Status: Permanent, Full-time

Hourly Wage - $ 26.92 to $28.70

Location, Vancouver, BC

Schedule: 7am to 3pm - Monday to Friday

Job Summary:

Coast Mental Health is looking to add an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to our properties team. This position provides meaningful work that makes a difference daily to the people we serve. Under the direction of the Properties Manager or designate, this position is responsible for performing a variety of building interior and exterior maintenance including cleaning as assigned Coast properties in accordance with the mission, objectives and principles of the Coast Foundation Society and the properties division.

Typical Duties:

• Coordinate the daily work assignments to the staff including: scheduling within established guidelines.
• Performs miscellaneous functions such as scheduling, timesheets, purchase orders, petty cash and confirmation of deliveries; review and manage daily logs, provide notice to tenants and programming staff; coordinate with Properties admin to assign maintenance requests and ensure timely completion of same.
• Perform building inspections and provide input to Managers in preparing annual plans for: Maintenance and cleaning routines (internal and external), servicing of equipment and vehicles, emergency preparedness, landscaping and grounds maintenance and fire drills. Senior Building Operator will be required to go on-call rotation during after-hours and weekends.
• Responsible for checking and restocking housekeeping supplies and adherence to WHMIS guidelines.
• Assisting the Properties Manager in coordinating the miscellaneous work of outside contractors.
• Preparation and organizing repairs and cleaning of vacant suite to accommodate new tenant.
• Facilitating access to Coast properties and assist all trades and services when necessary plus Statutory Officials such as contractors, Fire Inspectors, Police and Boiler Inspectors, assist other trades personnel when required with their duties.

• Direct staff, volunteers and students with daily work assignments based on operational needs, perform the duties of the building operator as assigned.
• This position will be required to go on-call rotation during evenings and weekends to respond to building emergency.

Job Qualifications * Required Qualifications

• Grade 12 education or equivalent, a Certificate in Building Service/Cleaning from a recognized college or equivalent combination of education, training and minimum 3 years of related experience is preferred.
• A valid B.C Class 5 Driver's license and possess a vehicle for work related duties
• A Ministry of Justice Criminal Record clearance required if hired Knowledge and abilities
• Possess good organizational skills and must be able to prioritize and coordinate repairs and maintenance
• Excellent written and verbal communication and an ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position
• Ability to operate related equipment and able to lift 20 Lbs. as needed.
• A WHMIS and First Aid Certificate is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in maintaining building interior and exterior repairs and maintenance including cleaning
• Knowledge and experience in the operation and repair of mechanical, electrical and building components and landscaping
• Knowledge and experience with cleaning equipment and supply and their appropriate applications
• Experience with MS Word, Excel, Maintenance Connection is an asset

About Coast
Coast Mental Health (Coast) is one of the largest mental health non-profit societies in Canada and operates a large array of innovative housing and community-based rehabilitation services for people with a mental illness living in and around Vancouver. Coast operates in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia providing approximately 1000 people with supportive housing and 4000 clients living in the community with a wide variety of programs and services.

Coast fosters a client-driven, recovery-oriented environment that promotes restoring health, personal growth and a return to society for individuals with a mental illness through advocacy and providing direct programs and services. Coast is deeply invested in cultural safety, reconciliation, and anti-racism. Our employees receive training on cultural humility, trauma-informed practice, and inclusive leadership. We strive to reflect the communities we serve and value lived experience alongside professional qualifications.

Why Coast

• We recognize safety as a top priority for the organization.
• We believe in our people and recognize hard work.
• We operate client-centered care under the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation.
• We offer a variety of work placement opportunities within the organization.
• We strive to be the best that we can be.
• We hold Exemplary Standing with Accreditation Canada.
• We have been recognized with numerous awards for our innovative programming.
• We care about our employees, and believe in living our values and culture throughout the organization

Some of the Benefits we Offer

• 100% employer-paid benefits for employees and their families.
• Vision Care, Dental Care, Prescription Drugs, Naturopath, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Group Life, Massage therapy, Physiotherapy, and Unlimited Out-of-Province and Out-of-Country Emergencies.
• General sick-leave accruals.
• Long-term disability programs. Short-term disability programs available to exempt positions only.
• 5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year.
• 8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program, which includes personal counselling, Life Coaching, Financial Coaching, Legal Referral and Advisory Services, and Health Coaching. In addition, Coast provides a cognitive behavioural therapy program (CBT abilities program) and Headversity for managing a variety of life issues and includes self-paced therapeutic support.
• Municipal Pension Plan with guaranteed lifetime monthly pension when you retire. More information can be found at: https://mpp.pensionsbc.ca.

***For any unionized positions, current/internal Coast employees must apply within seven (7) days of the posting date with their internal UKG account (using their Coast email address), in order to be considered as an internal applicant. Current/internal Coast employees who apply to a unionized position using an external account (or email), or after the seven (7) day deadline will be considered an external candidate. In this case, seniority will not be considered.***

Coast Mental Health is committed to creating a culture of diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion or disability.