Facilities Worker

ACCORD CORPORATION

Job Description, Qualifications, and Evaluation Documentation

Job Title: Facilities Worker

Division: Head Start

Reports To: Center Manager FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Job Category: Family Development Worker

Pay Range: $18.10 - $30.02 Starting pay is $18.10 per hour

Work Year: 12 months

Work Hours: 35 hours/week, generally Monday-Fridays, hours established

based on program needs, with some evening/weekend work required

-or-

Subject to Call to fill in for regularly scheduled staff as needed

Job Description approved by -Human Resources Director

Job Overview:

Assures clean, safe, and inviting environments by performing routine cleaning, maintenance, groundskeeping, and repairs.

Essential Job Responsibilities and Duties:

Performs routine, preventative, and emergency maintenance, maintains a schedule of preventative

maintenance, completes minor repairs, works with contractors to complete larger projects, and communicates progress with staff and supervisor.

Maintains clean, safe, and inviting early childhood education center environments by performing routine cleaning including dusting, sanitizing, disinfecting, vacuuming, mopping, garbage removal, routinely shampooing/waxing floors, and painting. Documents cleaning and maintenance activities.

Performs routine groundskeeping by mowing lawns, trimming and preventing weed growth, mulching, clearing sidewalks of debris or snow removal, and ensuring that playgrounds are safe and usable by children.

Maintains common area lighting and emergency exits by routinely checking lights in common areas, entrance and exit doorways, replacing or repairing lights.

Maintains an inventory of cleaning and facilities supplies, completes requisitions and coordinates the ordering of needed supplies, and ensures proper storage of supplies.

Provides occasional coverage for regularly scheduled classroom, bus monitors, and kitchen staff and maintains health and safety standards.

Maintains and implements professional and technical knowledge by attending training, establishing professional networks, and documenting training attendance.

Promotes a positive agency image and credibility by adhering to our code of conduct.

Assures effective risk management practices by identifying and reporting potential safety, ethical, and legal concerns.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing program goals and completing other duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Abilities/Decision Making:

Embraces and aligns with the agency mission and vision, and division/program goals Follows and accurately interprets policies, procedures, and other written materials Demonstrates skills in the use of computer word processing and data entry

Functions under a variety of working conditions and effectively manages multiple tasks priorities and demonstrates the ability to differentiate between tasks of varying priority levels, responding appropriately

Accepts supervisor recommendations and treats colleagues, staff and program participants with respect, and performs job results in a non-judgmental manner.

Maintains a clean and safe working environment

Assesses problems accurately in terms of scope and consequences choosing the most appropriate course of action.

Complies with procedures, rules and regulations to maintain the security of the facility. Safeguard confidentiality in compliance with program and agency policies.

Works independently with initiative, self-motivation and effective problem solving.

Time Expectations:

Will work all assigned hours and report to work on time.

Will meet all time frames and due dates without reminders.

Will make appropriate use of leave time to balance personal, agency and workload needs.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent.

License Requirements: none

EXPERIENCE:

Related work experience preferred.

Environment & Physical Demands: (This position may require the following physical

demands and exposures:

The employee may require engaging in talking, carrying objects, grasping, using manual dexterity, seeing peripherally, sitting, listening, seeing near and far, and general lifting.

Pay: $18.10 per hour

Work Location: In person