Maintenance Assistant

St. James Parish in Red Bank, NJ is currently seeking two full-time maintenance/custodial assistants from 7:00 am to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday, servicing its church, rectory, performing arts center, Eck Center gymnasium, St. James Elementary School, and Red Bank Catholic High School. Salary range - $24 - $26 per hour. Requirements:

• Must successfully pass a criminal background check.
• Must be a team player with a positive attitude, willing to work well with other staff members and take direction accordingly.
• Routinely inspect facilities and report any issues on the property requiring maintenance attention.
• Must possess basic troubleshooting skills and prioritization skills for handling a busy complex.
• Must possess skills necessary to perform a variety of simple maintenance/minor repair activities on the interior/exterior areas of the property, including, but not limited to, painting, drywall, clearing drain clogs, repairing toilets, replacing lighting as needed, restocking restrooms, and assisting teachers with simple maintenance requests.
• Must be physically able to lift up to 50 lb. items independently.
• Possess the ability to operate various simple power equipment necessary to perform preventive maintenance, minor repairs, and maintain property cleanliness.
• Must be physically able to set up and break down a large number of chairs and equipment for various events.
• Periodically inspect air handling, replace filters and grease components as needed, and maintain logs of this preventative maintenance work.
• Custodial duties as needed in various buildings of the complex. This may include emptying trash cans, sweeping sidewalks, wet mopping sidewalks, operating a steam cleaner, and operating a hand vacuum.
• Assist in inventory control/management/record keeping.
• May perform additional maintenance duties as assigned.
• Additional salary bonus consideration for candidates possessing NJ low-pressure boiler black seal license.

Interested candidates may send their resume to Maureen O’Connor, Human Resources/Payroll Manager at [email protected], or mail to St. James Church 94 Broad Street Red Bank, NJ 07701.