Facilities Coordinator

Apr 10

Hiring Company Name: Rivertree Academy

Hiring Company Industry: Non-Profit / Education

Position Title: Facilities Coordinator

Reports To: Head of Lower Elementary

Location: Fort Worth, TX

The Mission:

Rivertree Academy is a school in Fort Worth, TX that teaches under-resourced students to live life well: following Jesus, thriving academically, and transforming their communities.

The four pillars of the Rivertree Academy program include:

Learn Well: Quality Teachers giving individualized attention to each student.

Love Well: Develop in each child a love for Jesus and a love of people.

Work Well: Refine the children with hard work to develop a strong work ethic.

Lead Well: Train them to be a part of transforming their community as servant leaders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following but other duties may be assigned.

To work at Rivertree and maintain a manageable stress load, an individual must be flexible, teachable, and humble. The qualities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required for our faculty/staff:

BASIC FUNCTION
# Duty / Responsibility (List of primary duties performed)

FACILITIES AND REAL ESTATE:

Maintains complete responsibility and oversight of day-to-day operations of campus facilities, ensuring that all services are effectively delivered and facility needs are met including custodial, life-safety, engineering, and general maintenance.
Responsible for the cost-effective management of service contracts, including maintenance agreements, equipment replacement, and vehicle repairs.
Responsible for equipment repairs and replacements, request delivery method of new purchases, and assuring payments and invoicing match contract pricing.
Responsible for managing landscaping contractors to maintain safe and clean campuses and to ensure other Rivertree-owned properties remain in city code compliance.
Management of facility preparation for special events (equipment setup and breakdowns); Reviews event logistics for large events with event leader to ensure proper traffic flow, etc.
Continue to develop and keep current comprehensive Facility Manual to support continuity of school operations in unforeseen circumstances. Cross train team members where applicable.
Oversee major real estate projects including (but not limited to) house demolitions, major home repair projects, or communication with contractors for leasehold improvements. Under Board and Head of School direction and in cooperation with finance department, manages any property purchases or sales.
Management of the relationship with school real-estate property manager. This includes approving minor repairs, lease renewals, and decisions regarding payments and evictions.
Maintain current knowledge of facilities standards related to various regulatory entities (Health Department, Fire Department, City of Fort Worth, Texas Health and Human Services – Child Care Licensing, Accrediting entities (ACSI & Cognia) and ensure that campuses remain in compliance.
In cooperation with School leadership, plans and leads process of packing and storing of curriculum, furniture, technology from all classrooms at the conclusion of the school year. Ensures that classrooms and campuses are prepared for teachers to return at start of August staff training. Supports teachers with facility requests to prepare individual classrooms for the school year.
Serves as the staff member on the Board of Directors facilities committee.

TRANSPORTATION

Manages fleet of Rivertree-owned vehicles in good working condition.
Responsible for training of all drivers of Rivertree vehicles and ensuring proper safety protocols are in place and are consistently being practiced.

GENERAL

Be a visible and highly engaged leader in the school community.
Be highly present and visible during school hours relentlessly ensuring a positive school environment and modeling and enforcing Godly behavior and disposition.
Be flexible and adaptable while maintaining a calm demeanor. The manner that a leader handles unexpected challenges influences the entire team response to a great degree.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Minimum work experience and education required or equivalent combination):

Minimum of 3 years of managing a campus environment or multiple building experience required
Minimum of facilities management experience

PURPOSE OF CONTACTS (who does the employee generally contact (such internal customers, external entities, etc.) and why):

Administration Team
Various vendors
Lessors

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

Work Cooperatively with staff, parents, and students
Ability to build relationships with external agencies and organizations
Ability to effectively manage multiple projects, contractors and employees simultaneously