Environmental Specialist

Description

Central City Concern is an innovative nonprofit agency providing comprehensive services to single adults and families in the Portland metro area who are impacted by homelessness, poverty and addictions. We hire people that are skilled and passionate to meet our mission to end homelessness through outcome-based strategies which support personal and community transformation.

The Blackburn Center is an innovative program that will offer integrated housing, health care, and employment services with the long term goal of eliminating homelessness. We seek to change how these services are delivered to all people, especially vulnerable populations.

This position will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team at the Blackburn Center to deliver comprehensive, person-centered, integrated services to the Portland Eastside community. The Blackburn Center Environmental Services Associate is responsible for the janitorial services of the Blackburn Center, an integrated health services and housing facility. This position is an integral member of the facilities team and reports directly to the Blackburn Facilities Operations Manager (FOM) for daily operational matters, performance and services oversight, as well as matters requiring collaboration, optimization, scheduling and coordination.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Blackburn Center, 12121

E. Burnside St. Portland, OR 97216

Compensation: Starting at $18.30/hr could increased based on experience or internal equity

• Must have a High School diploma or GED or be actively pursuing.
• Must have at least six months experience in interior and exterior janitorial cleaning.
• Must have experience in floor care - stripping, waxing, buffing and carpet cleaning.
• Must be able to read, write and understand English.
• Sufficient manual dexterity and physical ability to perform duties.
• Must be able to work outside of normal business hours (swing shift, overnight, weekends, evenings.)
• Must have the ability to work in areas of the Blackburn Center and outside locations.
• May be required to carry a CCC issued smart phone and abide by CCC's phone policies.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and DHS background check.
• Ability to adhere to Central City Concern's drug-free workplace which encourages a safe, healthy and productive work environment and strictly complies with the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988. An employee shall not, in the workplace, unlawfully manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess or use a controlled substance or alcohol.
• Must generally have the ability to walk, bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, reach, pull and lift heavy objects, and climb stairs with reasonable or no accommodation.
• Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, political affiliations, cultural backgrounds, life-styles, and sexual orientations and treat each individual with respect and dignity.
• Ability to adhere to agency's non-discrimination policies.

• The Blackburn Center is a community of caregivers delivering every day on our mission of ending homelessness and providing accessibility to affordable care.
• Environmental services team members are responsible for cleaning all areas of the BBC to provide sanitary, orderly, and an attractive environment.
• Environmental services team members must provide attention to detail, be a team player, and have a strong interest in serving all BBC clients, patients, residents, and visitors.
• Perform all necessary and required janitorial services included in the janitorial specifications as and when scheduled, directed or otherwise necessary.
• Perform cleaning services for common areas including lobbies, hallways, entrance areas and breakrooms. Daily Services include vacuuming high traffic areas, sweeping, dust mopping, wet mopping emptying trach cans and replacing liners, spot cleaning stains and spills (including bio-hazard) on all surfaces. Weekly services include detailed wall-to-wall vacuuming, spot cleaning walls and cleaning glass surfaces and doors. Monthly services include detailed high and low dusting and annual services include furniture cleaning twice per year.
  
  Schedule of services are typical and subject to change.
• Perform cleaning services for restrooms. Daily services include sweeping, dust mopping, wet mopping emptying trach cans and replacing liners, spot cleaning stains and spills on all surfaces (including bio-hazard). Clean and disinfect sinks, waste receptacles, baby stations and mirrors. Weekly services include spot cleaning of walls and partitions and monthly services include washing partitions, detailed high dusting and deep cleaning of floors.
  
  Schedule of services are typical and subject to change.
• Perform cleaning services for office, conference room and meeting spaces. Daily services include vacuuming high traffic areas, sweeping, dust mopping, wet mopping, emptying trach cans…