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YAI Residential Maintenance Worker in New Jersey, New York
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About the Position: The Residential Maintenance Worker is responsible for basic interior and exterior facility maintenance and repairs, excluding cleaning. They are mobile and have responsibility for specific houses but are on call to work throughout the YAI Residential Network as needed. They work from request/lists of needs developed ongoing within the individual facilities, and from the D&R staff. They also are required to assess and initiate repairs and perform maintenance when they see the need. Residential handymen are requested to keep the facility and its contents in safe and operable condition to the best of their ability and to alert managers to any needs that are out of their skill level.
Mission Statement YAI: YAI is a network of agencies offering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a comprehensive range of services across all ages. YAI empowers people with disabilities to reach their goals every day. Our enthusiastic staff of over 4,000 professionals believes that everyone has a fundamental right to live, love, work, and learn. If you share our vision and want to help support people to live the fullest lives possible, apply to this position.
Locations: Montvale, New Milford, Northvale, Emerson, Maywood, Westwood, Garfield, Teaneck, Lodi
Key responsibilities:
Troubleshoots minor maintenance problems involving electrical, structural, plumbing and equipment repair or replacement.
Performs preventive building maintenance duties (i.e., caulks windows & doors, repairs/replaces broken windows, etc.).
Performs routine plumbing repairs (i.e., unstopping toilets & sinks, fixing water leaks & leaking faucets, etc.)
Performs routine minor electrical repairs (i.e., changing light bulbs; replacing ballasts & light fixtures, etc.)
Maintenance assignments will include travel to & from various YAI facilities and supply stores (i.e., Home Depot, local hardware store, etc.)
Purchases supplies, equipment and materials necessary to complete projects.
Repairs and replaces door knobs or locks, repairs door closures, patches holes in walls and paints interior and exterior surfaces.
Ensure all hazardous conditions are reported and repaired on a timely basis.
Move furniture, deliveries, packages and other large items as required.
Promptly communicate any facilities or maintenance issues with the program supervisor or designee.
Perform other duties as required by management team.
Education and Experience:
High School Diploma or GED.
3 Years Maintenance Experience.
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Basic knowledge and awareness of ID/DD.
Strong commitment and passion for the organization’s mission.
Knowledge of the unique environmental needs for a diverse array. of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Highly organized and excellent at multitasking.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Compensation: $20/hour
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our Roots:
YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.
YAI Today:
Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.
Better Together:
At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.
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