Painter and Maintenance Technician

**About the Organization**

Right at Home Housing Society (RAHHS) provides a positive alternative for Edmontonians currently without a home, living in substandard accommodation, or spending a disproportionate amount of their income on housing. We offer a range of supportive services for our residents, including a non-judgmental and inclusive community, mentor and peer support, and opportunities for life skill development. As a member of our Maintenance Department, the employee will contribute towards providing quality housing for those who struggle with low-income.

**Job Purpose**

As assigned by the Director of Facilities and Maintenance, the Painter and Maintenance Technician will conduct work order assignments and communicate job progress reports regarding vacant suite turnovers for buildings owned and operated by Right at Home Housing Society (RAHHS). They will also assist the team with other construction tasks on an as-needed basis when workloads demand. This position has an on-call rotation for after-hours work requests in which the employee must attend to specific service tasks related to urgent and emergency maintenance.

Reporting to the Director of Facilities and Maintenance, the Painter and Maintenance Technician will be responsible for adhering to standards set forth by the Team Lead regarding quality of work upon job completion. They will coordinate with the Maintenance Team Lead to set professional goals and training opportunities to further their skillset.

**Responsibilities and Duties**

PAINTING VACANT UNITS (0.5 FTE)
- Mud and patch walls as needed
- Repair drywall as needed
- Prepare the area for painting
- Complete painting to a high standard
- Maintain a clean work site upon job completion

CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE (0.25 FTE)
- Perform repairs and installation maintenance in buildings and surrounding properties owned and managed by RAHHS as assigned by the Director of Facilities and Maintenance, and as training allows:

- Flooring
- Painting
- Countertop repair
- Replacing doors and locks
- Changing of fluorescent lights
- Light plumbing duties (clogs, faucet replacement, etc.)
- Windows (replacing screens, boarding up broken windows, etc.)
- General carpentry
- Other housing structural repairs as needed
- Provide on-site skills job shadowing and/or cross-training to other employees as directed by the Director of Facilities and Maintenance

MAINTENANCE ADMINISTRATION (0.25 FTE)
- Provide detailed reports to the Director of Facilities and Maintenance which outline work performed upon job completion, along with necessary timesheets for payroll submission
- Provide detailed safety and incident reports as needed to the Director of Facilities and Maintenance
- Attend team safety meetings
- Attend job development training opportunities as directed by the Director of Facilities and Maintenance
- Support policy development with meaningful feedback and considerations to standards set forth by the Director of Facilities and Maintenance

OTHER DUTIES AS REQUIRED
- Perform light service repair work assignments as needed to cover for vacation and sick leave for other maintenance employees
- Perform emergency service maintenance work as needed in rotation with the RAHHS emergency on-call policy and procedures

**Qualifications**
- Class 5 Drivers License, with accepted driver’s abstract provided within 30 days of hire.
- Criminal record check with vulnerable sectors provided to Human Resources within 90 days of hire
- Ability to become familiar with tenants and maintain a friendly and supportive relationship with them
- Ability to work independently and maintain self-motivated work schedules, completing quality jobs in a timely manner
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a professional residential painting environment; Certificates for residential painting are an asset
- Medium-level of skill development in property maintenance, including, but not limited to:

- using home repair tools for various types of construction work
- ability to assess damages to a property
- past experience in minor repairs, such as floor tiling/laminate, countertop repair, etc.
- Ability to develop job skills through hands-on training and experience

**Terms of Employment**

This position is considered a full-time permanent position. You will be expected to work 37.5 hours per week, with a schedule of five days a week Monday-Friday between the hours of 8am-4pm.

The position is compensated on a monthly basis, paid at a rate of $26.00/hour.. Overtime at a rate of 1.5 times your rate of pay will be compensated for any hours worked over a 37.5 hour work week.

You will be expected to rotate on-call hours with other permanent maintenance employees, for which every call-out, you will be compensated for a minimum of 3 hours of overtime at a rate of 1.5 times your rate of pay, or for the full period of time the emergency response is conducted per call-out. You will also be compensated for 7.5 hours of regular pay every quarter (i