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REM Community Services , a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.

REM Community Services is hiring a Maintenance Associate!

Pay Rate: $20.00

M - F 8am - 4pm

The Maintenance Associate a rranges the maintenance of the physical facility, grounds, and all equipment with established vendors t o ensure a safe, attractive, and enjoyable living environment for the individuals receiving services.

Qualifications:

• Maintains ongoing preventative maintenance programs such as changing furnace filters, small drywall repair, and small painting projects to touch up or paint a bedroom for a new admit.

• Calls the appliance repair man and if replacement is needed goes and buys a new item e.g. refrigerator for delivery/set up, housekeeping such as clogged toilet plunging, cleaning up overflows,

• Maintain good working relations with external vendors such as electricians, plumbers, and general contractors as needed.

• Submits Orders for maintenance supplies to the office coordinator and requests more when inventory is low.

• Provides necessary maintenance of all tools and small equipment such as replacing belts on a sander, and possibly changing the oil in the snow blower. – REM Community services is able to contract this out if needed

• Schedules fire alarm system maintenance for smoke and heat detectors, fire pulls, and fire extinguishers. Contracts out maintenance of sprinkler systems and assists with quarterly inspections.

• Assists in monthly fire drills.

• Monitors and assists in basic maintenance of facility vehicles - will take to the dealership for repairs and maintenance.

• Maintains operational records, and data and monitors and enforces observance of safety regulations. for inspections.

• Performs other related duties and activities as required.

  What you will bring to REM Community Services/Sevita:

• High School diploma or equivalent and one-year related experience.

• Some working knowledge and ability to handle simple maintenance and electrical equipment. REM Community Services has a contact established with vendors for large requests.

• Will travel to the Children’s facility in CB at least once a week or as needed via company van. Will have a company credit card for purchases

• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

  Apply today and explore careers, well-lived at Sevita!

  Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.

We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.

Sevita is committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and respects the unique talents, experiences, and perspectives of our employees and the people we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

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