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Job Summary :

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for assisting Ranger with all grounds/building maintenance and repairs for property as delineated in property plan and as directed by Director of Outdoor Experience; support programming and work in partnership with on-site program leaders. Will occasionally serve as site host/hostess and property liaison for rental group usage (Girl Scouts and other). Works in conjunction with Summer Camp Program Director to ensure a safe, mission-based camp experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs grounds maintenance which includes snow removal, trail clearing, road maintenance, equipment maintenance, and lawn mowing. Provides waterfront and archery/shooting range physical facility maintenance, including set-up/ tear-down for seasonal programming. Maintains the interior and exterior operations of camp buildings. Ensure garbage/trash left at dumpster is removed.
• Seasonally opens and closes all outdoor camping units by cleaning and making repairs, turning on water systems, moving equipment, and winterizing pipes and water systems. Maintains inventory of tools, equipment and supplies.
• Follows OSHA, GSUSA and council policies and guidelines to ensure compliance with relevant Federal, state and local laws, regulations, and codes. Meet ACA requirements, if accredited.

Security :

Conducts regular security checks to ensure the safety of individuals on-site and to protect the council's property. Maintains gates and posted signs to discourage unauthorized access onto NYPENN properties. Monitors site for damage caused by weather or vandalism and reports findings to DOE. Provides security patrols at least once a day when a group is staying on the grounds; or when summer camp is in session.

Summer Camp:

Maintains an excellent working relationship with Camp Director; check in daily with camp director, including maintenance checklists; assists with all aspects of summer camp, including assisting campers in moving into and out of units, maintains and provides authorized equipment and supplies to staff, removing garbage as requested, providing cleaning supplies and replenishing as needed; and other duties as assigned by the Camp Director. Ranger must be onsite on check-in and check-out days.

• Provides on-call emergency maintenance and/or support services when needed.
• Serves as the council on site representative by receiving shipments, meeting with contractors, and accompanying inspectors, health department sanitarians, and other site visitors.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Competencies and Other Areas of Expertise:

• Self-Management - assesses own skills and abilities and identifies areas for improvement; willingly accepts constructive feedback; seeks developmental opportunities; sets and achieves goals; works independently.
• Time Management - manages time effectively; completes assignments in a timely manner; sets and balances priorities; simultaneously manages multiple tasks/projects.
• Judgement and Decision-Making - recognizes when immediate action is required; recognizes when sufficient information has been obtained to make a decision; makes decisions where appropriate or refers decisions to the appropriate organizational level; makes decisions without undue delay; defines and implements solutions to problems.
• Adaptability & Flexibility - responds positively to change, embracing and using new practices or values to accomplish goals and solve problems; adapts approach, goals, and methods to achieve solutions and results in dynamic situations.
• Strong organizational skills.

Minimum Qualification Standards:

• High school diploma required.
• Two years minimum property maintenance experience.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and other maintenance-related areas.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment.
• Some travel is required. Must have ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Must hold a clean valid driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Professional manner and appearance.
• Must possess maturity and sensitivity to confidential information.
• Able to work with minimal direction and supervision, with ability to organize time and duties, follow through with assignments and meet deadlines. Ability to coordinate numerous ongoing activities.
• Flexibility in work assignments and interest in assuming new responsibilities in an evolving work situation are essential.

Equipment, Machines and Software Used:

This position requires the regular use of heavy machinery such as zero turn mowers, weed whackers, tractors, atvs, etc.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, use hands to finger, grasp, handle or feel, push, pull, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.

• Moderate mental and visual attentionto perform manual work, machine operations, set-ups, inspections and adjustments that require frequent decisions to adjust for variance from proper operation.

Physical Exertion:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Environmental Conditions:

• Weekend work is required, and evening work is frequent
• The employee is subject to inside and/or outside environmental conditions to include: extreme cold defined as temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour, extreme heat defined as temperatures above 90 degrees for periods of more than one hour, working in high places where possibility of falling exists/vibrations of the extremities or whole body, atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, mists, and/or other chemicals or lubricating fluids, moving mechanical parts or moving vehicles and electrical current or high heat.

Disclaimer:

• All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.
• The company reserves the right to add to or revise an employee's job duties at any time at its sole discretion.
• This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.

Pay:

$18.00 - $22.00 per hour Expected hours: 20.0 per week

Benefits:

Flexible schedule Opportunities for advancement

Work Location:

In person