Maintenance Worker

About the role

Provide quality cleanliness oversight to assigned building(s) for a scatter site program in Brooklyn. This is an in-person position.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness in assigned areas within the facility, including floor care (mopping, sweeping, buffing, stripping and waxing), cleaning bathrooms, emptying trash, separating recyclables, emptying garbage, wiping windows and walls, and cleaning stairways.
• Carry out minor repairs and building maintenance throughout assigned areas of the facility.
• Responsible for exterior snow and ice removal as well as upkeep of the grounds, including sidewalk maintenance, maintaining landscaping, and all other aspects of the building exterior.
• 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 to ensure all items are in good working condition.
• If the program does not have a superintendent, responsible for ordering cleaning supplies, paper supplies, lightbulbs, garbage bags, etc. and maintaining biweekly inventory.
• Assist in moving and storing program supplies, office furniture, office equipment, dorm furniture, consumer belongings, and other items in and around the facility when and where appropriate.
• Comply with all SUS Employee Policies, Procedures and Protocols.
• Adhere to SUS Corporate Compliance Policies.
• Willing to assist when emergencies arise in the facility.
• Must wear SUS maintenance uniform and maintain it clean and presentable at the start of each shift.
• Complete other tasks assigned by Director or Superintendent.
• Attend staff meetings, group supervision, and trainings as needed.
• Assist with apartment turnover following move-outs to prepare apartments for new families, including plastering, sanding walls, painting, and transporting resident and property to new apartment/unit.
• Assist the Superintendent with the maintenance of the building.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum one year experience as a repair-person.
• Valid NY State Driver’s License.
• Minimum one year experience working with mentally ill individuals within a residential or scatter-site program.
• Experience with air conditioner installation, lock and cylinder changes, smoke detector installation, etc.

Pay

Min $17.10/hr – Max $19.76/hr

Schedule

Tuesday–Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; in-person.

Job ID: 2026-19077