The Janitorial Grounds person is an entry level maintenance position. The position is responsible for maintaining all interior and exterior areas other than occupied tenant apartments in a clean, safe, comfortable, attractive, and sanitary condition for our residents. As a valuable member of our customer service team, they must carry out all job duties in a safe, pleasant, positive, and professional manner to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Displays a positive, helpful and courteous customer-focused demeanor with residents.
• Participate in unit turns by thoroughly cleaning all areas in apartments prior to new residents moving in, including but not limited to vacuuming/shampooing carpets, mopping solid surface floors, cleaning windows/mirrors, counters, faces and interiors of cabinets and other woodwork, toilets, tubs, light fixtures, switches, and patios/decks.
• Maintain flooring in public spaces such as hallways, community room, community room kitchen, laundry, and office by stripping/waxing/mopping solid surface floors, or vacuuming/shampooing carpets as necessary
• Maintain overall cleanliness of all common areas such as laundry rooms, offices, maintenance shops, community room, community room kitchen, pool/patio, office, and community room restroom facilities, including counters, floors, bathroom fixtures, appliances, windows, doors, and furnishings
• Pick up and remove all trash and litter from all interior and exterior common areas including grounds, parking lots, hallways, laundry, community room, restrooms, pool (if applicable), and rental office, ensuring all areas are free of trash, grass clippings and other debris that takes away from the cleanliness of the property or pose tripping or fall hazards
• Repair and paint fences, playground equipment, handrails, and signage
• May be responsible for enhancing the appearance and safety of exterior common areas by maintaining lawns and flower beds, including fertilizing, mowing, planting, weeding, pruning trees to remove low-hanging or dead branches, and preparation for snow/snow removal
• Responsible for observing OSHA/SDS regulations pertaining to proper handling, usage, and storage of chemicals and materials
• Assist maintenance in tracking and maintaining appropriate levels of supplies needed to perform duties
• Responsible for maintaining and wearing the required uniform when on duty to ensure a professional and easily recognizable appearance at all times
• Other tasks as requested by the supervisor consistent with a skill set and duties described in the job description

Occasional Functions

• Deliver notices to residents
• Perform minor repairs such as replacing light bulbs, filters, and Venetian blinds
• Touch-up paint, caulking
• Unclogging drains and resetting garbage disposals in absence of other maintenance staff
• May take trash/appliances to the dump or run errands to purchase materials and supplies
• Perform other similar tasks at the request of the Property Manager.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Familiarity with the use of cleaning, lawn, and other light maintenance chemicals
• Ability to use basic equipment such as Vacuum cleaner, Floor Buffer, Hand tools, lawn care equipment
• Ability to read, write and understand English language to understand SDS sheets and indicated safety precautions
• Possess/maintain a valid driver’s license and driving record consistent with current CHP insurability guidelines.

Education and experience

• Prior grounds keeping, janitorial, or housekeeping experience preferred
• High school diploma or GED preferred

Working hours may vary, but the customary schedule is Monday – Friday from 8:00 am-5:00 pm, with a one-hour lunch break. Additional evening or weekend hours may be required as work demands dictate, and overtime must be pre-approved by the Property Manager or District/Regional Manager. A high degree of reliability and regular attendance and punctuality are required to maintain efficient operations and provide quality service to residents. The employee must provide their own reliable transportation to/from work; the company vehicle, if available, is for work-related travel only.

This is a 40-hour week position. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave; health, dental, life, and disability insurance; a retirement plan with company contribution; and much more. To learn more about CHP's employee benefits, please click this link www.communityhousingpartners.org/benefits.

Community Housing Partners (CHP) values the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives among our employees, residents, and partners. We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve and allows us to better serve our mission. CHP is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a disabled, other protected, recently separated, or Armed Forces Service Medal veteran. CHP is also committed to an equitable hiring process, and we will provide accommodations in all aspects of that process. If you require accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Lateffa Smith, HR Coordinator, at lasmith@chpc2.org or (540) 299-5477 (phone), (877) 540-8049 (fax) or 711 (TTY/TDD).

NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES
Please note that Community Housing Partners (CHP) does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, CHP will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, CHP explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Community Housing Partners.

Education

• High School or better

Licenses & Certifications

• Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)