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Currently Hiring For 3 Positions (Job Openings are posted below Job Application Process):

To apply for a posted position, submit a complete application packet by the posted deadline. An application packet includes:

  1. A completed GJHA Employment Application - Filling in blanks with "see resume" is unacceptable.     
    Link to fillable PDF Application is in the left column & directly above this section.  Application must be signed.  If you wish to digitally sign the application, you will need to download it and use Adobe Reader instead of filling it out in your web browser.  Otherwise fill out in browser, print, sign by hand and then re-scan.
  2. A resume
  3. A cover letter 

Application packets can be emailed to human.resources@gjha.org or dropped off in person at 8 Foresight Circe.  Applications and attachments returned in person to the Housing Authority must be in a sealed envelope. To be considered for employment with GJHA, you must submit an application packet which includes a completed GJHA employment application, resume, and cover letter.  Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing an application.

 

CURRENT JOB OPENINGS (As of 9.25.23)

Maintenance Technician - Focuses in Building Maintenance (2)

The Grand Junction Housing Authority (GJHA) is looking for a quality individual to join our team as a Maintenance Technician working primarily in building maintenance.

As a Maintenance Technician at GJHA, you will put your best troubleshooting skills to work at an organization that takes pride in fostering a community in which families and individuals have an inviting and safe place to call home.  If you pride yourself on a job well done and are a natural problem solver, then this is the job for you!

Our Maintenance Technicians are responsible for quality and timely general apartment maintenance and repair to ensure apartment homes and other property facilities are in good working order. Responsibilities include preparing apartments for move-in diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units; electrical appliances, outlets, and light fixtures; plumbing, carpentry, and locks.  Most building maintenance is completed in occupied or unoccupied apartment units.  Other responsibilities include grounds work to include mowing, pruning, fence repairs, weed removal, leaf removal, irrigation repairs, cleaning areas around dumpsters, and removing snow.   Currently, we are looking for someone to fill a role that will work primarily in building maintenance, but possibly be asked to complete some grounds maintenance at times of organization necessity.

The ideal candidate has the ability to do the following:

  • Must treat people with respect and work with integrity and professional ethics, upholding the agency’s values and mission. Represents the agency in a positive, professional and ethical manner at all times.
  • Monitor and manage assigned work orders through an electronic work order system.  Performs electronic recordkeeping related to labor hours and materials used.  Monitor and utilize electronic communications such as email, text messages, electronic team meetings through different software platforms and respond accordingly.

The pay range for this non-exempt position is $18.41/hour - $25.82/ hour and would be eligible for discretionary, performance-based bonuses. The position is benefit eligible with a benefit menu that includes health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid time off accruals, and holiday pay. Outside of scheduled on-call hours, the weekly schedule is typically 8 hours a day, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, with the possibility of occasional overtime.  This position must be available to work on-call and respond to 24-hour call outs as assigned. This position requires full time work in-person, on site.  EOE

Maintenance Technician Job Description

Deadline for application packet submittal: Accepting application packets until the position is filled.

(Application Submittal Process is listed at the top of this page)

 

Grand Junction Housing Authority (Employer) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability or veteran status.  It is our intent that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decision be based on job-related factors.

Currently all phone lines at our main office location on Foresight and some of our property management offices (The Highlands & 2814) are down due to a local outage with our phone provider. We are currently working to get our main incoming phone lines forwarded to other locations. In the meantime if you need to contact us, our office is open 8am-4pm and you can also use the contact form and Maintenance Request forms on our website. We will update this as we have further information but currently the tentative repair time we have been given is Thursday at 7am.

Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Monday, September 5, 2022, the drop box at our main office on Foresight Circle was vandalized and the contents were stolen. If you deposited anything in the drop box between 4pm Friday, September 2, 2022 and 5am Monday, September 5, 2022, it was stolen. If you dropped off a rent payment, please first contact your bank or the money order company and report it stolen. Please also contact us to let us know what you deposited in the drop box. DO NOT USE THE DROP BOX AT 8 FORESIGHT CIRCLE until we can better secure or replace it (signs are posted).