Career Opportunity! Employment with the Helena Housing Authority (HHA) offers a unique opportunity to positively impact the lives of HHA residents and serve the Helena Community as well as the team that supports recipients. HHA team members work together on a variety of projects to meet an essential goal: to provide safe and affordable housing and related services to eligible, low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled.

The Helena Housing Authority seeks a Maintenance Technician responsible for maintaining and repairing buildings, electrical, mechanical & plumbing systems, and grounds features.

DUTIES INCLUDE

Maintenance and repair of doors, windows, gates, walls, floors, roofs, and other building features using knowledge of carpentry, cabinetry, drywall, tiling, roofing, and skill in the use of a variety of hand and power tools; Maintenance and repair of building utilities, appliances, and mechanical systems using knowledge of plumbing, electrical, heating/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC), and welding; and Manual and semi-skilled tasks in maintaining the landscape using knowledge of lawns, trees, shrubs, and other plants and a variety of hand tools, power tools, and equipment. This position may involve remediating contaminated units, conducting inspections, and/or pest management.

QUALIFICATIONS TO JOIN OUR TEAM

Requires the equivalent of high school graduation with vocational coursework and three years of experience in construction and/or maintenance, a driver’s license, and acceptable background check.

This position requires a rotating on-call commitment, shared among the large team. Living within 30 minutes of the shop and/or being able to respond within 30 minutes to an emergency call are an expectation of the person who holds this position.

ANTICIPATED NEW HIRE PAY RANGE

$19.33 - $23.29 per hour depending on qualifications plus a generous benefit package including significant paid leave.

OPPORTUNITIES

HHA offers a competitive wage with opportunity for career advancement through our Maintenance Technician Career Ladder providing highly experienced and skilled, high performing individuals promotion opportunities to earn up to $30.64 an hour.

BENEFITS

HHA offers great benefits including participation in the Montana Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and Deferred Compensation plans; Health, Vision and Dental Insurance with contributions to a health savings plan; Short-Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment with optional coverages; and a generous paid leave program including 11 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 15 days of vacation leave per year.

PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF)

Employment with Helena Housing Authority may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF. Check if you qualify at https://myfedloan.org/borrowers/special-programs

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a cover letter, resume and completed HHA Application Form either electronically to gross[at]cmsmontana.com or by mail to CMS, Attn: Greg Ross, P.O. Box 1251, Helena, MT 59624. The HHA Application can be downloaded from this site: https://hhamt.org/employment/. For optimum formatting, please save the file to your computer before filling our the application.

JOB DETAILS

Pay: $19.33 - $23.29 per hour
Job type: Full-time
Schedule: 8 hour shift, Monday to Friday, On call
Benefits:
Health insurance
Paid time off
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance

Position is open until filled. We look forward to talking with you.

Questions: please call 406-442-4934 or email gross[at]cmsmontana.com.

Helena Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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