Henry J Austin Health Center

FQHC providing primary, dental, behavioral health

Maintenance Assistant

Building & Property MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeTrenton, NJ, USA$38.7k - $52.6k

About the Job

Requirements

Graduation from high school, vocational school, or possession of an approved high school equivalent certificate.
Basic knowledge of electricity and plumbing.
Experience maintaining a health care facility is preferable.
The employee is regularly required to walk, talk, and listen; frequently stand and use hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and occasionally sit, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 85 pounds. Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
The employee may be required to work outdoors in inclement weather to shovel snow and remove ice, and may be required to work with and around hazardous chemicals and waste material.

Responsibilities

Maintain lighting within the facilities.
Perform minor repairs and maintenance.
Repair sheetrock and paint as required.
Assist with grounds maintenance, including grass, woods, flowers, and trash.
Perform preventive maintenance duties and logs, and keep daily records of tasks completed.
Greet patients, clients, and customers by telephone or in person in a professional manner.
Assume other duties as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

Desired Qualifications

Experience maintaining a health care facility.

ON-SITE Position

MAJOR FUNCTION:
Under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor, assists in various tasks in the general upkeep and repair of facilities including, but not limited to, Essential Functions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Maintain lighting within the facilities.
Minor repairs and maintenance.
Sheetrock repair and painting as required.
Assist in the maintenance of grounds (grass, woods, flowers, trash).
Perform and maintenance preventative maintenance duties and logs; keep daily records of tasks completed.
Greets all patients/clients/customers via telephone or directly in a personal and professional manner.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assumes other duties as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Graduation from high school, vocational school, or possession of an approved high school equivalent certificate.
Basic knowledge of electricity and plumbing.
Experience in maintaining a health care facility preferable.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER (KSAO’s):

High energy level, comfortable performing multifaceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.
Good reasoning abilities. Sound judgement.
Good communication skills.
Resourceful and well organized.

PHYSICAL & WORK REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and talk and listen. The employee frequently is required to stand and use hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to eighty-five (85) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essentials functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee may be required to work outdoors in inclement weather conditions to shovel snow and remove ice. May be required to work with and around hazardous chemicals and waste material.

SALARY:
$38,700 - $52,600

About the Company

Henry J Austin Health Center

FQHC providing primary, dental, behavioral health

Henry J. Austin Health Center provides primary and specialty care in Trenton, New Jersey as a Federally Qualified Health Center. Its services include adult and pediatric primary care, dental, behavioral health, women’s health, HIV/Hepatitis C treatment, nutrition, on-site pharmacy, and social support, all funded through Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, and federal grants, with discounts and a sliding fee scale for uninsured or underinsured patients. It differentiates itself as the largest non-hospital ambulatory care provider in Trenton, offering integrated care across multiple locations with a focus on medically underserved and culturally diverse populations, plus residency programs for nurses and pharmacists. Its goal is to expand access to high-quality care, reduce financial and social barriers, and improve health equity for the community.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Trenton, NJ
Founded: 1986

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