Description
About People Working Cooperatively
Saving Homes. Restoring Pride
For more than 50 years, PWC has been strengthening our communities by providing critical home repairs, energy conservation, and accessibility modification services in an effort to help residents remain independent and healthy in their homes. PWC proudly performs more than 8,000 services for eligible homeowners each year, whose typical income is just $14,000 a year. Often, these individuals face challenges due to illness, disability, job loss or other circumstances. PWC is supported by a robust group of more than 110 licensed, professionally trained staff members and administrative personnel. In addition, PWC boasts a dedicated corps of 3,500-plus volunteers making it one of the largest volunteer corps in the region. Together, PWC volunteers and skilled staff are in more than 4,500 homes annually assisting nearly 9,000 individuals in southwestern Ohio, northern Kentucky and southeast Indiana.
GENERALIST – HOME REPAIRS
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From $19.55 per hour
Schedule: 8-hour shift
Experience: 1 year home remodeling / Maintenance:
License/Certification: Active Driver License and vehicle insurance is Required.
Work Location: Multiple Locations
Position Overview:
Performs home repairs/ general construction tasks to existing residential buildings.
Essential Job Objectives:
• Perform general residential home repair, construction, remodeling tasks. Job necessities may include carpentry, drywall, tile, minor electric, minor plumbing, roofing, concrete, painting, insulation installation, and other construction trade skills where applicable.
• Understand and follow safety requirements for given tasks and tools • Able to follow a work order or job estimate and meet time and budget restraints.
• Trouble shoot/diagnose needed repairs to homes and plan order of work/ estimates • Work with clients to explain scope of project, tasks to be performed, maintenance requirements.
• Responsible for equipment and materials assigned, maintaining a clean and safe work site
• Complete required recordkeeping in electronic format.
• Work in a collaborative environment to problem solve and successfully complete projects.
• Work with clients, home inspectors, subcontractors and employees to complete job assignments where needed
Requirements
Preferred Requirements / Qualifications
The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or abilities preferred:
• Experience demonstrating the ability to perform required home repair tasks
• Driver’s license and dependable transportation. Must have required insurance for vehicle
• Ability to relate with people of diverse backgrounds
• Work independently, as well as a member of a team to accomplish tasks
• Ability to climb, crawl, bend, stoop, lift up to 80 pounds. Ability to stand for long periods of time, climb ladders.
• Ability to read and interpret work orders
• Preferred experience of 1 or more years in home construction or repair
• Trade specific experience is preferred but not necessary
Benefits:
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS:
• Paid week off for Christmas break
• Possibility of pay increase after 90 days
• Annual pay increases on anniversary date
• Tool/Work boot reimbursements
People Working Cooperatively is an equal opportunity employer
Skills Required
- Active driver’s license
- Vehicle insurance and dependable transportation
- Minimum 1 year home remodeling/maintenance experience
- Ability to perform trade-specific construction tasks (carpentry, drywall, tile, minor electrical, minor plumbing, roofing, concrete, painting, insulation)
- Ability to climb, crawl, bend, stoop, lift up to 80 pounds, stand for long periods, and climb ladders
- Ability to read and interpret work orders
- Ability to relate to people of diverse backgrounds and work independently and in a team
- Complete required recordkeeping in electronic format
What We Do
People Working Cooperatively is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing critical home repairs, energy conservation, and accessibility modification services for low-income homeowners. Their mission is to help residents in southwestern Ohio, northern Kentucky, and southeast Indiana remain independent and healthy in their homes, often serving individuals facing challenges due to illness, disability, or job loss.
