Maintenance Aide

Organizational Responsibilities:

• Adhere to, support, and promote St. Francis Health Services’ Mission and Core Values, philosophy, goals, and objectives while conducting company business.
• Maintain confidentiality of company and individual receiving services-related information at all times.
• Serve on, participate in, and attend various committees of the care center as appointed by the Administrator.
• Provide maintenance services within St. Francis Health Services and on equipment as directed by the supervisor.
• Maintain St. Francis Health Services’ outward appearance by mowing the grass, weeding around the building, washing windows, shoveling snow from the sidewalks/steps, and applying salt where needed.
• Assist with maintenance-related emergencies as they occur.
• Adhere to basic infection control practices, and use standard precautions.
• Follow care center’s established policies governing safety data sheets (SDS) and the handling of hazardous chemicals. Ensure that hazardous chemicals are labeled. Report missing/illegible labels and SDSs to the appropriate supervisor.

Education and Experience:

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school education or its equivalent.

Specific Requirements:

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language while conducting company business.
• Must be able to follow oral and written instructions.
• Must adhere to the Corporate Compliance Program Code of Conduct.
• Must adhere to company policies and procedures.
• Must have a positive and friendly attitude.
• Must be able to solve diverse procedural problems and plans.
• Must be able to communicate, coordinate, and facilitate with other departments, families, and the general public.
• Must respect the individual receiving services’ personal and property rights.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, individuals receiving services, visitors, and the general public.
• Must possess the ability to work harmoniously with other personnel and departments.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the disabled and elderly individuals within the care center who may at times be ill, confused, uncooperative, emotionally upset, or hostile.
• Must be willing to work beyond normal working hours when necessary and on other shifts/days.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
• Must be able to request and/or accept direction/education as needed to develop new skills
• Able to operate the following equipment:
• Alarms and other safety interventions/devices;
• Call light systems;
• Walkie-talkies and/or pagers, if provided by the care center.
• Must maintain the care and use of supplies, equipment, etc., and maintain the appearance of maintenance areas as directed.

Working Environment:

• Work in all areas of the care center and its premises.
• Move intermittently during working hours.
• Is involved with individual receiving services, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset individuals receiving services, family members, personnel and visitors.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Is subject to strain in lifting, moving, and supporting individuals receiving services.
• Communicate with all employees and other department directors.
• Work beyond normal working hours, on weekends and on other shifts/days, when necessary.
• Is subject to call back during emergency conditions (e.g. severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster etc.)
• Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc. throughout the workday, as well as reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.
• Is subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.
• Works in and around St. Francis Health Services’ premises.
• Is subject to call back during emergency conditions (i.e., severe weather, post-disaster, etc.).
• May be required to work in cramped spaces and in adverse weather conditions.

Physical and Sensory Requirements:

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.
• Must utilize proper body mechanics during every shift worked.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of the position can be fully met.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to walk, stand, and sit.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, twist, reach above shoulders, and push/pull frequently.
• Must be able to kneel, crawl, and crouch occasionally and climb rarely.
• Must be able to perform repetitive motions during the work day.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this care center.
• Must be able to follow infection control procedures when exposed to infection.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of thirty (30) pounds to a minimum height of five (5) feet and able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum of fifty (50) feet.
• May be needed to assist in the evacuation of individual receiving services during emergency situations.

Saint Francis and their affiliates are equal-opportunity employers. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristics protected by law.