Housing Maintenance Worker

**_Summary / Scope_**

The primary responsibilities of the Housing Maintenance Worker is to provide housing maintenance services that assist in the operations and improvements of social housing and elder’s housing assets and related infrastructure. Adhering to building codes and industry best practices, this work involves performing manual and skilled carpentry labour and maintenance duties, and having a working knowledge of plumbing and heating systems, and will include working with or providing assistance to certified trades in any area of a building or home for the purpose of maintaining that structure. This worker may be required to provide elder’s housing maintenance services on any of our reserves, and as such, at times will be required to travel to other reserves to complete these tasks. This employee will ensure that all guidelines and safety regulations are being followed and met and that the overall safety and maintenance goals of the department are being met. Other related duties as required.

The Housing Maintenance Worker possesses a wide breadth of carpentry competencies and a good level of energy and physical fitness to perform the work, and has good interpersonal skills including good listening skills to gather information and to ask questions in order to carry out assigned tasks and to provide routine information and direction to others; and gaining the cooperation of other workers to compete tasks. This worker has good written and verbal communication skills and communicates with Tradespersons, Engineers, engineering aides/technicians, contractors and equipment operators, as well as with co-workers, building managers, home owners, renters, and the supervisor, regarding daily tasks and assignments. May occasionally also have contact with occupational health and safety committee members, and the general public.

**_COMPETENCIES_**
- Safety/Hazzard Assessment
- Listening
- Communication/Directing
- Planning and Coordination
- Follow Instructions
- Operate Tools/Equipment
- Building Codes
- Interpret Blueprints

**_MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS_**
- Minimum 19 years of age.
- One to two (1-2) years’ experience assisting trades in building maintenance and repair work.
- Some experience working with other Tradespersons and a relational understanding of electrical equipment and plumbing and heating systems, for the purpose of communicating difficulties and troubleshooting with Tradespersons.
- Experience purchasing, picking-up and delivering supplies.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to interact well with employees and the public.
- Organized and able to handle competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Good communication skills (written and oral); ability to listen to understand and ask questions for clarification.
- Compliance with BC Immunization program, TB screening, and COVID-19 vaccination.
- Satisfactory completion of a police information check.
- Valid BC Driver’s License.
- Satisfactory driver’s factor report/abstract.

**_DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS_**

The following are considered assets:

- Certificate of training in Building Maintenance (two-year program).
- Certificates of training, such as, H2S, OFA1 with TE, WHMIS, OHS, Fall Protection, Ladder and Scaffold, Confined Space Entry, Traffic Control Persons ticket/certificate, Chainsaw Level II, Bear Aware.
- Previous experience working for a First Nation’s community, or a relational understanding of capital assets and infrastructure.
- Google drive, calendar, forms and other Google products.
- Ability to speak Dene and/or Cree.

**_WORK CONDITIONS_**
- Must be able to lift and move materials weighing up to 50 lbs occurs occasionally. Lifting or moving objects over 50 lbs. is performed occasionally: objects can include tools, bags of garbage, lumber, supplies, furniture and snow.
- Walking is required to perform basic surveying work and related field work. Work activities require driving to purchase and deliver materials, climbing over terrain and working in awkward positions.
- A variety of hand tools, power tools, and machinery are used including jackhammers, picks and shovels, chainsaws and survey equipment which requires precision work and physical manipulation.
- Occasion requirement to work in awkward or cramped positions or body movements when working in confined spaces.
- Interacts with Tradespersons, Engineers, engineering aides/technicians, contractors and equipment operators, supervisor, co-workers, maintenance staff, and contact with general public.
- The demands of the job occasionally result in considerable fatigue, requiring periods of rest.
- Manual or physical activities include a regular requirement to use gross motor skills: includes, bending, stooping, stretching, squatting, pushing, pulling, walking, standing, sitting, and lifting.
- Auditory concentration is required to listen attentively, to be alert and to obtain and interpret information correctly.
- Auditory concentration or strain is experienced occas