Facilities Manager - Independence Academy

Independence Academy (IAS) is a tuition-free public charter school serving the greater Plant City and Dover community for students in Grades K-8. IA is part of Charter School Associates, a growing network of 23 public charter schools located throughout FL including Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Brevard, Pinellas, and Glades Counties. CSA offers competitive salaries, competitive healthcare, and New Educator Support System

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees facilities (including maintenance and custodial and repair work)
• Maintains accurate records for room use and class loads
• Meets with corporate office to ensure that facilities information is up to date and repairs are being made as needed
• Review all contractual agreements and warranties to ensure appropriate operation of all machinery
• Coordinates building repair and maintenance activities
• Examines building on a regular basis for needed repairs and maintenance
• Meet with cleaning company to ensure that all contractual obligations and expectations are being met
• Ensures copier equipment is in working order and paper supply is sufficient at all times
• Meets with corporate office to ensure that facilities information is up to date and repairs are being made as needed
• Schedule required maintenance meetings as necessary
• Process audio/visual needs and distribute materials as needed
• Maintain phones and radios
• Arrange for locker cleanup and maintenance/repair at end of year
• Arranges for transportation for school trips
• Schedule required fire drills with fire department
• Assist in development and administrating practices dealing with campus control and security
• Maintenance of HVAC system
• Maintain Key inventory
• Maintain Alarm System
• Confirm fire evacuation routes throughout entire facility
• Review Master Calendar on a regular basis to accommodate facility and custodial needs for scheduled events
• Coordinate with cleaning crew and/or custodian to ensure facility cleanup after all school events
• Maintain timeline for summer regarding school opening
• Responsible for overseeing the daily opening and closing of school facilities
• Determine obsolescence of equip after conferring with corporate office
• Determines maintenance priorities and sequence of work
• Develops a program of preventive maintenance
• Develops emergency repair systems
• Devises programs aimed at reducing vandalism, theft and arson
• Devise system of safeguarding school owned property
• Maintains system for locking, checking and safe-guarding facility
• Maintains routine security procedures.
• Inspects buildings and grounds
• Provides for annual fire and tornado drills and keeps log of same.
• Provides for raising and lowering national flag
• Supervises custodial services
• Works cooperatively with local police on security matters
• Assists in coordinating transportation, custodial, cafeteria and other support services

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Medium work: ability to lift, push and/or pull objects, which may approximate 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for up to six (6) continuous hours.
• Ability to stand, stoop, reach and bend; mobility of arms to reach, dexterity of hands to grasp and manipulate large and small objects.
• Ability to smell, taste and feel, in order to determine quality of food products.
• Work with caustic and non-caustic chemicals.
• Ability to work with frequent interruption and to supervise a variety of tasks.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The employee may be required to work around loud noise.
• Ability to work in an inside environment.
• Ability to work in a hot environment.

Benefits Include:

• Healthcare
• 401K
• Employer Paid Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Group Accident, Hospital, & Critical illness

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• What are your salary expectations?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Maintenance: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Dover, FL 33527: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person