Maintenance Assistant

About the Role

Build skills, create safe homes, and support Veterans. The Center for Veterans Issues, Inc. (CVI) is looking for a dependable, skilled, and mission-driven Maintenance Worker to help keep our properties safe, comfortable, and welcoming for the Veterans we serve. If you take pride in fixing problems, working with your hands, and seeing the immediate impact of a job well done, this is an opportunity to put your skills to work for a powerful purpose.

Responsibilities

• Complete apartment turnovers, typically within two weeks
• Perform general carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and landscaping work
• Inspect buildings, equipment, and systems for maintenance or safety concerns
• Complete preventive maintenance tasks and assigned projects on schedule
• Prioritize, track, and update work orders in Buildium
• Maintain tools and equipment in clean, safe, working condition
• Provide regular updates to maintenance and program leadership
• Travel between CVI locations as needed
• Participate in shared on-call duties and respond to maintenance emergencies

What Success Looks Like

You’ll help keep maintenance work moving with at least 90% of assigned tasks completed on time, strong participation in preventive maintenance, full compliance with safety and tool-care requirements, reliable attendance, and growing proficiency in Buildium.

Physical and Work Requirements

This is an active, hands-on position performed indoors and outdoors across multiple locations and in varying weather conditions. The role requires prolonged standing and walking, climbing, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and working in tight or elevated spaces. Candidates must be able to safely lift, push, pull, and carry up to 100 pounds.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent
• Previous maintenance, repair, construction, or related experience
• A valid driver’s license
• General carpentry, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing skills
• Confidence using hand and power tools
• Basic proficiency with tablets, smartphones, laptops, and electronic work-order systems
• The flexibility and reliability needed to respond to changing priorities and occasional emergencies

About You

You are dependable, safety-conscious, and comfortable taking initiative while following direction. You communicate professionally, stay composed when challenges arise, and enjoy working as part of a team serving people from diverse backgrounds.

Join Our Mission

At CVI, maintenance is more than repairing buildings—it is creating safe, dignified spaces where Veterans can heal, rebuild, and move forward. Bring your skills, energy, and pride in workmanship to a team committed to serving those who served our country.