Housekeeper

Job description

ABOUT US: - We believe that everyone deserves a home! Breaking Ground operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut. Supportive housing - affordable housing paired with services designed to help people maintain their homes for the long-term - is widely recognized as a proven and cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness. But we didn't stop at providing housing. Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness - especially those who have been on the streets the longest - to come indoors. Through our Street to Home outreach program and transitional housing resources, we help people get, and stay, on the path to a permanent home. Located in DUMBO, Brooklyn, 90 Sands offers 491 units of permanent, supportive housing to low-income New Yorkers, people living with HIV/AIDS, and chronically homeless individuals, including individuals with mental illness. Built on the former site of the Watchtower Society, the 30-story building features a multipurpose room for community events and meetings, a digital library/computer lab, and a fitness room. The Center for Urban Community Services provides comprehensive onsite social services, and Breaking Ground coordinates property management services. Reporting to the Facility Maintenance Supervisor, the Housekeeper is a part of the department that maintains the common areas of the safe haven. Examples of common areas include offices, multi-purpose rooms, roof deck, garden, trash collection area, lobby, fitness room and sidewalks. Client areas will also be cleaned. This position has a 35-hour work week, onsite. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES: • Sweep, mop, wash, dust, and vacuum • Seal, wax, and buff floors and hard surfaces • Maintain sidewalks, including sweeping, raking leaves, and shoveling snow • Clean individual units when vacated or requested by work order • Sort and package recyclables to comply with NYC regulations • Operate compactor • Set up and clean up for meetings and other events • Assist painters and engineers when assigned • Perform work at other facilities as required • Perform other related duties as assigned MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Comparable work experience • Experience operating of vacuum cleaner, high speed buffer • Ability to lift and move furniture, appliances, etc. • High School Diploma, GED, Trade School Diploma, or equivalent • Ability to stand for several hours during shift and to climb stairs in the event of an emergency • Experience working with special needs populations a plus • Basic knowledge of using a computer is preferred EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled