Maintenance and Grounds Technician/ Animal Care Specialist

at  Pasadena Villa

WHO WE ARE:

Overlooking the Great Smoky Mountains of Eastern Tennessee, The Stables sits on 25-acres designed for housing, dining, education, groups, multisensory experiences, and a wide variety of recreational and adventure activities. The Stables environment gives individuals a safe, non-institutional setting that allows them to reconnect to nature and animals while experiencing a healthy social engagement. The serene mountain environment that surrounds Pasadena Villa is the perfect place for a peaceful road to recovery. Our retreat-like setting helps individuals on the autism spectrum to explore the vulnerabilities that interfere with self-awareness, acceptance, and growth, ultimately creating a unique opportunity to develop life strategies and the inner-strength necessary for sustained success.

WHAT WE’RE SEEKING:

• Requires valid Driver’s License, vehicle liability coverage and acceptable driving record.
• Requires a current CPR/First Aid certification
• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent. Trade or vocational school training preferred. A minimum of one-year previous experience in groundskeeping within a residential setting.
  Pasadena Villa reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains At-Will. The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities

• Manages outside environment including mowing, plants, landscaping, building maintenance, and repair.
• Communicates with appropriate staff if an area is out of use.
• Performs repair of facility, vehicle, or grounds in a timely manner.
• Manages the safety and risk reduction of facilities and vehicles through maintaining safety equipment, managing hazardous materials, maintaining, and inspecting fire safety equipment and utilities.
• Performs repair and maintenance of buildings, including but not limited to; minor plumbing repairs, maintaining smoke detectors, air conditioning filters, caulking, tile repair, wall repair, touch up paint, and grout.
• Performs maintenance of grounds keeping in a timely manner, including but not limited to: mowing, edging, trimming grass, hedges, trees, planting, bush hogging, watering, weeding, mulching flower beds and rock beds, maintaining ponds and fountains
• Maintaining walkways, sprinklers, decks, gutters, patios, and exterior lighting
• Performs and/or coordinates housekeeping.
• Ensures safe disposal and storage of all materials in client areas to limit access to clients.
• Wears personal protective equipment when using power tools, chemicals or as needed.
• Assists clinical staff at stables as needed, with animal assisted therapy sessions, including grooming, family therapy, or extra sessions, with an emphasis on safety for clients and animals.
• Ensures all utensils/tools/cleaning solutions/equipment are securely stored when not in use.
• Participates in planning stable and farm improvements for animal safety or welfare, or program advancement.
• Assists with ensuring adequate amounts of feed, hay, medications, supplements, and supplies are maintained.
• Assists in socializing and handling of all animals.
• Administers animal first aid and responds to animal emergencies, as necessary and assists with animal health maintenance.
• Oversees farrier, veterinarian, and other professional service providers’ visits.
• Maintains tools/equipment in good working order.
• Assists with orientation of new employees.
• Participates in the facilities on call schedule.