Maintenance Worker

Center for Hope and Safety, located in Bergen County NJ, is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting survivors of domestic violence and their children. We believe every person has the right to be safe, empowered and free from violence.

The Maintenance Worker will be responsible for assisting and supporting the Property Manager with all aspects of property management for six (6) sites throughout Bergen County, NJ.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Conduct monthly maintenance reviews at emergency shelter and transitional houses.
• Conduct daily cleanup of shelter property (i.e. entrances, playground, garbage areas, driveway, etc.)
• Remove office garbage.
• Make weekly trips to recycling center with glass, cans, plastic and paper.
• Maintain property/landscape (i.e. water the lawn, flowers, and shrubs, remove twigs, etc.).
• Shovel snow, and salt all walkways and steps as necessary.
• Provide maintenance assistance and repair work at all transitional houses.
• Assist Property Manager with furniture and equipment inventory update. Move/remove furniture as needed.
• Complete repair work and painting. Work with carpenter for more complex repairs/projects.
• Work with repair vendors and contractors when requested.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain strict confidentiality of all survivor, employee, donor, volunteer, and organizational information.
• Demonstrate professionalism, cultural humility, and respect in all interactions.
• Support the Center's commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and survivor empowerment.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support agency operations and the evolving needs of survivors.