Head Start Maintenance Worker

Who We Are

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and supports. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.

Who We Serve

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.

What We Offer

• Pay Range: $18.11 to $19.22 per hour. Actual offers will be determined by the candidate's creditable years of experience in conjunction with internal equity considerations and based on the organization's current compensation practices

• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!

• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Worker is responsible for ensuring the cleanliness, safety and functionality of Head Start Division facilities and/or family child care homes. The Maintenance Worker provides maintenance services as needed and/or; assisting in a wide variety of maintenance activities; addressing immediate operational and/or safety concerns; assisting skilled trades; and ensuring that tools, material and vehicles are maintained in good working order and are available at job site when needed. Work will be performed for Head Start/Early Head Start offices, classrooms outdoor areas and/or family child care homes and other spaces used by the Head Start/Early Head Start program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Keep center facilities and equipment clean and sanitized in accordance with programmatic, local, state and federal regulations.

• Handle work order repairs, as needed. Must be able respond to emergency service calls with urgency. Use the work order software system via cellular phone in accessing work orders. All work orders must be updated as work orders are opened and completed.

• Must perform building services and repairs in compliance with all safety and environmental standards. Employee is required to use proper personal protective equipment or back support provided by the Pacific Clinics whenever performing the job that requires PPE or lifting heavy objects.

• Maintain the company vehicle clean and neat. Keep safety in mind while using the company vehicle. Report any work injury or vehicular accident to the Supervisor. Incident Report must be completed and submitted immediately after an accident and/or incident occur.

• Provides routine maintenance such as replacing light bulbs, minor plumbing repairs, lock replacements and other minor general repairs at center level or family child care homes, and assembling furniture, and maintaining equipment used in the course of work.

• Restocks supply closets, hand washing supplies, cleaning and sanitation supplies at the site. Document and inform supervisor in a timely manner when cleaning supplies and janitorial/maintenance supplies need to be ordered.

• Assure that cleaning supplies and other toxic products are stored appropriately and not accessible to children.

• Document and inform Facilities/Safety Rep. of any interior and exterior safety or health concerns.

• Performs daily health and safety site inspections. Suggest improvements to provide safer environment for children and staff and assist with minor repairs.

• Performs outdoor tasks such maintaining of playground areas, parking lot, mowing lawns, trimming shrubs and trees.

• Ensure emergency exits are accessible and lighting is in safe, working condition and assist with the center's emergency plan i.e. gas and water shut off.

• Move office furniture, fixtures and equipment within and between sites to support staffing changes, relocations, remodels and program expansion

• Complete required record keeping, including checklist of daily cleaning and special events cleaning.

• Maintains cooperative relationships with fellow employees, building staff, landlords, supervisor, administrators, students, and the general public.

• Becomes familiar with Pacific Clinics Head Start/Early Head Start children, families and staff in accordance with established policies and procedures.

• Takes precautions to protect own health and safety as well as the health and safety of clients and staff and to protect equipment and facilities.

• Reports to work on time and maintains reliable and regular attendance.

• Models Pacific clinics' approach, mission and core values in all communication and correspondence.

• Communicates effectively in a culturally competent and diverse consumer population and promotes favorable interaction with managers, co-workers and others.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

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.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS/INTERACTION:

Initiate and maintain professional interactions and communication with Clinic's employees and/or others.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE/POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• High School level; with minimum of one (1) year of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Demonstrated ability to work in Windows environment (including Word and Excel).

• Ability to lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds

• Ability to operate standard cleaning appliances such as vacuum cleaners, rug shampoo machines, polishers, lawn mowers, trimmers, hedgers, etc.

• Knowledge of safe and thorough basic cleaning and sanitation practices.

• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and carry out oral and written instructions.

• Must possess a valid California driver's license and maintain an insurable driving record under the Clinics' liability policy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee 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 employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must be able to life and/or move items up to 20 lbs., and periodically up to 50 lbs.

• Some exposure to communicable diseases and food borne illnesses.

• Noise level in work environment may be moderate to loud.

• Work varied hours and days, including evenings and weekends.

• Use of common maintenance tools and equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Local business travel is required.

SITE SPECIFICS:

A review of this description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to job performance of the fundamental job duties. All duties and requirements are essential job functions.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her Manager and/or Supervisor.