- College degree or 1 to 2 years equivalent job-related experience with additional relevant trainings or certifications.
- Current/valid driver’s license and MVR to meet standard driver qualifications for YMCA.
- Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, carpentry, and other maintenance-related areas.
- CPR, First Aid and AED certifications required within 30 days of employment.
- Familiarity with personal computers helpful.
- Strong communication and human relations skills.
- Ability to respond to safety and emergency situations.
- Preferred CPO, Certified Pool Operator certification.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/FUNCTIONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential functions are the fundamental job duties, meaning the position exists to perform the function;
there is a limited number of employees among whom the performance of the function can be distributed;
and/or the incumbent is hired for expertise or ability to perform the function due to its high specialization.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and associated Federal regulations protect qualified
individuals with disabilities from discrimination in all areas of employment. To be considered qualified, an
individual must be able to perform the essential functions of a position, with or without reasonable
accommodation. It is important that the physical tasks associated with the essential functions be identified
appropriately so that persons with disabilities can determine if any accommodation is necessary.
General Physical Requirements
- Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force
frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Physical Activity List
- Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet
and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount
and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
- Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on
narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of
balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
- Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important
if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
- Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
- Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
- Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
- Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
- Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one
work site to another.
- Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust
forward, downward or outward.
- Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a
sustained motion.
- Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial
use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
- Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the
whole hand or arm as in handling.
- Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
- Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
- Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and make fine discriminations in sound.
- Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Visual Acuity
- The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.
Working Conditions
- The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.
- The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
- The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
- The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation.
