Maintenance Porter

Position: Maintenance Porter

Who we are: The Police Athletic League (PAL) of New York City is an independent youth development nonprofit organization and has been a vibrant and vital institution, serving as an effective, critical bridge between police and communities across all five boroughs of the City since 1914. PAL operates diverse programs for children as young as 2 years old to young adults. Programs include Head Start, after-school programs and summer day camps for elementary, middle and high school youth, and summer Playstreets. PAL also runs evening teen centers and college readiness programs, youth employment, and juvenile justice programs. Staying true to PAL’s roots, a cornerstone of our youth development strategy includes offering competitive and recreational sports for children of all ages. At PAL, we’re devoted to empowering communities and building the best places to work, and that goes for our own teams too.

Position Summary:

The Maintenance Porter, is a critical role in PAL and is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and order in the facility while also performing maintenance tasks. This role reports to the Center Director. This role also supports other PAL sites and provides cleaning and maintenance support for staff across other PAL sites. This role ensures a safe and sanitary environment for all occupants and requires attention to detail, strong work ethic, and the ability to work independently.

What you’ll do:

Cleaning Duties:

• Perform routine cleaning and sanitation of assigned areas, including restrooms, offices, hallways, and common areas and ensure supplies are restocked.

• Dust, sweep, mop, and vacuum floors; clean windows and surfaces as needed.

• Empty trash bins and disposal of waste materials in accordance with environmental regulations.

• Ensure supplies, such as paper towels, soap, and cleaning materials are ordered and stocked using PAL’s purchase order system.

• Maintain and clean custodial equipment and tools, ensuring they are in good working order.

Maintenance Tasks:

• Update and resolve tickets as assigned withing PAL’s facility maintenance tracking system

• Assist with maintenance duties as required including but not limited to changing light bulbs, fixing minor plumbing issues, painting, and maintaining equipment, changing light ballasts, etc.

• Report any maintenance needs or safety hazards to the supervisor promptly and enter maintenance tickets in PAL’s ticketing system for new issues.

• Escorting vendors for repairs & maintenance / inspection visits – assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues – communicating issues back to supervisors

• Porter/Transporting supplies to transport and deliver supplies and to conduct maintenance activities across sites as needed for events or other coverage.

Safety Compliance:

• Follow standards of DOH, DOB, FDNY, HPD and ECB Departments.

• Follow safety protocols and guidelines to ensure a safe working environment.

• Ensure cleaning, facility maintenance and equipment are operated and up to date using School Aged Child Care (SACC) Licensed standards. Use cleaning supplies and equipment safely and efficiently, as per SACC licenses.

• Opening & closing walkthroughs daily ensuring spaces are secured and reporting any issues

• Use cleaning chemicals and cleaning equipment according to safety standards.

• Work closely with other operations team members, custodial and maintenance staff to support overall facility operations.

• Participate in team meetings and training sessions as required.

• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Collaboration:

• Work closely with other operations team members, custodial and maintenance staff to support overall facility operations.

• Participate in team meetings and training sessions as required.

• Other duties as assigned by supervisor