Maintenance Worker

Hull Services has an organizational commitment to pursuing truth and reconciliation, decolonization and anti-oppression.

About Us:

Hull Services has had a long reputation for providing leading edge child, youth, and family mental health services. We work with children, youth and families who have experienced mental health struggles, behavioural problems, developmental delay, neglect, abuse and trauma. Hull offers them an opportunity to seek well-being and happiness, with a focus on mental health. Hull’s vision is for resilient young people and families to thrive within communities that support their mental health and well-being. Hull’s programs and services include prevention and early intervention, family-based treatment, school-based services, community group care, campus-based care, adult services and education and training. Located in Calgary, we have been serving Alberta’s young people and families for 60 years, and support over 8,000 young people and families each year.

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The Program:

The Maintenance team is responsible for ensuring all Hull Services buildings, property and grounds are well maintained and in safe and proper working order. This department is critical to the daily operation of our programs in which our employees work and children and youth live.

The Position:

We are looking for a temporary full time Maintenance Worker for a one year contract to support the maintenance team.

Reporting to the Maintenance Team Lead, the Maintenance Worker performs a wide variety of skilled and semiskilled maintenance and repair work requiring a working knowledge of basic carpentry, plumbing and electrical work. The Maintenance Worker responds to routine, urgent, and emergency maintenance needs involving equipment, plumbing, physical structures and fixtures of the Agency.

• Based on a 37.5 hour work week with scheduled lunches and coffee breaks.
• Job involves moderate to heavy physical activity including lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, working at heights, kneeling, crouching, and exposure to varying indoor and outdoor weather conditions.
• Job entails “on-call” responsibilities and availability to work after hours and on weekends as scheduled.
• Flexibility, ability and willingness to learn and perform work related to multiple specialized trades.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform maintenance work in accordance with agency health and safety procedures, applicable regulations, professional standards, and individual training and competency levels while maintaining a safe, respectful, and professional presence in occupied program environments.
• Perform general building maintenance, repairs, minor renovations, groundskeeping, snow removal and seasonal maintenance activities including carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical fixture replacement, appliance repair, seasonal maintenance, and other related tasks within the scope of training and competency.
• Coordinate with qualified contractors for specialized work as required.
• Perform preventative maintenance on building systems, equipment, tools, and related assets, maintaining all equipment and work areas in a safe, clean, organized, and service-ready condition.
• Perform pipefitting, soldering and welding tasks within the scope of training and competency.
• Handle pest control (insect/rodent) issues with commercially available deterrents or coordinating with appropriate professionals (, Cal-Rid Exterminators).
• Inspect buildings, equipment, and systems to identify safety issues on a regular basis. Document monthly inspections on the appropriate form.
• Respond to maintenance requests through the agency work order system (WorxHub) and maintain accurate records of work completed, inspections, preventative maintenance activities, materials used, and follow-up requirements.
• Provide operational support through deliveries, transportation of tools and materials, event support activities, and other general maintenance-related duties as assigned.
• Respond to urgent maintenance issues that may affect safety, building operations, program continuity, or access to agency properties.
• Maintain a continuous learning mindset and participate in ongoing professional development activities.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Facility maintenance or renovation experience; familiarity with trades (, plumbing, carpentry, electrical) an asset.
• Mechanical aptitude and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal and external contacts.
• Excellent interpersonal qualities including flexibility, effective communication and relationship building skills.
• Demonstrated reliability, professionalism, accountability, sound judgement, and commitment to safe work practices.
• Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team.
• Self-motivated, positive and able to take initiative.
• Cross-cultural competence; knowledge of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the recommendations, goals and activities of the commission.
• A Police Information Check, which includes a vulnerable sector search, is required (or is in process of being completed) prior to employment.
• A Child Intervention Record Check is required (or is in process of being completed) prior to employment
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and ability to drive Agency vehicles is required (min. 3 years driving experience with a class 5/GDL class 5 license).