Job description

Buckingham has an immediate opening for an experienced PART-TIME Apartment Porter supporting building maintenance and curb appeal efforts of a multi-resident Affordable Housing apartment complex at its Villa Paseo Palms in Paso Robles, California!

The selected individual will have a working knowledge of basic property maintenance and cleaning methods, will balance team and individual responsibilities while maximizing curb appeal and overall community appearance, will be self-driven with great follow though, is dependable and will always provide outstanding customer service to residents and fellow employees.

The PART-TIME Porter works under the direction of the Maintenance Supervisor and/or District Supervisor in providing superior groundskeeping of our complex at all times. He/she will act as a partner with the Maintenance Technician and/or Community Manager in the completion of groundskeeping tasks and other areas of responsibility .

This PART-TIME position requires good knowledge of basic groundskeeping and cleaning methods, and basic maintenance practices and procedures.

While other duties may be added, the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of the position include:

• Promotes positive, proactive co-worker and resident interactions to ensure the Buckingham experience of high-quality property management.
• Physically walks the property on a daily and frequent basis to maximize curb appeal and overall community appearance and preservation of community office, pool area, laundry rooms, stairways and breezeways, dumpster areas, recreation areas, grounds adjacent to the road and in front of the community office, walkways to and from, and in-between buildings, parking lots and drives.
• Physically walks the property on a daily and frequent basis and removes litter, debris, cigarette butts and pet droppings from the grounds particularly ensuring that the following areas remain neat and free of litter at all times: community office, pool area, laundry rooms, stairways and breezeways, dumpster areas, recreation areas, grounds adjacent to the road and in front of the community office, walkways to and from, and in-between buildings, parking lots and drive.
• Physically walks the property on a daily and frequent basis and cleans and rakes shrub areas; shovels mud when necessary. Uses blower to keep sidewalks and walking areas clean of loose grass and brush.
• Physically walks the property on a daily basis and assists Maintenance Technician, or in his/her absence, in the checking and replacement of exterior lighting on a daily basis.
• Assists Maintenance Technician with light maintenance work as needed. Performs light maintenance on property as requested by Maintenance Technician, Community Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, District Supervisor, and/or member of management.
• Assists Maintenance Technician with various physical tasks as directed; e.g., tearing down fences, digging post holes, carrying abandoned sofas, etc.
• Performs interior and exterior painting duties when requested. Carries buckets of paint from storage area to work site.
• Completes minor and routine service requests when requested. Follows procedures when service requests are performed.
• Performs detailed cleaning of assigned areas including, but not limited to, washing buildings, cleaning amenities, community rooms, laundry rooms, restrooms, fitness rooms, pool area and BBQ areas
• Cleans windows and pressure washes common areas.
• Wipes, scrubs, dusts, sweeps, mops, vacuums, as required.
• Performs "trash-out" duties at vacated units on a daily basis. Removes all abandoned furniture, trash, boxes, etc. Transfers to dumpster or storage area, whichever is applicable.
• Transfers trash and other items left outside of dumpster into dumpster. Picks-up and sweeps area. Keeps dumpster/compactor doors closed at all times.
• Responsible for daily cleanup of trash, trash bins, and loose debris, and disposes of any waste according to safety guidelines.
• Helps clean and maintain storage and maintenance shop areas. Ensures that storage areas always remain locked when not in use.
• Performs work area clean-up and practices proper safety protocol at all times. Identifies and resolves safety hazards throughout the property, including but not limited to burnt out lights, sprinkler heads, pools of water
• Observes condition of property throughout the community and immediately reports and/or initiates action to correct unsafe conditions to the Maintenance Technician and/or Community Manager. If timely response does not occur, reports unsafe conditions to the Maintenance Supervisor, District Supervisor, and/or member of management (as appropriate).
• Participation in monthly, quarterly and annual inspections, as needed, of all units, buildings, common areas, performing janitorial assistance as needed.
• Ensures daily communication with Community Manager and/or Maintenance Technician as to status of groundskeeping and other areas of responsibility.
• Provides Community Manager with Bulk Item pick up list to avoid excessive accumulation of items on the premises.
• Delivers packages, notes, letters and flyers to residents at the request of the Community Manager.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Buckingham will supply and take care of all tools and equipment that are required or are necessary to do the job. Employees are not authorized to use their own tools or equipment.

BUSINESS TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Qualified applicants must have reliable transportation for business travel purposes.

Are of a local nature (within 100 miles) up to ¼ of time. Employees are reimbursed for the approved use of their personal automobile on official Buckingham business.

Individuals who are required to use their personal automobiles for business travel must provide evidence of liability insurance coverage as well as evidence of and maintenance of a valid driver’s license upon hire and in accordance with Buckingham policy.

SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION

While the typical schedule for this PART-TIME position is 25 hours per week (Monday - Friday: 8-1 p.m.) additional hours may be available and/or necessary on holidays and during evenings and/or weekends, according to the needs of the business.

Compensation for this PART-TIME, hourly non-exempt position is $16.00 - $16.00 per hour.

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, submit an Employment Application to careers"at"buckinghampm"dot"com, fax to Buckingham Human Resources at (559) 452-8255, or mail to Buckingham Property Management, P.O. Box 5477, Fresno, CA 93755. Picture files will not be accepted so please ensure that application materials are submitted as PDF files.

While resumes and cover letters may be submitted, as well, all applicants are required to submit an Employment Application. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

All employment offers are “conditional” upon successful completion of all pre-employment requirements including, but not limited to, post-offer/pre-employment criminal background check, credit report (permissible under California Labor Code section 1024.5 if you are applying for or work in a position that affords regular access to bank or credit card account information, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth), verification of previous employment, motor vehicle report (if applicable to the position), and/or reference checks.

Unless or until an offer of employment has no contingencies or conditions, you should not take any action that could result in financial loss if a conditional offer is withdrawn, such as giving notice of intent to terminate your current employment, selling real estate, or incurring any other costs associated with accepting employment with Buckingham Property Management. No such activity should be undertaken until after you have been informed by Buckingham Property Management that an employment offer is no longer conditional.

Buckingham Property Management will consider qualified applicants for employment who have criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws.

Buckingham Property Management will provide reasonable accommodation to any applicant who needs assistance in completing our employment application. If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us about your interest in employment at careers"at"buckinghampm"dot"com. Alternatively, you can call us at (559) 801-0730. NOTE: This email address and phone number is not for general employment inquiries.

Buckingham Property Management’s policy is to fill every position without regard to race, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law), ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.

Buckingham Property Management maintains a Drug-Free Workplace.

BUCKINGHAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IS FULLY COMMITTED TO FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION and therefore relies upon the employees it hires in following through on that commitment.

*This Job Posting does not necessarily represent an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or competencies associated with this job. While this Job Posting is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change without formal revision of the Job Posting or Job Description.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $16.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Paso Robles, CA 93446: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person

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