Full-Time
Maintenance Specialist
Project Planner
Posted on 10/16/2025
AHRC Nassau
501-1,000 employees
Non-profit delivering disability support services
No salary listed
Plainview, NY, USA
In Person
 Facilities Operations (2) |
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- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Prior general maintenance experiences required, including minor trade work repairs.
- Valid and qualified New York State driver’s license required.
- Responsible for the care and upkeep of the agency buildings, houses, properties and equipment; identify, monitor and log capital improvement projects; act as responsible person if assigned to a location or task; must do advance planning and take projects from the design stage straight through to completion; work with administration on producing and submitting funding documentation
- Evaluate work flow to ensure efficiency; project management to include managing vendors and agency manpower, construction management to include designing, planning, reviewing blueprint, estimating, report writing and cost analysis; monitors projects to assure completion of assignments and quality of work; recognizes and reports problems
- Initiate and carry out any permits, reports or documents required by the town or any office having jurisdiction over code compliance.
- This position requires regular and substantial unsupervised or unrestricted physical contact with people receiving services and, therefore, is subject to successful completion of fingerprint/criminal background check.
- Ensure that work-related safety procedures are in place and are being adhered to by staff. Observance of an unsafe act or a potentially hazardous work environment must be immediately reported to supervisor and/or safety committee
AHRC Nassau provides support and services for people with developmental disabilities in Nassau County, Long Island, operating as a family-led chapter of The Arc New York. It serves over 2,200 individuals with person-centered supports across programs like day habilitation, residential services, supportive employment, vocational training, residential respite, and community habilitation. The organization also offers family support and guardianship services, and runs the Big Tree Greenhouse & Gifts to support vocational and community engagement. It advocates for policy changes, including federal recognition of the Direct Support Professional role, to strengthen the disability care system and help people lead connected, fulfilling lives.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
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Total Funding
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Headquarters
Oyster Bay, New York
Founded
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Expanding vocational training through business services contracts with local companies.
- Day habilitation services across 30+ Nassau County locations with virtual family support.
- Positioned as thought leader in disability sector advocacy and systemic change initiatives.
What critics are saying
- Ongoing civil lawsuit alleges negligent supervision enabled sexual abuse by former driver.[1][4]
- Criminal investigation confirms additional abuse victims; prosecutors investigating multiple complaints.[2]
- OPWDD funding cuts and license revocation risk from abuse scandal within 6-12 months.[1][2]
What makes AHRC Nassau unique
- Largest residential program on Long Island with 100+ supervised settings and specialized staff.
- Operates Big Tree Greenhouse & Gifts and business services generating employment for disabled individuals.
- Led statewide DEI Community of Practice with $750,000 five-year grant from New York State.
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Agency sued by autistic victim who was sexually abused by agency's former driver. Together with its co-counsel, Mintzerfirm has filed suit against AHRC of Nassau County, a non-profit agency, on behalf of developmentally disabled young woman who was sexually abused by an employee of AHRC. New York Newsday reported on the filing in Nassau County Supreme Court. The suit alleges that that the AHRC negligently supervised its employee, which allowed him to sexually abuse its client and others with significant disabilities. The Newsday story is here or at this archive location.
BROOKVILLE, N.Y., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The story of AHRC Nassau is one of love and relentless advocacy by parent advocates seeking to create a better world for their children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). From a small support group of a dozen parents came a disability services agency with the Compass designation of excellence from New York State and international accreditation by CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership.With a family-led board of directors, AHRC Nassau continues to advance this proud legacy through grassroots community-building and innovative programs that create new opportunities for independence and inclusion. In the past two years, AHRC Nassau has launched the Thomas S. Gulotta Wheatley Farms & Arts Center; been tapped by New York State to lead its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Community of Practice (CoP) dedicated to I/DD; and been named by Forbes as one of "America's Best-in-State Employers.""The greatest threat to our future and to the children born today with I/DD is complacency," said Saundra Gumerove, Esq., President of AHRC Nassau's Board of Directors. "The urgency for grassroots advocacy is more pressing than ever before.""Like our history, our future depends on everyone who is touched by I/DD, including autism, to advocate vigorously. I urge every single person on Long Island, in New York and across the country to ensure people with I/DD are supported to thrive now and for the next 75 years."For its anniversary, AHRC Nassau is offering a Lifetime Membership of "$75 in Our 75th Year." By becoming a member, you are increasing understanding and meaningful opportunities for Long Islanders with I/DD and their families
BROOKVILLE, N.Y., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of New York disability agencies is seeking volunteer leaders for a statewide Community of Practice (CoP) advisory team on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to improve service outcomes for New Yorkers with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Applications are now open through Sunday, June 30, at 11:59 p.m.The New York State Council on Developmental Disabilities (CDD) tapped AHRC Nassau, a disability services provider based on Long Island, to lead this "participatory learning process" with a five-year grant of $750,000. The coalition currently includes WRI Solutions, the New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation, and the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP).Volunteers participating in the CoP will focus on DEI strategy development and implementation tailored to the I/DD community. Their goal will be to elevate care quality and establish DEI best practices individually, within service organizations, and across New York State through trainings and policy development.Together, the coalition will develop a minimum of five regional teams totaling approximately 250 stakeholders. Each team will include the lived experiences, learnings, and goals of people with developmental disabilities, staff from disability service providers and care organizations, as well as family members/guardians."We welcome the applications of New Yorkers impacted by the I/DD experience, from self-advocates to staff to family members," said Sarah Gonzalez Noveiri, Ph.D., DEI Officer at AHRC Nassau. "Through our engaged coalition, the deliverables of the CoP advisory team will measurably advance equity and inclusion across New York State by deepening understanding of how the I/DD community is intimately connected to the principles of DEI."About AHRC NassauAHRC Nassau is one of the largest agencies in New York State supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD)
BROOKVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As a CQL with Distinction and Compass agency, AHRC Nassau has long been recognized for providing the highest-quality disability supports to Long Islanders with developmental disabilities. Now, AHRC has been named one of "America's Best-In-State Employers" by Forbes and will soon begin work on a $750,000 grant from New York State to train other disability agencies to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within their communities.AHRC has the distinction of being the only disability agency featured on a list of 88 top New York employers and ranks 41st. The 2023 "America's Best-in-State Employers" list was independently developed by Forbes and market research firm Statista Inc. from a survey of 70,000 U.S. workers on topics, including working environment, compensation, diversity, and career advancement."The mission-centered excellence of nonprofits can create workplaces that are both competitive and inclusive," said Stanfort J
Giovanni Dainotto, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, joined AHRC Nassau two years ago.