Facilities Assistant (Bilingual) - Bayland Community Center

Position Description Working At Harris County Precinct 4: You will be surrounded by team members who bring "heart, hustle, and higher standards" to work each day.

These leaders advance opportunity and justice as they deliver services to and advocate for the residents of Harris County.

The team you will be joining is innovative, dynamic, and forward-looking.

What you will do for Harris County Precinct 4 (HCP4) Harris County Precinct 4 seeks a bilingual Facilities Assistant to maintain the external and internal appearance of Bayland Community Center.

This position maintains the physical building and assists with routine community center needs.

This position will warrant evening and/or weekend work hours.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: * Maintain cleanliness of the center daily by taking out trash, dusting surfaces, cleaning windows, vacuuming carpets, sweeping, mopping floors, and using cleaning supplies and equipment.

* Wash and sanitize restrooms.

* Complete simple repairs and landscaping activities such as changing light bulbs and air filters, unclogging drains, fixing minor leaks, replacing broken switches, applying caulk, minor door repairs, garden maintenance, watering plants, and small area mowing.

* Report major damages.

* Assist center participants and groups.

* Set-up and break down rooms.

* Assist in the office, answering phones when necessary.

* Secure facilities after operating hours by locking doors and setting the alarm.

* Other duties as assigned.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer If you need special services or accommodations, please call or email Requirements Experience: * One (1) month of related experience and/or training as a facilities assistant.

Licensure: * Valid Texas driver's license with a good driving record.

Language: * Bilingual fluency, preferably Spanish Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: * Knowledge of use and maintenance of industrial cleaning equipment.

* Familiarity with basic landscaping and handyman practices.

* Familiarity with building systems like HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems.

* Basic skills in minor repairs, troubleshooting, and maintenance of facilities.

* Understanding of occupational health and safety practices to maintain a secure environment.

* Must possess physical ability to carry out job responsibilities, willing to work flexible hours, ability to work well with public; possess good judgement skills and exhibit willingness to accept direction; must have the ability to work with minimal supervision.

* Ability to work independently and without direct supervision at times.

* Ability to work some evenings and weekends.

* Be honest, trustworthy, respectful, flexible, and demonstrate sound work ethics.

* The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Employees are subject to transfer to any department or location as needed.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application.

You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration.

"See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

Preferences Education: * High school diploma or general education degree (GED) (preferred) General Information Position Type, Salary and Typical Hours of Work: * Regular Full-time 40 hours per week * This may include weekends and holidays.

Location: * Bayland Community Center Physical Demands and Work Environment: * The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, talk or hear, and smell.

* The employee must regularly lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions.

The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/ or humid conditions and airborne particles.

Featured Benefits: Harris County employees receive a competitive salary plus medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost to the employee after the first two months of full-time continued employment.

Vacation, sick-time, and floating holidays allow our employees to recharge and balance work and personal time.

Mandatory participation in our retirement program allows employees to save for retirement.

Various other benefits and discounts lead to the satisfaction and engagement of our employees.

HARRIS COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER If you need special services or accommodations, please call or email . Employment is contingent upon passing a background check and drug screen.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

Not Applicable 01 Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

* High School or GED diploma * Associate Degree * Bachelor's Degree * Master's Degree or higher * None of the above 02 Which of the following best describes your verifiable related experience and/or training as a facilities assistant?

(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history) * Less than one (1) month * One (1) month or more but less than two (2) months * Two (2) months or more but less than three (3) months * Three (3) or more months * I do not have this experience 03 This role involves performing minor repairs, such as changing light bulbs, fixing leaks, and unclogging drains.

Can you describe your experience with similar tasks and how you approach troubleshooting a repair issue?

(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history) 04 Which of the following do you have working knowledge of and/or experience with?

[Select all that apply.] * Familiarity with basic landscaping and handyman practices.

* Familiarity with building systems like HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems.

* Basic skills in minor repairs, troubleshooting, and maintenance of facilities.

* Understanding of occupational health and safety practices to maintain a secure environment.

* None of the above 05 If you made a selection in regard to the previous question, please describe your professional knowledge and/or experience.

NOTE: Please DO NOT use "See Resume" as we do not use resumes for qualifications.

(Type N/A if not applicable) 06 For this position, a valid Texas Driver's License is required.

Please choose the option that best describes your situation: * Yes, I currently hold a valid Texas Driver's License.

* Yes, I possess a valid Out-of-State Driver's License, but I am aware that I must acquire a valid Texas Driver's License before the start date.

* No, I do not currently have a driver's license, but I commit to obtaining one before the start date.

* No, I do not currently have a valid driver's license.

07 Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions: Advanced: A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data.

Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code.

Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.

Intermediate: A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports.

Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel.

Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms.

Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.

Basic: A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup.

Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions.

Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.

Entry Level: A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel.

Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents.

Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

* Advanced * Intermediate * Basic * Entry Level * Not proficient 08 Which of the following language(s) are you bilingual and fluent?

Select all that apply: * English and Spanish * English and Vietnamese * English and Chinese * English and Arabic * English and Urdu * English and Tagalog * English and Other Language(s) * None of the Above Required Question Employer Harris County Address 1111 Fannin St Ste.

600 Houston, Texas, 77002 Phone Website