Full Job Description
Hillcrest Platte County
Job title: Maintenance Worker
Work Location: Platte County (Platte City & Parkville)
Division/Department: Operations
Reports to: Director of Operations & Events
Full Time
- Non-exempt*
- Manages maintenance operations for housing units and thrift stores, including preventative maintenance, construction projects, custodial care, and equipment inventory control.
- Ability to hire and supervise required contractors, manage projects, including both contract and volunteer labor, and ensure the facilities are maintained in a clean and orderly manner.
- Acts as primary resource to Case Manager, Resident Manager, and Thrift store managers for property maintenance and repair needs.
- Pick up donations as required
- Drywall, painting and construction projects as assigned
- Other duties as assigned
- Adequate verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
- Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion, and meeting standard accepted practices.
- Problem solving abilities
- HVAC certification preferred
- Plumbing license preferred
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions
- Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- On call
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
- Property maintenance: 1 year (Required)
- Drivers license (Required)
- HVAC Certification (Preferred)
- Health insurance
Part-Time
Platte City, Platte County
Posted 1 month ago
Job description
Hillcrest Platte County
Job title: Case Manager
Work Location: Platte County
Division/Department: Housing
Reports to: Director of Housing
- Part-Time*
- Non-Exempt*
- Manage family selection by calling every applicant, reviewing written application forms, coordinating and conducting prospective participant interviews
- Coordinate participant move-in dates and conducts informal orientation to residential facilities upon family’s arrival on property. Acts as primary contact with apartment sponsors and encourages sponsor’s active involvement with participants.
- Act as central resource person for all participant inquiries. Ensures individual basic needs are met (health care, clothing, school supplies, etc.) by providing appropriate referrals or distributing donated products.
- Encourages and supports each family’s success in the program by meeting a minimum of once per week to address presenting problems, program compliance issues, budget, or needed referrals. Celebrates and rewards success.
- Oversees weekly budgeting process to ensure participants will earn and save sufficient resources to provide for future housing needs and begin independent living.
- Monitors participant’s compliance with program guidelines for attending case management meetings, budget counseling sessions, attending life skills class and maintaining full time employment. Prepares contract reassessment, contract addendum or termination letter as necessary.
- Facilitates referrals to programs that benefit families in transition to self-sufficiency, e.g. tutoring, educational programs, parenting resources, etc.
- Maintains accurate weekly case notes and keeps a record of participant’s activities.
- Collects, records and processes participant deposits and occupancy fees.
- Prepares participant for graduation.
- Develops partnerships with organizations for referrals to HPC housing program.
- Assists with special projects such as Back- to- School program and Christmas adoption.
- Assists with special events and fundraisers.
- Mandatory Tuesday evening for monthly graduation and weekly Lifeskills class.
- Assist with weekly Lifeskills meal preparation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
- Computer proficiency MS Office – Word, Excel and Google Suite
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
- Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
- Training in “Strengths-Based” case managem
ent - Problem solving abilities.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions.
- Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance.
- Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone.
Job Features
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Internship
Parkville
Posted 3 months ago
This opportunity can be utilized as a summer internship to fulfill degree requirements for a student or recent graduate seeking a unique ground floor career opportunity within our non-profit organization, which can lead to FT employment.
About Hillcrest Platte County (HPC)
We have three large thrift operations that help raise funds for our Hillcrest Platte County transitional housing services that are offered to insecurely housed or homeless young adults-aged 17-23, and families. These services include temporary rent/utility free-living, counseling, life skills training, budget training, and eviction prevention. Our participants must be willing to be employed full-time to enter our housing program. We have been transforming lives in Platte County since 2002. Visit: Hillcrestplatte.org
Paid Internship Summary/Objective
As a Thrift Operations intern, you can expect to gain insight into HPC’s multifaceted non-profit organization. Hands-on experience will include, but not be limited to administrative tasks, operations, marketing, fundraising, volunteer management and recruitment, communications, and special projects.
Expect to answer non-routine correspondence and manage highly confidential and sensitive information. Independent judgment is required to plan and prioritize the diversified workload.
Recommended changes in practices or procedures, in adherence to all company policies and store standards, are welcome.
The Thrift Operations Intern will learn how our Thrift Shops coincide with other HPC divisions and function as part of our overall marketing strategy. Our succession plan will afford the right individual a long-term opportunity, full-time employment, and the ability to advance as a non-profit professional.
