Maintenance Specialist

GENERAL PURPOSE

The Maintenance Specialist assists in the care and maintenance of assigned property. Works with entire camp team to deliver services and maintain the site in a safe working order at a Girl Scouts of Colorado (GSCO) camp property. Additionally, this role supports the hospitality, operational, program, health, & cabin leadership team as needed as part of the camp team. A primary function of this, and every other job at camp, is to ensure that each member, guest and visitor receives the highest caliber of service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Camp Facility Responsibilities
• Aids in property security practices & procedures.
• Assists in the care for and maintenance of camp facilities, grounds including roads & fences, property & program equipment, and machinery are in safe, well-functioning, working, and clean condition.
• To help reduce the level of risk, ensures that all safety-related projects/needs are completed in a swift and timely manner and helps prepare facilities for changing weather conditions.
• Responsible for performing various skilled trade tasks for facility maintenance and construction projects.
• Cross Functional Work
• Supports care of livestock, providing feeding, and daily chores.
• Assists with the delivery of equipment, machinery, luggage, and various materials when needed.
• Delivers emergency support during on-site incidents.
• Provides and supports safe and healthy practices.
• In coordination with the camp team, facilitates camper program delivery, check-in & check-out procedures, orientation, and other operational logistics.
• Affords assistance with the management of site and program equipment, including storage, care, inventory, and maintenance.
• Provides additional support as necessary to facility staff, camp team, kitchen, and housekeeping staff members.
• Administration
• Manages administrative responsibilities in a timely, independent, and detail-oriented manner.
• Works on the development of daily and weekly schedules, under the direction of supervisors and in cooperation with all staff.
• Coordinates and communicates schedules to campers & staff as necessary.
• Participates in regular staff meetings and training for planning purposes, communication resolutions, and carrying out assignments.
• Provides & participates in staff feedback forms as necessary for the camp’s overall strategic planning.
• Interacts with digital systems including WorkBright, Slack, & ADP.
• Respects the confidential nature of all information pertaining to staff, volunteers, and campers.
• Follows policies, procedures, and standards set by the American Camping Association, Girl Scouts Safety Activity Checkpoints, Colorado Department of Health and Human Services, and other certifying industry organizations.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Education and/or Formal Training
• High school diploma or GED.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Experience
• Ability to maintain, assess, and operate site and program equipment, machinery, and power tools.
• PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Preferred skills within carpentry, painting, plumbing and water systems, electrical service, roofing and general maintenance.
• Preferred experience in driving a tractor, using a backhoe, skid steer, augur, and side by side.
• Preferred experience with janitorial and housekeeping duties.
• Preferred experience maintaining property grounds, such as fences, gates, roads, pastures, enclosures, etc.
• Experience working with & caring for farm animals, livestock & large equine preferred.
• Knowledge of garden & greenhouse care preferred.
• Willing to provide support for innovative and engaging program development and facilitation in an informal, outdoor setting.
• Additional Requirements
• MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK ACCEPTABLE TO GSCO STANDARDS.
• MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE.
• Valid driver's license, driving record acceptable to the Girl Scout insurance company standards, with 5 years of driving experience.
• This position works with maintenance, construction, heavy machinery, and power tool related equipment.
• Computer and related software, telephone, copiers, and equipment commonly found in an office environment.
• Handheld radios.
• As directed, tractor, gators, golf carts, trailers, leased, & owned vehicles.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

• Ability to work non–traditional hours including long days, evenings, and weekends.
• Ability to be on-call for site & security coverage, property needs, staffing, and emergency purposes.
• Requires extensive walking over uneven and unpaved terrain.
• Able to carry, lift and/or transfer at least 75 pounds.
• Climb and work on ladders, scaffolding, and roofs.
• Subject to injuries from falls, accidental strikes, cuts from equipment, etc.
• Manual dexterity required to handle necessary equipment.
• Ability to hear, listen, see, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, smell, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, limb or balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Must have interpersonal skills/behaviors (i.e. working with individuals with a range of moods & behaviors in a tactful, congenial personal manner, so as not to alienate, or antagonize them).