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Services for the Underserved

Offers services to underserved New Yorkers

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Full-TimeDeadline 9/18/27
$17.30 - $19.23/hr
Junior
Brooklyn, NY, USA
In Person
Cleaning & Custodial ServicesJanitorial Services

About the job

Requirements
  • A High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
  • A minimum of two years of maintenance experience is required.
  • Knowledge or experience working in the social service or a related field is required.
  • Experience working within a residential, crisis, or 24-hour service setting is required.
  • Basic computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, the Microsoft Office suite, and Windows are required.
  • Basic knowledge of building maintenance tools and basic repairs is required.
  • The employee must be able to work weekends and evenings as needed.
  • The employee must comply with S:US employee policies, procedures, protocols, and corporate compliance policies.
  • The employee must wear and maintain a clean, presentable S:US maintenance uniform.
  • The employee must attend assigned and required staff meetings, group supervision, and trainings.
Responsibilities
  • Maintain cleanliness in assigned facility areas, including mopping, sweeping, buffing, stripping and waxing floors, cleaning bathrooms, emptying trash and garbage, separating recyclables, wiping windows and walls, and cleaning stairways.
  • Carry out minor repairs and building maintenance throughout assigned facility areas.
  • Perform exterior snow and ice removal and maintain the grounds, including sidewalks, landscaping, and other building-exterior areas.
  • Submit work orders as needed.
  • Order maintenance supplies, including cleaning supplies, paper supplies, lightbulbs, and garbage bags, and maintain biweekly inventory.
  • Assist staff with special events by setting up chairs and tables and ensuring the area is clean and safe.
  • Maintain building maintenance tools and machinery so that they remain in good working condition.
  • Assist with moving and storing program supplies, office furniture, office equipment, dorm furniture, consumer belongings, and other items in and around the facility when appropriate.
  • Assist when emergencies arise in the facility.
  • Respond promptly, accurately, courteously, and respectfully to consumer needs.
  • Represent the organization positively and appropriately to outside resources.
  • Support the organization's mission and values and draw attention to behavior that undermines group effectiveness or conflicts with core values.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bilingual English and Spanish speaking is preferred.

About the company

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Services for the Underserved

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S:US helps New Yorkers who face homelessness, disability, behavioral health and addiction challenges, poverty, criminal justice involvement, and trauma access a wide range of supports across New York City and Long Island. It coordinates services such as case management, housing and stabilization, behavioral health treatment, recovery supports, rehabilitation, advocacy, and community-based programs tailored to each person’s needs. By linking housing, health, justice, and community resources, S:US delivers integrated, place-based services that address multiple barriers at once rather than focusing on a single issue. The goal is to help people lead purposeful lives, improve neighborhoods, and break the cycle of poverty for current and future generations of New Yorkers.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1978

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What believers are saying

  • The April 2026 crisis center adds recurring operating funding through 2031.
  • Urban Farms and bed-stuy food programs deepen neighborhood visibility and referrals.
  • TD's 2026 grant expands Homebase staffing during acute eviction pressure.

What critics are saying

  • S:US depends heavily on New York public funding and contract renewals.
  • Aerosolized political attacks on supportive housing threaten S:US's core Brooklyn model.
  • If state reimbursement tightens, its housing-and-behavioral-health network faces existential contraction.

What makes Services for the Underserved unique

  • S:US opened Brooklyn's sixth state-funded Crisis Stabilization Center in April 2026.
  • S:US won a $250,000 TD Charitable Foundation grant for eviction prevention.
  • S:US secured a $894,050 Truxton SRO contract through 2032.

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Benefits

  • Wellness Program
  • Professional Development Budget

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