Facility Operations Assistant 1 - Broome - Valley Ridge CIT location
Full Time
Norwich, NY 13815
Posted
Job description
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Labor Class: There are no education or experience qualifications for this class. Applicants must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and be able to understand and carry out written or oral instructions. When required to operate motor vehicles, incumbents must possess a valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle being operated.
Labor Class: There are no education or experience qualifications for this class. Applicants must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and be able to understand and carry out written or oral instructions. When required to operate motor vehicles, incumbents must possess a valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle being operated.
- As of February 26, 2022, all OPWDD employees assigned to this location must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. There is no testing option in lieu of vaccination for employees assigned to this location.
Duties Description
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintains the appearance and conditions of grounds at State facilities.
- Cleans grounds by sweeping, raking, shoveling, and removing debris, leaves, branches, etc.
- Clears sites and prepares them for planting by raking, tilling soil, adding mulch, and digging.
- Plants seeds, bushes, trees, etc. using hand or power equipment.
- Cuts grass using lawnmowers; fertilizes and waters grounds; prunes bushes and trees; removes or transplants bushes or trees.
- Removes dead trees by cutting and splitting logs using chainsaws, sledgehammers, and wedges.
- Loads trucks with debris, logs, dirt, etc. using hand or power equipment.
- May construct, repair or paint fences.
- Maintains roads, walkways, and parking lots at State facilities.
- Breaks up concrete to repair holes using hand or power equipment.
- Mixes and applies concrete and asphalt for patches.
- Removes trash and debris from roads, walkways, and parking lots by sweeping and shoveling by hand.
- Removes snow and ice from walkways by shoveling and operating snow removal equipment.
- Plows roads and parking lots with trucks and tractors.
- Mixes salt, sand, and calcium for use on walkways and roads and spreads by hand or power equipment.
- May perform a variety of manual tasks in support of the building and grounds program.
- Sets up and removes snow fences and markers at fire hydrants and catch basins.
- Performs routine building maintenance work and minor maintenance on tools and power machines.
- Loads and unloads trucks and moves furniture on campus and in the community settings
- Shovels, digs ditches, and installs signs.
- May lead Individuals and others in the performance of grounds and maintenance activities
- Able to work independently or as part of a work team.
- Able to operate a variety of hand and power equipment in a safe manner.
Additional Comments
Please note:
OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas, and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.
Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-9689 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
- As of February 26, 2022, all OPWDD employees assigned to this location must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. There is no testing option in lieu of vaccination for employees assigned to this location.
OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas, and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.
Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-9689 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
- For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
- Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
- In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
- OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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