Maintenance Worker - Heartland Human Care Services

Title: Senior Maintenance Worker

Location: Chicago, This position will report to the various HHCS SAFETy sites daily

Schedule: On-Site, Monday to Friday (8:00am-4:30pm)

Summary:

Are you passionate about creating safe and sanitary living spaces that positively impact lives? Join us at Heartland Human Care Services as a Senior Maintenance Technician and play a crucial role in maintaining our SAFETy residential facilities. We are seeking a dedicated individual to contribute to the well-being of our participants by ensuring the upkeep of mechanical systems, conducting scheduled and emergency maintenance, and fostering a secure and comfortable environment.

At Heartland Human Care Services, we are committed to promoting a culture of excellence and inclusion. Join us in supporting our mission and vision while enjoying a dynamic work environment where your contributions make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

Why Join Us:

• Make a Difference: Be a part of an organization that is deeply committed to creating positive change in the lives of individuals and communities. 
• Professional Growth: Take on a leadership role where you can develop and implement asset management systems, supervise a dedicated team, and contribute to ongoing education initiatives.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) match, paid maternity and paternity leave, commuter benefits, student loan assistance, and more.

Our Benefits:

• Medical insurance. BCBS PPO, EPO, and HSA Plans
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) 3% Employer Contribution.
• Paid maternity leave.
• Paid paternity leave.
• Commuter benefits.
• Student loan assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Disability insurance
• FSA Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Special Vendor Discounted Offerings on Travel, Amusement Parks, etc.

Essential Functions:

Duties & Responsibilities

Maintenance and Facilities:

• Maintains a decent, safe and sanitary living environment in the building
• Responsible for the upkeep of the mechanical systems of HHCS SAFETy sites
• Coordination and performance of scheduled maintenance to systems.
• Coordination and performance of emergency maintenance to systems
• Maintains records, prepares reports, including but not limited to:
• Occupancy reports
• Log of Maintenance request and work orders
• Maintenance and cleaning supplies inventory
• Other records and reports as assigned and required
• Performs monthly and necessary scheduled inspections of participant units and buildings
• Prepares vacant units, including painting, carpeting, cleaning, interior window washing and minor repairs
• Assists in scheduling and monitoring repairs of outside contractors

Training and Compliance:

• Attend required meetings
• Attend required training programs
• Attends 30 hours of update maintenance training annually

Other Duties:

• Reports hazardous or emergency conditions and identifies maintenance and repair needs
• Responds to emergency situations, with authority to identify and implement solutions based upon perceived risk participant’s safety or property’s financial loss
• Performs and schedules preventive maintenance with vendors
• Maintains all mechanical & non-mechanical equipment with regards to city code and expiration of equipment (elevator, fire extinguishers, boilers exc)
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma, two years of technical training, and three years of relevant experience or High school diploma and five years of relevant experience.
• A criminal background check is required for employees working for Heartland Housing property management.

Physical Demands:

• Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (K/S/A):

• Access to regular, dependable and timely transportation
• Ability and comfortability working with people of varying socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Excellent communication skills. Strong networker, convener, relationship builder and communicator with experience collaborating with diverse work teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information possessing skills to handle situations in a professional and diplomatic manner.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange; Windows operating systems; and other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to work independently and remain self-motivated with minimal direct supervision.

Work Arrangement:

This position will report to the various HHCS SAFETy sites daily, M-F, 8:30am – 5:00pm, to complete work and all related necessary tasks

Work Environment:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Each program site operates on a 24/7 basis, 365 days per year. To meet both the needs of our participants and contractual obligations, employees are required to be flexible in regards to scheduling and work location.
• Program sites are located throughout the Chicago area, including the North and South sides of Chicago, as well as the suburbs. Employees may be required to report to any one of our locations on a temporary or permanent basis.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk.
• The employee must be able to stoop, kneel and/or crawl.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to key, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• The employee must have unrestricted ability to provide physical restraint.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Heartland Human Care Services makes all hiring and employment decisions, and operates all programs, services, and functions without regard to race, receipt of an order of protection, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, ancestry, national origin, amnesty, physical or mental disability, protected veterans status, genetic information, sexual orientation, immigrant status, political affiliation or belief, use of FMLA, VESSA, military, and family military rights, ex-offender status (depending on the offense and position to be filled), unfavorable military discharge, membership in an organization whose primary purpose is the protection of civil rights or improvement of living conditions and human relations, height, weight, or HIV infection, in accord with the organization's AIDS Policy Statement of September 1987.