Safety & Maintenance Technician II

Safety & Maintenance Technician II (Sepulveda Facilities)

This position is on site and based in Culver City, but it does require traveling to other locations as needed. The pay range for this position is between $66,600 - $69,134 annually.

About Didi Hirsch

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care, and substance use services since 1942 and is home to the nation's first Suicide Prevention Center. We are a nonprofit organization providing care to nearly 200,000 people annually across our programs. Didi Hirsch has deep roots in community-based mental health and a commitment to providing culturally responsive services that are just and equitable.

As an organization, we value equity, diversity, and inclusion. More than 1,000 dedicated employees and volunteers make Didi Hirsch's work possible. We intentionally recruit and retain a workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve and strive to cultivate a sense of belonging for them. We embrace employees and candidates from all backgrounds who want to help make this vision a reality.

Summary

• Assists Facilities and Safety Director in maintaining facility policy and documents, including all equipment kept up to date with current procedures, and licensing requirements.

• Assists in the planning, monitoring, and implementation of safety plans and assessments. This will also include obtaining facility data and updating facility safety matrix.

• Coordinates routine maintenance services for all sites including buildings, fixtures, furniture and equipment, in order to keep them safe and functional.

Primary Duties

• Participates in facility suicide risk assessments, safety walks, site inspections, and on-going monitoring of systems that involve building, fire, and emergency codes as well as the Environmental Health and Safety protocols set forth by the agency.

• Conducts environmental safety inspections and suicide risk assessments monthly. Attends Safety meetings and or trainings when applicable.

• Participates in safety orientation for new hires or learning portal development and trainings.

• Creates, follows up and monitors facility and Critical Incident Reports, safety inspections, and procedures.

• Acts as liaison with Environmental Safety Committee, and implements/follows through on their recommendations; issues and maintains first aid kits; obtains and issues earthquake and other emergency supplies; coordinates additional supplies at other sites.

• Oversees maintenance schedule for Agency-owned vehicles including service contracts and vendors; ensures vehicles are routinely inspected for safety issues and serviced in accordance with schedules.

Secondary Duties

• Tours buildings and grounds, checks/inspects equipment on a daily basis to check for problems; determines priorities and makes repairs; discusses problems with supervisor.

• Performs any or all of the following maintenance duties:

• Makes plumbing repairs including leaky or plugged faucets, pipes and waste lines

• Repairs and erects wall partitions, shelves, fences, floors, doors and other related items

• Performs routine carpentry work; repairs furniture; builds shelves; installs wall paneling

• Installs/repairs equipment such as kitchen appliances, fans and other items

• Installs/repairs windows and screens

• Repairs/installs locks

• Hangs drapery rods and drapes or blinds

• Repairs and replaces floor coverings

• Moves furniture, equipment, supplies

• Assigns set up and break down of meeting rooms; sets up refreshments and audiovisual equipment; ensures proper storage and maintenance of audiovisual equipment.

• Paints/decorates interior and exterior surfaces

• Runs errands, using personal or agency vehicle to pick up supplies, etc.

Position Requirements

• Should possess a strong safety background.

• Proficient in Microsoft Programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

• Should possess strong analysis abilities, creative thinking and ability to problem solve on an organization-wide basis.

• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills, including customer service focus in working with all internal organizational levels and external contacts.

• Exceptional organizational skills detail-oriented to review information and ensure accuracy.

• A working knowledge of building operations including institutional maintenance, safety regulations, painting, carpentry, plumbing and custodial functions.

• Ability to lift and perform physical labor.

• Demonstrated troubleshooting skills and ability to determine the need for outside service and repair of facilities and equipment or use inside staff to perform jobs.

• Basic purchasing and inventory control skills.

• Working knowledge of the telecommunications systems.

• Leadership skills.

• A commitment to team objectives and Didi Hirsch philosophies.

• Ability to adapt to changing needs by acquiring new skills and knowledge.

• Current California driver's license and a driving record acceptable to the Agency's insurance carrier.

Our Vision

A future where everyone has equitable access to care and is empowered to achieve optimal mental health and well-being.

Our Mission

Didi Hirsch provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services to individuals and families, especially in communities where discrimination and injustice limit access.

Core Values

Excellence: We are constantly innovating, learning from the communities we serve, and applying the latest research to advance best practices. We uphold the highest ethical standards to ensure we are providing compassionate and excellent care.

Diversity & Inclusion: We value diversity of background, experience, and ideas, committing to a workforce representative of the communities we serve. We celebrate differences and prioritize creating a sense of belonging.

Equity: We are dedicated to maintaining equitable practices in our healthcare delivery and workplace culture, and we work to dismantle disparities and discrimination within both systems of care and society.

Well Being: We are devoted to the well-being of our staff, volunteers, and communities, and believe healthy teams lead to healthy clients.

Advocacy: We advocate across all levels of government and use our voice to reduce barriers to care, including stigma, systemic racism, and parity across payers, with the goal of access to high quality, integrated healthcare for all.

Community Engagement: We build partnerships in the community and across sectors to create a more inclusive and responsive mental health ecosystem and enhance greater accessibility to care and support.