Unit Technician - Flex Shift, Clover Place

Unit Technician - Flex Shift

Clover Place is a new DESC housing site that will include 95 units of affordable housing in Seattle's Woodland neighborhood. This vital project will provide stable, supportive housing and 24/7 on-site services for single adults living with disabilities and experiencing chronic homelessness. The community will also feature welcoming indoor and outdoor common spaces.

The Unit Technician works as a member of the multidisciplinary team to provide direct support to residents to assist them in maintaining safe, healthy, and stable living conditions within their units. This position blends supportive services with light maintenance and unit remediation tasks, working collaboratively with other members of the housing team in promoting long-term housing stability.

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Participate in shift briefs and read logs before the start of each shift daily
• Interact professionally and respectfully with residents by maintaining confidentiality and uphold tenant rights at all times
• Engage and have frequent contact with tenants on the Unit Elevated Concern List (UECL)
• Document unit conditions before and after occupancy using housing service notes and/or UECL in Chasers
• Conduct regular inspections of units identified to ensure compliance with safety codes and housing quality standards and report/correct any safety hazards or code violations
• In collaboration with residents and their treatment team, complete the Housing Retention & Stability Plan in the UECL and help clients achieve their short and long-term goals
• Assist with compliance inspections from housing authorities or funders
• Respond to urgent issues such as water leaks, power outages, or lockouts
• Assist with grounds & common area upkeep. Ensuring cleanliness and safety of hallways, laundry rooms, lobbies, and outdoor areas
• Perform routine low-level maintenance and repairs in residential units and common areas. Repair basic building or apartment systems as assigned, including basic electrical systems (switches, outlets, breakers, fixtures, and minor wiring), general carpentry needs (floor repair, wallboard and plaster work, painting), and basic plumbing.
• Develop, design, and implement mitigation strategies to limit frequency or severity of unit damage in assigned units, including but limited to, installing features designed to limited future damage
• Respond promptly to maintenance requests and work orders
• Communicate repair or extensive cleaning needs to supervisor before starting work, seeking assistance to complete maintenance work not within personal skill level.
• Assist with unit turnovers, new resident leasing and orientation; rent collection and facilities inspections
• Assist with other property management functions as assigned

Minimum qualifications include:

• 1 year of relevant maintenance or trades experience.
• Ability to meet Washington Department of Health requirements for registration as a Registered Agency Affiliated Counselor (AAC) or any other superseding credential.
• Basic understanding of homelessness and various characteristics of homeless adult population.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with staff from various backgrounds.
• Ability to work effectively with clients displaying a wide range of unpleasant and/or bizarre behaviors.
• Subscription to philosophy of cooperation and continuity across programs and of consideration and respect for clients.
• Demonstrated ability to address basic maintenance and repair needs in a residential setting
• Ability to organize workload and complete duties with minimum direct supervision.

Preferred qualifications include:

• BA degree in social or behavioral science.
• Residential property management experience.
• Experience with the challenges of mental illness and substance use.
• Ability to drive an agency or personal vehicle to conduct agency related business, which requires a current Washington State driver's license and insurable driving record.

Physical demands include:

• Sitting
• Communicating with other employees
• Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 40 pounds
• Operating computer hardware systems
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

DESC is committed to diversity in the workplace and promotes equal employment opportunities for all staff members and applicants. The Agency will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, caste, marital status, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability in any employment practice, unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification. Minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply. Salary: $39.94 - $44.10 per hour