A healthy community begins at home. REACH provides quality affordable housing, 

and opportunities for individuals, families, and communities to thrive 

Job Description

Title: Building Porter                                                                                          Department: Property Management

FLSA Status: Non-exempt                                                                                 Reports to: Community Manager

Flex Status: On-site                                                                                       Effective: December 2018

Salary Range: $17.02hr. - $19.91 hr.

REACH is an equal opportunity employer that strives to create a 

diverse workforce and an inclusive culture

REACH believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success.   That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities.  Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not limit the employee nor the organization to just the work identified.  It is our expectation that each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors. 

All REACH staff share a commitment to anti-racism; the identification and elimination of racism by actively changing oppressive systems, structures, policies, and attitudes so that historic and future harm can be eliminated for communities of color. 

REACH offers a generous Benefits Package (full-time employees) including:

• 401k 
• Medical, HSA, FSA
• Dental
• Life, AD&D
• Supplemental & More

Position Summary: 

A Building Porter will be responsible for enhancing and maintaining the cleanliness of all interior and exterior areas of the property. Physically walk the property on a frequent basis and remove litter, debris and pet droppings from the grounds. It is especially critical that the following areas always remain neat and free of litter: community rooms, laundry rooms, mail rooms, dumpster areas, recreation areas, grounds adjacent to the road, in front of entrance, walkways to and from and in-between buildings. 

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities: 

• Interior and exterior painting. 
• Cleaning apartments and common areas. 
• Checking and replacing exterior lighting. 
• Removing litter, debris, and pet droppings from the grounds.
• Removing abandoned furniture, trash, and boxes. 
• Detailing property including cleaning and raking shrub areas and keeping sidewalks and walking areas clean of loose grass and brush.
• Repairing and replacing window screens.
• Assisting with various physical tasks as directed e.g., digging holes, tearing down fences. 
• Assisting with "make-ready" duties; cleaning and maintaining storage areas.
• Distributing resident communications.
• Performing work area clean-up and safety related duties
• Transfer trash and other items left outside of dumpster into dumpster.
• Pick-up and sweep area. Keep dumpster doors closed on windy days.
• Detail property on regular basis. Rake shrubs, shovel mud, when necessary. Use blower to keep sidewalks and walking areas clear of loose grass and brush. 
• Use blower to keep sidewalks, curbs and walking areas clear of loose grass and brush.
• Shovel snow, plow and salt or use ice melt, as needed. 
• Always maintain awareness of proper safety precautions. 
• Pressure wash sidewalks, driveways and garages as needed. 
• Pad Elevators for Move In/ Move Out
• Post Notices as Requested.
• Maintain a clean work area.

• Must be able to adhere to organizational policies on non-discrimination
• Ability to practice cultural humility when interacting with co-workers and clients of diverse ethnic religious, political, and cultural backgrounds and sexual or gender identities, treating everyone with respect and dignity.

REACH employees are expected and required to behave in a professional and courteous manner in doing REACH business and dealing with other staff, residents, and all contacts inside and outside the organization.  Profanity, derogatory and abusive language will not be tolerated.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work independently and willingness to learn. 
• Effective communication abilities. 
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one to four step instructions. Deal with standardized situations with occasional or no deviations from standard procedures. 

• Use hand tools: various wrenches, grips, sledgehammer, hammer, snips, post hole diggers, saws, etc. 
• Use user-moved aids: wheelbarrows, dollies, hand trucks, buckets, hoists, jacks, step ladders, full ladders, double ladders. 

Scope & Accountability

• Operates from established and well-known procedures.  
• Position involves a low degree of complexity in dealing with recurring work situations with occasional variations from the norm. 
• Incumbent's decisions and actions rarely and minimally impact the company's revenue and operations. 
• Decisions and actions may have a moderate impact on reputation, and/or customer satisfaction.
• You will be expected to conduct all business in accordance with company policies and procedures, state, and federal laws, including but not limited to OSHA, ADA, Fair Housing, Title VII, etc. 

Supervisory Responsibility: 

Education and/or Experience: 

Work Environment

The work environment and 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 and reach with hands and arms; and readily and effectively communicate.  The employee must lift and/or move up to 25 pounds on a regular basis and 50 pounds on an irregular basis.  Vision abilities required by this job include ability to effectively see within a residential building work environment.   

• Constantly outdoors, all conditions, often for extended period (66% to 100% of time). 
• Frequently indoors (33% to 66% of time). 
• Occasional exposure to paint fumes, solvents, adhesives, etc. (Example - apartments during/after make-ready, painting duties, etc.) 
• Occasionally need to work in awkward or confining positions. 
• This position may include working weekends or nights.
• May be exposed to angry, distraught and/or potentially violent people

Disclaimer 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people in this role.  They are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of staff in this role. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time-to-time, as needed. The job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled individuals. REACH may modify or interpret this job description.  

This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. REACH is an at-will employer; you retain the right to resign, with or without notice or cause.  REACH reserves the same right in respect to termination.