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Breaking Ground Housekeeper in Bronx, New York
Housekeeper
411 E 178th St, Bronx, NY 10457, USA
Req #2752
Thursday, September 19, 2024
ABOUT US: - We believe that everyone deserves a home!
Breaking Ground operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut. Supportive housing - affordable housing paired with services designed to help people maintain their homes for the long-term - is widely recognized as a proven and cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness.
But we didn't stop at providing housing. Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness - especially those who have been on the streets the longest - to come indoors. Through our Street to Home outreach program and transitional housing resources, we help people get, and stay, on the path to a permanent home.
Webster Avenue
Located in the Bronx, Webster Avenue offers 170 units of permanent supportive housing to low-income New Yor kers , people living with HIV/AIDS, and chronically homeless individuals, including some with mental illness. The Center for Urban Community Services provides comprehensive onsite social services, and Breaking Ground coordinates property management services.
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Housekeeperis a part of the department that maintains the common areas of our residential buildings. Examples of common areas include offices, multi-purpose rooms, roof deck, garden, trash collection area, lobby, fitness room and sidewalks. Tenant apartments will also be cleaned. Our residential buildings help to end homelessness by providing a home to formerly homeless individuals.
This position has a 35-hour work week, onsite.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Sweep, mop, wash, dust, and vacuum
Seal, wax, and buff floors and hard surfaces
Maintain sidewalks, including sweeping, raking leaves, and shoveling snow
Clean individual units when vacated or requested by work order
Sort and package recyclables to comply with NYC regulations
Operate compactor
Set up and clean up for meetings and other events
Assist painters and engineers when assigned
Perform work at other facilities as required
Perform other related duties as assigned
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Comparable work experience
Experience operating of vacuum cleaner, high speed buffer
Ability to lift and move furniture, appliances, etc.
High School Diploma, GED, Trade School Diploma, or equivalent
Ability to stand for several hours during shift and to climb stairs in the event of an emergency
Experience working with special needs populations a plus
Basic knowledge of using a computer is a plus, but is not required
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled
Other details
Pay Type Hourly
Min Hiring Rate $17.86
Max Hiring Rate $17.86
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- 411 E 178th St, Bronx, NY 10457, USA