Title: Facilities Manager

State Role Title: Trades Technician IV

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: 4

Agency: VA School for the Deaf & Blind

Location: VA School for Deaf & Blind

Agency Website: http://www.vsdb.k12.va.us

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

About Us
The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind (VSDB) is located in the historic, vibrant city of Staunton, Virginia. VSDB provides superior education for students who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/vision impaired, deafblind, and deaf or blind with other disabilities.

VSDB offers PreK-12 education with both residential and day student options.

VSDB believes that disabilities are challenges not barriers and supports each student in their goal to be independent and to reach their highest academic potential!

VSDB prepares students for life!

About this position

The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind is seeking a Facilities Manager.

This is a 12-month, classified position with state benefits, including health insurance, retirement, life insurance, and disability coverage.

The VSDB offers:
• Great comprehensive benefit package.
• Supportive and positive team setting

• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Free Life insurance
• School-Residential partnership that supports a 24/7 learning environment

Job Duties

Supervises Maintenance – All Trades. This includes assignment, monitoring, and inspection of jobs. Completion of cost estimates for work orders. Ensuring staff is adequately trained.
Assists Director of Facilities and Engineering. This includes but is not limited to permit submission and compliance, assistance with capital and maintenance reserve projects as necessary, etc.
Responsible for Physical Plant and Maintenance Operations
Fiscal Management and Internal Communication
Assists department staff as necessary

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) Certificate
Possession of a Master Trades license or Virginia Contractors License Class A or B.
Possession of Asbestos Supervisor’s Certification or ability to obtain within 9 months.
Experience in commercial construction and maintenance.
Experience supervising multiple staff members with varied backgrounds.
Experience writing specifications for maintenance contract procurement preferred.
Hold a valid Virginia Driver’s License.
Working knowledge of construction techniques and State building codes, and associated safety practices
Ability to read plans and specifications, to develop plans based on a specified need and to oversee the implementation of the plans.
Ability to report to work as needed beyond the regular scheduled work hours to manage a 24hr facility.
Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage, direct and train a variety of staff.
Ability to react in emergency situations and assist with resolutions to bring situations to a safe and prompt conclusion in a team environment.
Demonstrated organizational, time management, communications, and documentation skills.
Basic understanding of accounting and finance principles.
Knowledge of lead, asbestos, and radon to assure VSDB is maintained with appropriate levels.
Demonstrated working knowledge of the Microsoft suite of software to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Demonstrated working knowledge of roofing, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems.
Proficiency level of “Novice” in American Sign Language as measured by the Sign Communication Proficiency Interview or agreement to acquire the specified level within three years.
Physical requirements: Ability to lift 50 pounds, perform repetitive motion to include standing, sitting, reaching, lifting, walking, bending, and climbing, and tolerate various chemicals and weather conditions

Additional Considerations

Preferred Qualifications:
Possession of a Virginia Construction Contracting Officer (VCCO) Certificate preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
For full consideration, please submit college transcripts with application materials. Note: A criminal history, a Virginia Department of Social Services check, and a driving record check will be required for final candidates. Applications must be completed online at https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/. VSDB is a tobacco free facility. For more information call (540) 332-9069 or visit our website at www.vsdb.k12.va.us. EEO/AA

Contact Information

Name: Jody Beelendorf

Phone: 5403329069

Email: jody.beelendorf@vsdbs.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.