FULL TIME Maintenance Assistant in Senior Living Facility (La Mesa)

Grossmont Gardens Senior Living is NOW HIRING a Maintenance Assistant. Our Maintenance Director is looking for a Right-handman (or woman)! Looking for someone with experience in senior living, skilled nursing or apartment maintenance. This position may be the perfect fit for you! Schedule: 830am - 5pm; Sunday- Thursday, with the possibility of an occasional weekend day. Maintenance Assistant: Assists the Maintenance Department to ensure that the Community is safe, attractive and well maintained. Minimum Eligibility Requirements: • Relevant work experience (2 plus years preferred). • Must be able to communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, vendors and general public. • Must have compassion for and desire to work with the elderly. • Must have basic reporting and organizational skills. • Must be capable of maintaining proper attendance. Essential Duties: • Basic Carpentry – repairing trim, doors, window frames, base, handrails and drywall repair and patch. • Painting – resident rooms, doors and frames, handrails, and maintenance painting. • Basic Electricity – outlets, switches, covers, lamps and bulb replacement, cord safety and troubleshooting. • Basic Plumbing – toilet repair, faucet repair, drain repair and clearing (within 4 feet of trap or flange), shut-off locations in building exterior and monitor grease and lint traps. • Basic Locksmith – replacing knobs, installing locksets, re-keying from master, lubrication and ease of use. • Coordination – small refurbishment jobs like re-carpeting resident rooms, ensuring that contractors respond in a timely fashion and resident safety while contractors are on-site. • Preventative Maintenance – assist with the keep preventive maintenance log up to date, ensure that weekly/monthly/quarterly and annual inspections and cleaning occur at specified times and enter new equipment information as it is available.