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Department:
Housing Operations
Time Type:
Part time
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Job Description:
Summary:
The Residence Maintenance Crew (RMC) is a team of student staff
members who are tasked with supporting Housing and Residence Life’s
Residential Operations Team. RMCs respond to 2FIX facilities
requests concerning residence hall furniture, set-ups for events
held in meeting spaces within the residence halls and generally
work to improve the residential experience at American University.
The RMC services all residence halls on the main campus, as well as
Nebraska Hall and The Frequency Apartments.
Essential Functions:
1.) General Duties
- Assist Facilities Specialists in responding to 2fix requests,
receive coordination from Specialists, and follow up directly when
work has been completed.
Add, remove, and replace furniture in the residents’
rooms.
Inspect facilities for damage or safety issues, report and
address immediately.
Track lounge furniture inventory and consult supervisors about
replacements as needed.
Install and remove lofts each semester.
Address “squeaky” bed issues (W-D 40).
Replace shelving pieces of all wooden furniture, unless it
falls under Facilities Maintenance (Built-Ins, hanging bars).
Remove a hutch if it is broken (FM manages hutch lighting
issues).
Replace and repair window shades and curtains.
Event set-ups of residence hall meeting spaces based on
requests.
Oversee all aspects of appliance maintenance, including fixing,
removing, or replacing components such as burners, drip trays,
microwaves, stoves, refrigerators, and lights. This is done in
consultation with supervisors.
Relocate items approved for recycling to the appropriate
loading dock and communicate with 2FIX for pick-up.
Conduct building inspections of an assigned residence hall and
submit 2FIX requests for FM completion.
Conduct monthly inventory checks and update spreadsheets after
confirmation by supervisors.
Other duties as assigned, up to and including coverage of the
HRL front desk.
2.) Fall Duties
- Daily response to work tickets in coordination with Facilities
Specialists.
- Stage loft pieces.
- Building Walkthrough’s.
- Event Setups.
- Moving Cart/Bin Management.
- Assist in semester move-in.
3.) Spring Duties
- Daily response to work tickets in coordination with Facilities
Specialists.
- Storage Itemization in preparation for Summer Turnover.
- Building Walkthrough’s.
- Event Setups.
- Bin/Cart Management.
- Assist with Spring storage renovations.
- Catalog what items need to be discarded at end of
semester.
- On-site support for HRL events.
- Enforcing Housing rules for end of semester move out.
4.) Summer Duties
- Daily response to work tickets in coordination with Facilities
Specialists.
- Delofting from Spring (May completed by June).
- Cart/Bin Management post move out and storage for summer.
- XL bed installations.
- Student Staff Yearly Training.
- Assist with Summer uniformization.
- Confirm inventory matches records on file.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
- Part-time.
- 10 - 20 hours per week.
Salary Range:
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
- Operational Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with additional
opportunities for hours 5:00 - 8:00 pm.
- 2 - 3 Student staff members to be recruited per semester,
including summers (see below outline of semesterly/monthly
duties).
- The RMC is intended to be an extra layer of assistance to the
Facilities Specialist. Ideally, 1 RMC is scheduled on shift up to
the max hours per week, with both being scheduled during peak
season and special projects.
- Break periods to align with professional staff/Operations
Calendars.
Other Details
- This position is available only to enrolled American
University students.
- Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time
with or without notice.
- American University is an
E-Verify employer.
- Visit https://www.american.edu/hr/
for additional information about American University employment and
benefits.
Current American University Employees
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student positions) must apply through their employee Workday
account. If you are a current employee at American University,
please log into Workday and select the Find Jobs report which will
take you to our internal career listings.
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