pushing, and pulling.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other associates of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.  Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions of customer requirements.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables to deal with problems or situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the associate is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, handle objects, use hands to finger or touch objects, tools, or controls.  The associate frequently is required to walk, climb and/or balance. The associate is frequently required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and taste or smell. The associate may stand for 8 or more hours per day. The associate regularly lifts and/or moves up to fifty (50) pounds and may lift/move more than 100 pounds, as needed.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

How Avanath Supports You  

We know that our teams are the heart of our success and growth, and we are committed to showing our appreciation.

We offer:

• Culture Built on Purpose and Core Values - A Commitment to Integrity, A Spirit of Caring, and A Focus on Continuous Improvement.
• Comprehensive Benefits – health, dental & vision, 401(k), personal time off, paid holidays and more!
• Growth that is based on achievement and an emphasis on promoting from within our ranks versus just external candidates.
• Development – a commitment to creating opportunities to learn and expand your knowledge in the industry from online training platforms to training classes to one-on-one coaching.

Diversity & Inclusion

Avanath Capital is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have, and Diversity, equity, and inclusion ("DEI") are at the very core of Avanath's operating and investment philosophy. We believe that bringing together people with diverse thoughts, backgrounds, talents, and experiences at all levels of our organization, including the executive team, enables us to proactively and creatively achieve our mission to enable opportunities for hard-working American families. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part our culture, our reputation and our achievements. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. Our organization's diversity initiatives include—but are not limited to—our practices and policies on recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; promotions; transfers; and the ongoing development of a work environment built on the premise of gender and diversity equity that encourages and enforces:

+       Respectful communication and cooperation between all employees.

+       Teamwork and employee participation, permitting the representation of all groups and employee perspectives.

+       Work/life balance through flexible work schedules to accommodate employees' varying needs.

+       Employer and employee contributions to the communities we serve to promote a greater understanding and respect for diversity.

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