Facilities Assistant (Repair, Maintenance and Custodial tasks)

Mental Health Connecticut (MHC) is a statewide not for profit provider agency that partners with individuals, their families, and the surrounding communities to create environments that support long-term health and wellness. We measure success by our ability to help individuals obtain a safe home, achieve whole health, realize a meaningful purpose, and develop connections in the community. MHC envisions a future where wellbeing is rooted in respect for the condition of being human. Our dedication to this mission is evident through our focus on community education, advocacy, and direct service.

MHC has an immediate full-time opening (Monday - Friday, first shift hours based on organizational need, 37.50 hour work-week) for a Facilities Assistant within Waterbury area. The Facilities Assistant is responsible for assisting the Facilities Coordinator in maintaining the buildings and grounds of MHC, overseeing the upkeep of equipment and supplies, performing maintenance and custodial tasks, and assisting the GROW program with maintenance and set-up needs at MHC statewide programs including Waterbury, Stamford, Bridgeport, Danbury Torrington, West Hartford, and Farmington.  

Salary: $20.00 per hour. MHC offers a competitive benefits package which includes:

• Medical and Dental (Cost share split 90/10 for employee only and 80/20 for employee + dependents)
• Voluntary Vision
• Company paid Life and Long Term Disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403(b) Retirement plan (company match is dollar for every dollar contributed, up to 6%)
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Generous paid time off policy (11 agency observed holidays, vacation, sick, and wellness days)

The Facilities Assistant responsibilities include:

• Performs a variety of work in the maintenance and repair of buildings and grounds at various MHC facilities statewide including doors/locks, light plumbing, painting, grounds maintenance; general repairs and upkeep on floors, bathrooms, walls, performs minor troubleshooting, sets up and removes seasonal a/c units, moves furniture, file boxes, and equipment, organize storage sites, completes service requests and updates work logs for completed work; removes and responds to safety hazards. 
• Maintains the cleanliness and orderliness of buildings and facilities, performing tasks like, but not limited to: sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning restrooms, and emptying trash receptacles, ensuring grounds areas are clean and orderly.  Able to independently use equipment and/or tools required to perform maintenance and custodial tasks. 
• Manage cleaning supplies and equipment. 
• Perform and document safety and facilities inspections. 
• Performing all tasks within proper safety guidelines, company guidelines, and as directed by supervisor.  
• Ensure cleaning, upkeep, and safety standards are maintained or efficiencies are discovered. 
• Participate independently and as part of a team at least two times a year in deep cleanings of statewide program buildings and facilities.  
• Assist the greenhouse program by performing landscape and horticultural maintenance, including manual labor or transporting of materials as needed.  
• Willing and able to drive a personal vehicle locally and within the state to business sites. 

Experience/Education:

• High School diploma/GED required. 
• Prior experience with facilities maintenance / handyperson / janitorial work preferred. 
• A minimum of 2 years’ working experience in a similar role. 
• Ability to work with hardware, tools, and power equipment. 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: 

• Valid driver's license, auto registration, and insurance.
• Applicable certification preferred i.e. Recovery Assistant certificate, bloodborne pathogens, or other infection control certificate.  

Mental Health Connecticut is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE, M/F/D/V

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