Current Openings at Red Door Family Shelter
Relief Maintenance Worker
Description
About Red Door: Red Door is a non-for-profit organization. The mission of the Red Door Shelter is to end homelessness for each family that comes through our doors by providing a safe, temporary refuge and critical services to support them in healing, rebuilding their lives and integrating back into a community. At Red Door, we strive for quality care, advocacy, collaboration, integrity and accountability.
Responsibilities:
1) General Repairs
- Change lightbulbs
- Apply caulking in bathrooms as needed
- Priming and painting
- Stripping and refinishing of wood
- Clear blocked drains
- Repair cabinets and drawers
- Repair drywall patching and paint
- Assemble furniture
- Report a list of required hardware and/or tools to the supervisor
2) Maintenance Duties
- Daily removal of garbage to onsite private dumpster, dismantling cardboard for recycling and other general maintenance of the organization in the garbage room
- Weekly: putting out garbage or recycling bins and compost bins according to the City of Toronto scheduled for collection
- Dismantling of furniture items
- Lawn mowing
- Power washing of sidewalk, ramp, and children's play area
- Complete a walkthrough of each floor and the common areas
3) Safety Inspections
- Daily: inspects interior and exterior of buildings and reports any anomalies to supervisor (ex. exposed wiring, structural damage, other safety concerns)
- Daily: inspects playground and outdoor play equipment and reports hazards to supervisor (ex. broken wood plank on play set, broken bench)
- Complete inspection after delivery of all equipment (loading dock, loading door, dolly, security doors)
4) Receiving Deliveries and General Labour
- Receive weekly deliveries and donations
- Plays a vital role in supporting the outreach and kitchen staff by unloading and unpacking shipments
- Assists with moving items as needed throughout the shelter
- Inform any parties that are receiving the items from the delivery that they have been delivered
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Skilled in the use of hand and power tools
- Experience performing routine maintenance
- Ability to lift and carry objects weighing from 15-25 pounds
- Ability to maintain focus while working individually
- Professional presentation and attitude.
- All staff, volunteers, and students require criminal reference checks. This includes vulnerable sector screening, which must be updated every three years.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Outlook
- Must have a valid standard first aid certification including infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Position Type: Casual/On-call
Job Reference Code: BP-150
Location: Red Door Sites
Salary: $23.22 hourly + 4% vacation pay
Benefits: Access to the Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) and Employee Family Assistance Program
Successful candidates will be required to clear vulnerable sector screening.
The Red Door is an equal opportunity agency and encourages applications from all those who wish to apply. We especially welcome those who have lived experiences and affinities that align with our clients in order to best represent their interests, including women-identifying people, members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, Black, Indigenous, people of colour (BIPOC), newcomers to Canada, those who have experience with homelessness and violence, and those with disabilities. Regrettably, we are not fully wheelchair accessible at our main office or our Violence Against Women shelter.
Compensation
$23.22 per hour