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Maintenance Worker - Temporary Position  

Category Facilities  
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Job Title: Maintenance Worker

Department: Facilities

Immediate Supervisor: Facilities Maintenance Supervisor | Facilities Director

Supervises: None

Pay Grade: NE6 - $19.13 - $25.87

Hiring Range: $19.13 - $22.50

Status: Temporary (40-hours per week for 6 months) not eligible for benefits

Classification: Non-exempt / eligible for overtime

Primary Place of Work: 495 Apex Valley Road, Black Hawk, CO

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Primary Responsibility: The Maintenance Worker takes care of snow removal, repair, cleaning and groundskeeping for Gilpin County buildings.

Duties:

The duties listed below are representative of, but do not necessarily include, all the duties and responsibilities that an individual in this position may be called upon to perform.

General

  • Performs equipment and/or manual operation in facility maintenance and repair work, including drain clearing, furniture moving, furniture assembling, door repair, flooring repair, filter changes, lighting repair, equipment maintenance.
  • Performs snow plowing, shoveling and other whether related duties.
  • Maintains daily time and materials records.
  • Cleans work area, the shop, tools, equipment, vehicles and grounds.
  • Serves on-call as required. Responds to after-hour emergency calls in accordance with department policies.
  • Performs appropriate duties as assigned by the Facilities Maintenance Supervisor and Project Manager or Facilities Director as needed to stabilize an emergency situation.
  • May be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays.
  • May work a varying schedule and/or shift.
  • Includes but are not limited to the use of the following: hand tools, backhoes, front-end loaders, snowplows, excavators, utility vehicles, saws, pumps, pressure washers, air compressor and tools, wheelbarrows, and hydraulic tools.
  • May be required to support custodial operations and other duties as assigned.

Ability to:

  • Read chemical labels and material safety data sheets (MSDS).
  • Ability to learn the basic procedures for maintenance and minor adjustments or repair of light and heavy equipment.
  • Ability to learn and apply safety procedures and regulations
  • Ability to learn the safe and proper operation of a variety of light and heavy equipment
  • Ability to learn to read and interpret plans, maps, diagrams, and construction drawings.
  • Ability to acquire skill in detecting equipment malfunctions and taking proper corrective action.
  • Ability to use standard office equipment, computer equipment, and software, including word processing, spreadsheet applications, and electronic mail.
  • Ability to communicate, understand and comply with verbal and written instructions.
  • Ability to safely and lawfully operate a motor vehicle.
  • Ability to demonstrate self-motivation and decisional capacity to resolve issues in accordance with workplace and county policies.
  • Communicate with strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Effectively communicate and interact with all levels of the organization; and the ability to listen.
  • Work efficiently and effectively as a team member. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, vendors, public officials, government agency representatives, and the public.
  • Work independently with direction.
 
Position Requirements

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

Experience and Work Ethic

  • Exceptional problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
  • Ability to exercise professional judgment and organization skills.
  • Creativity and ability to remain flexible in a changing environment.
  • High degree of ethics and integrity.
  • Interest in ensuring County codes are adhered to regardless of personal feelings or relationship associated with individual matters.

Civic Minded

  • Must possess strong community interest, while understanding the County government organization, function, policy rules and regulations.
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member.
  • Ability to review and evaluate operating procedures and recommend improvements.
  • Use of professional and personal discretion to protect the County from any actual and/or perceived appearances of impropriety.
  • Applicate Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.
  • Personal Responsiveness
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, elected and appointed officials, businesses, the general public and with the ability to communicate effectively.
  • Self-directed and self-motivated in job-related tasks.
  • Commitment that employment with the County is primary to all other forms of employment.
  • Be punctual and prompt for work and meetings.
  • Locate, organize, and retrieve department records and files in a timely fashion.

Education / Licensure

  1. High School diploma or GED

OR

b. Any combination of experience and education that would provide the required abilities, knowledge and skills as determined by Gilpin County may be substituted for the requirements above.

 

Mental/Physical Demands:

  • Required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, and climb, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, crawl, perform repetitive motion, and repeatedly twist the upper body.
  • Lift and carry materials and custodial equipment weighing up to 80 pounds.
  • Work in wet, humid conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, and work precarious places.
  • Exposure to chemicals, fumes or airborne particles.
  • Working near moving mechanical parts.
  • Risk of electrical shock and explosive gases.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this position include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, as well as depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of requirements, duties and responsibilities. Gilpin County provides reasonable job-related accommodations for disabled persons. Must pass drug screen and pre-employment screening.

*Part-time and Temporary staff are ineligible for the following benefits; medical, dental, vision, 401A, Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability plans in additional to Long-term care. See the benefit details at the end of the job posting for part-time options.

Benefits for Full Time Employees:

Paid Holidays: Gilpin County provides 13 paid holidays per calendar year. An employee will be paid eight (8) hours per holiday.

Vacation: The first year of employment, (based on the anniversary of the hire date) full-time employees shall earn 3 hours of paid vacation leave bi-weekly. After that time, leave shall accrue as follows:

  • Two through five years – four (4) hours each bi-weekly pay period.
  • Six through ten years – six (6) hours each bi-weekly pay period.
  • Eleven years and more – eight (8) hours each bi-weekly pay period.

Full-Time employees are encouraged to take their earned vacation leave each year. At the end of the last pay period in December, each regular full-time employee’s accrued vacation leave hours will be reduced to 208 hours and will be carried overed into the next calendar year.

Sick Leave: Full-Time employees shall accrue four (4) hours of sick leave each bi-weekly pay period. The maximum sick leave that may be accumulated by such an employee is 600 hours.

Personal Leave: Full time employees will receive 30 hours of personal leave per year. Personal time cannot be rolled over to the following year and will not be paid out. Personal time will be added to employees balance the first pay period of the new year. Employees hired throughout the year will receive personal time on a pro-rated basis, based on the quarter year that they are hired. Q1 30 hours, Q2 22.5 hours, Q3 15 hours, Q4 7.5 hours.

Medical Plans: Gilpin County offers two medical plans with Kaiser and United Health Care. Gilpin County offers a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for all employees to cover co-pays, deductibles, and other medical expenses. Employees are eligible for benefits the first of the month following 30 days of service. This HRA card will have $3,000.00 on it for an individual or $6,000.00 for a family. Both plans have a max out of pocket for $1,000 individual or $2,000 per family after the use of the HRA card.

United Health Care cost monthly:

Employee Only Employee and Spouse Employee and Child(ren) Employee and Family

$20.70 $43.45 $38.25 $59.98

Kaiser Permanente cost monthly:

Employee Only Employee and Spouse Employee and Child(ren) Employee and Family

$18.60 $39.08 $34.43 $53.98

Dental Plan: Gilpin County offers dental coverage through Delta Dental. Individual deductible at $50 and family deductible at $150. In network and at a PPO provider coverage for preventative and diagnostic services are covered 100%, basic services covered at 80%, major services at 50%, and ortho covered at 50% with a $2,000 max. The plan offers a “Right Start 4 Kids” plan that covers children up to their 13th birthday at 100% with no deductible. Annual max out of pocket for this plan is $2,000.

Delta Dental costs monthly:

Employee Only Employee and Spouse Employee and Child(ren) Employee and Family

$0.00 $14.00 $52.20 $70.20

Vision Plan: Gilpin County offers vision coverage through VSP. In network coverage includes copays at $10, $175 per pair of either one prescription eyeglasses or contacts yearly and discounts on Lasik.

VSP Vision costs monthly:

Employee Only Employee and Spouse Employee and Child(ren) Employee and Family

$0.00 $3.60 $3.80 $6.20

Retirement: Gilpin County offers a mandatory 401(A) plan as well as optional 457b or 457 Roth plans. You are immediately 100% vested day 1 into your retirement accounts. The mandatory 401a plan requires that you contribute 5% and Gilpin County will match 5% into your retirement account. The optional 457b plans may be started, stopped, and changed anytime during your employment

Life Insurance: Gilpin County provides at no cost to you a $50,000 life insurance policy for yourself. Supplemental employee coverage in increments of $10,000 with a max of $500,000. Supplemental spouse coverage in increments of $5,000 with a max of $150,000. Supplement child(ren) policy with a benefit amount of $20,000 per child. Guarantee issue amounts of $150,000 for employee, $30,000 for spouse without having to complete evidence of insurability valid during new hire enrollment.

Short-Term Disability: Short-term disability pays 60% of your earnings with a max of $1,000 per week for up to 11 weeks. Benefits begin on day 15 and your first two weeks you will have to cover with sick or vacation time.

Long-Term Disability: Long-term disability kicks in after 90 consecutive calendar days of a qualified disability. The plan will pay 60% of your earnings with a max of $5,000 monthly.

Long Term Care: In the event that you are injured and need to be treated at a care facility, Gilpin County provides coverage at no cost to you. The plan provides up to $2,000 per month, and up to 3 years in a facility. If you would like to add supplements coverage for a greater amount per month or a longer term, supplemental coverage is available for you to purchase.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): EAP is provided through Triad for employees and members of your household. Services are confidential and available 24/7. A wide variety of services including but not limited to: Emotion well-being support with up to 6 Counseling sessions per issue each year. Daily life assistance guidance on a variety of topics. Online resources with articles, assessments, search tools, webinars. Free 30-minute consultations on legal services and financial services. A discount center to find deals on products, services, travel and more!

Gilpin County Parks & Recreation Discount: You will receive 20% most services such as childcare, leagues, rentals, gym memberships, in house classes but does not include contract classes.

Benefits for Part Time and Temporary Employees:

Sick Leave: Leave accrues at the rate of 1 hours of sick leave per 30 hours worked to a maximum of 45 hours per year.

Retirement: As a part time or temporary employee you may participate in the optional 457b or 457 Roth plan. These plans may be started, stopped, and changed anytime during your employment.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): EAP is provided through Triad for employees and members of your household. Services are confidential and available 24/7. A wide variety of services including but not limited to: Emotion well-being support with up to 6 Counseling sessions per issue each year. Daily life assistance guidance on a variety of topics. Online resources with articles, assessments, search tools, webinars. Free 30-minute consultations on legal services and financial services. A discount center to find deals on products, services, travel and more!

Gilpin County Parks & Recreation Discount: You will receive 20% most services such as childcare, leagues, rentals, gym memberships, in house classes but does not include contract classes.

 
Full-Time/Part-Time -unspecified-  
Salary Information Pay Grade: NE6 - $19.13 - $25.87Hiring Range: $19.13 - $22.50  
Benefits Statement  
Close Date  
Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt  
Open Date 2/21/2024  
Location Apex Facililty  
About the Organization Gilpin County is a rural community in Colorado's high country, neighboring the Continental Divide, yet less than an hour west of downtown Denver. Residents enjoy a quality of life enhanced by the vast recreational opportunities offered by Golden Gate State Park, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, the limited-stakes gaming in Black Hawk and Central City, an amazing recreation center and fairgrounds, low taxes and financially secure local government.



 
EOE Statement We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.  

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