Maintenance Mech I (part-time)

Council for Jewish Elderly

  • Deerfield, IL
  • $20.83 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 1 month ago
Description :Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Follows prescribed procedures and services, operates and/or maintains facility heating, cooling, electric, plumbing and other mechanical equipment with assistance from Mechanic II or Mechanic III.
  • Completes building rounds- taking temperatures and notifies supervisor of any issues.
  • Performs minor preventative maintenance throughout the building.
  • Completes necessary paperwork and daily log when completing tasks.
  • Makes minor repairs to building, mechanical equipment and grounds.
  • Is responsible for cleaning and maintaining of the grounds, watering of plants, landscaping following supervisor and director request.
  • Safely operates power tools using personal protective equipment.
  • Completes assigned work orders in an efficient and timely manner.
  • Uses necessary safety precautions for lock out tag out of equipment as directed by supervisor or director, knows how to use fire prevention equipment, and other safety precautions as needed.
  • Ensures safety of residents, staff and visitors by understanding, communicating and complying with safety and security procedures.
  • Attends required in-services and training sessions, including online trainings.
  • Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.
Corporate Compliance
  • Complies with safety policies and procedures.
  • Adheres to laws regarding the protection, use, disclosure, and release of client and CJE SeniorLife business information.
  • Attends required in services.
  • Reports violations of law, regulations, policies, or procedures.
  • Reports client abuse or neglect.
  • Records documentation timely, accurately, and completely.
  • This position has responsibility for HIPAA compliance in the execution of duties as well as for assuring that subordinate department members are HIPAA trained and compliant.
  • Exposure to bloodborne pathogens is not likely to occur in this position.
QualificationsTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Education and/or Experience
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Must be able to read and write English
  • Minimum of 1 to 2 years of related maintenance experience
  • Previous experience working in a healthcare environment preferred.
  • Weekend availability required.
Language Skills
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Reasoning Ability
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Demands
  • Must have physical coordination, dexterity, agility, and mobility, and be able to safely and properly utilize and transport tools, supplies and equipment properly.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk various distances, stand, talk, and hear.
  • The employee is required to stoop, kneel, or crawl, and to climb stairs and ladders while balancing objects.
  • The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Must have specific visual ability and acuity, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception, as required to ensure safe, accurate, and timely performance of duties.
Other Qualifications
  • Working knowledge of basic plumbing and machinal systems.
  • Minor carpentry skills.
  • Able to move, disassemble and assemble furniture as assigned.
  • Experience with mechanical breakdowns and repairs faucets, toilets, and minor electrical equipment including resetting breakers.
  • Ability to use a variety of hand tools.
  • Ability to perform low voltage electrical repairs including vacuum cleaners and floor equipment.
  • Ability to assemble equipment including new vacuum cleaners and other minor equipment.
  • Ability to repair door locks, hinges, wheelchairs, and other minor equipment.
  • Ability to perform daily rounds to assure that the building is meeting life safety standards, no exit lights out, and no open ceiling tiles.
Customer ServiceDisplays behavior that creates a customer service culture at CJE SeniorLife by understanding the needs of our clients and customers and demonstrating a strong bias toward service, quality, and customer satisfaction.CJE SeniorLife ValuesAll staff should demonstrate the CJE SeniorLife Values in their behaviors and work practices.Respect: We recognize, honor, and acknowledge the inherent value of each person for their wisdom, their culture, their background, and their unique history.Advocacy: We encourage public policy which will benefit our clients by educating ourselves and the community. Furthermore, we give voice to our clients’ needs and facilitate positive action on their behalf.Compassion: We treat everyone with caring, sensitivity, understanding, and supportive responsiveness.Innovation: We continue to advance our knowledge and strive to develop, evaluate, and implement new and advanced programming and models of care to bring benefits to our clients, community, and broader older adult/health care environment.Intention: We approach our work and each task with mindful consideration as to what we are doing and why we are doing it, as individuals and as an agency.Accountability: We are responsible individually and as an Agency for honest, accurate work and interaction with others. We plan strategically and provide measurable quality care with clear fiscal and ethical responsibility.CJE SeniorLife is an equal opportunity employer.

Council for Jewish Elderly