Building Maintenance Worker

Position: Building Maintenance Worker

Closing: Posting will remain opened until filled

Term: Full Time 35 hours/week

Salary Range: $35,400- $41,572

Our Vision is “to lead the design, development, and delivery of sustainable and culturally appropriate housing that promotes excellence in the Indigenous community and organizational infrastructures.”

We are currently seeking a **Building Maintenance Worker** for our location in **Kenora, Ontario**.

**PLEASE APPLY ON OUR CAREERS PAGE**:
**In meeting the objectives and vision of the organization, preference will be given to qualified individuals of First Nation, Métis, or Inuit ancestry, and are asked to self-identify on their cover letter**.

**Compensation**:
In return for your ongoing excellent performance, strong work ethic, and commitment to our vision, mission, values, strategic plan, and the people we serve, Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services offers a comprehensive compensation package. This comprehensive compensation package includes:

- Challenging and fulfilling work; an inclusive and supportive team; and a work environment steeped in and guided by Indigenous culture;
- Comprehensive medical and dental benefits;
- Additional paid holidays (in addition to statutory holidays) include Louis Riel Day, National Aboriginal Day, Remembrance Day, Easter Monday and Family Day;
- Opportunity for cultural, educational, and other approved leaves;
- Supported training opportunities for personal and professional development while reciprocally enhancing organizational capacity; and
- A competitive salary in pay band B4 with a range of $35,400.00 to $41,572.00.

**Duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following**:

- Support OAHS’s mission and vision and make significant contributions to the achievement of the corporate strategic plan;
- General cleaning of multi-unit building common spaces;
- Ensure public restrooms are stocked and cleaned within buildings;
- Report hazardous conditions or potentially unsafe conditions;
- Ensure supervisors or manager are notified of any repairs that may be required;
- Collect and dispose of trash from multi-unit buildings;
- Maintain and clean grounds and dumpster areas at multi-unit locations on a daily basis;
- Ensure yard maintenance is completed for multi-unit and vacant units, including grass cutting, snow blowing, and shoveling and salting walkways and entrances;
- Ability to work with a contract vendor services when necessary;
- Ensure salt deliveries are made to appropriate units;
- Removal of debris and household items left at vacated units;
- Change locks and secure vacant units;
- Deliver and change furnace filters;
- Ensure that vacant units are properly winterized; and
- Other minor repairs and duties as required.
- Appreciation for Indigenous cultures and a values system that believes in assisting people;
- Willing to learn new things and ability to follow direction;
- Ability to perform manual labour, including bending, carrying, and lifting heavy objects weighing up to 45lbs;
- Ability or willingness to learn the operation of small machinery such as lawnmower, weed wacker, snow blower, and cordless drill;
- Ability or willingness to learn to operate a truck and small utility trailer;
- Utilize various communication mediums to communicate with the technical and property management teams;
- Maintain a daily log of tasks completed to submit to supervisor;
- Knowledge of, or willingness to learn Microsoft Office suite and other software products (including Property Management systems);
- Ability to communicate professionally using multiple channels with a variety of stakeholders both internal and external to the organization; and
- Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to contribute to the achievement of team goals.

**Conditions of employment**:

- Ability to travel within 100km of assigned area as required;
- Ability to work varying hours/days;
- Valid CPIC Clearance (Criminal Records check) and/or Vulnerable Sector Check;
- References;
- Current, valid Ontario Driver’s Licence, or willingness to obtain G/G2 license;
- Safe driving record (3-year Driver record search).

**Working Conditions and Physical Capabilities**:

- Work from a vehicle a large portion of the time. Drive to inspection sites, make phone calls, write reports, or conduct other business while sitting in a vehicle;
- Encounter contaminants at times during inspections;
- Medium to high level of social interaction. Meet with tenants, contractors, and others as part of the inspection process;
- Working outdoors can expose to hot and cold temperatures depending on the season;
- Ability to use office equipment, laptop, and computer software programs;
- Ability to climb a ladder, stairs, enter attic and/or crawl spaces; and
- Ability to lift up to 45lbs.

**For the Health and Safety of employees, all new employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of being hired by