Lucas County Children Services (Toledo, Ohio) is seeking a Utility Person for their Administrative Services Division.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

To provide dependable and timely assistance in labor-type functions. To deliver supplies and to deliver/transport heavy or bulky items. To provide assistance in records, print shop and mailroom functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Performs room set-up/take-down activities for on-site and off-site meetings and events. Delivers/transports equipment and furniture, and assists in office and work station arrangement/moves. Assists with scheduling use of agency vehicles and gassing up all agency vehicles. With supervisory approval, assists with coordinating the transport and delivery of furniture, etc. to off-site/client locations. Loads/unloads delivery trucks and assists in unpacking and stocking supplies and equipment. Delivers supplies to all departments.

Provides pickup and delivery of donations, seasonal or holiday items, etc. throughout the building or to off-site locations. Assists in the pick-up and delivery of recyclable and donated items. Maintains coordination of document destruction totes. Transports children’s personal items to temporary storage until placement.

Effectively operates duplicators, folding machine, paper cutter, copiers, and other equipment to meet agency printing needs. Ensures adequate supply of paper, forms, stationery, and office supplies and maintains accurate supply records. Anticipates needs for printing, forms and supplies. Informs supervisor of need to replenish supplies. Enters text onto templates to create ID/business cards, etc. using a personal computer. Assembles various manuals and assists with copy and duplicating projects as assigned.

Efficiently obtains vendor price quotes for agency supplies/inventory/equipment; prepares purchase orders and submits to supervisor for review and approval. Tracks vendor orders and confirms receipt of goods. Receives shipments, checks quantities and distributes as necessary. Keeps records/logs as prescribed. Performs JIT (just-in-time) ordering for basement and first floor. Fills requests for office supplies, printed materials and equipment as needed. Maintains monthly meter readings from leased copiers and distributes counts accordingly. Troubleshoots copier malfunctions and performs basic, routine service as necessary, or places calls for service repair when required.

Assists with custodial duties throughout the Agency upon request. Assists with maintaining cleanliness and orderliness of the storage area in parking garage. Uses power washing equipment to clean toys for family visits and maintain lawn furniture in family visits playground area. Mow the grass and pull weeds in the playground area. Cleans back play area, empties garbage cans in family visits area, spot cleans carpet areas.

Assists in the records area with tasks such as emptying boxes of filmed or imaged documents, picking up/delivering closed cases to/from worker-of-record, shifting cases in the centralized filing system, and filing/storing microfilm and roll film.

Using checklists, verifies inventory of agency furnishings and equipment valued at $5,000 or above, including participating in an annual inventory of agency items (i.e., phones, copiers, etc). With supervisory approval, orders via purchase order clothing for emergency/clinic use and other agency departments. Provides back up coverage to Mail Clerk and assists in daily sorting, distribution and delivery of interoffice and U.S. mail. Assists with downtown mail run.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

ESSENTIAL BEHAVIORS: Ability to maintain confidentiality. Ability to complete assigned work within established timeframes.

MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS: High School diploma or equivalent required. Valid driver’s license, automobile insurance and reliable automobile required. Demonstrated ability to understand and calculate basic mathematical computations. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers. Physical examination will be required once a job offer is made to ensure ability to lift and move items up to 300 lbs. by use of hand trucks and to ensure ability to lift individual boxes weighing up to 60 lbs. Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural work environment required. Ability to work variable hours as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma required. Valid driver’s license, automobile insurance and reliable automobile required; ability to read and write English. Demonstrated ability to understand and calculate basic mathematical computations. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers. Physical examination will be required once a job offer is made to ensure ability to lift and move items up to 300 lbs. by use of hand trucks and to ensure ability to lift individual boxes weighing up to 60 lbs. Ability to work some variable hours. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural work environment.

Starting Pay: $14.79

Hours Per Week: 35

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