FY 24-25 PLANT MANAGER (MIT)

JOB TITLE: PLANT MANAGER (MIT Campus)

STATUS: FULL TIME

REPORTS TO: Operations Manager & School Site Director

PROGRAM: K-12

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center (Vaughn), located in Pacoima, is a large urban public school within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Since the early 1970s, low student achievement had been a pattern. In 1993, tired of being helpless and hopeless, Vaughn became the first conversion charter school in the nation and was authorized by LAUSD. The charter was renewed most recently in 2018. Vaughn has over 25 years of experience as a successful independent charter school serving the districts low-income students. This previously failing elementary public school is now a full-service, community-based, K-12th charter school that assures all students are college/career ready, digitally literate, and globally competent.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Tasks

• Supervises, plans, coordinates, and participates in the cleaning, gardening and operation of a school
• Receives general supervision from a school principal or other site administrator for the cleanliness and operation of the facility
• Supervises and participates in custodial work in cleaning rooms, toilets, halls, walkways, stairways, MPR, libraries, walls, fixtures, and equipment, including sweeping, polishing, mopping, dusting, locker rooms, vacuuming, and disinfecting.
• Selects materials and equipment for cleaning a wide variety of floors, walls, and other surfaces.
• Analyzes custodial needs, processes purchase orders and recommends priorities for the custodial program.
• Prepares, adjusts, and assigns work schedules for regular and special cleaning, and including school-vacation cleanups, and assures that facilities are unlocked and secured as necessary.
• Assigns special custodial duties for various educational, social, and civic activities, and to meet emergencies, and arranges for proper equipment, heating, ventilating, and lighting.
• Operates and supervises the operation of AC and heating systems and related equipment.
• Operates, services, adjusts, and makes minor repairs to power equipment, including yard sweepers, yard vacuums, vacuum cleaners, and related gardening equipment, and supervises the use of such equipment and other operations equipment.
• Inspects the plant and equipment in order to maintain custodial standards and nonhazardous conditions, evaluates employee performance and initiates corrective action, assures safe and efficient operation of equipment, determines the need for maintenance work, and coordinates maintenance services with custodial and school schedules.
• Maintains inspection records, reports needs for repairs to the site administrator or to maintenance manager and may make minor repairs.
• Maintains records and submits reports on plant security, vandalism, thefts, emergencies, supplies, operation costs, use of facilities, and related matters.
• Trains and instructs assigned custodial personnel in cleaning methods, use of materials, operation of custodial and gardening recycling procedures, equipment, and related tasks, and may assist Area branch personnel in training new custodians.
• Confers with school personnel, administrators, the public, and students in regard to the utilization of facilities and equipment, site security, special programs and activities, and regulation.
• Orders, receives, checks and disburses custodial and school supplies and equipment; stores and distributes school supplies and equipment; maintains an inventory and maintains related records as required.
• Supervises and participates in watering lawns, shrubs, and trees, involving the operation of manual or automatic irrigation systems
• Supervises the removal of weeds and debris from paved and unplanted areas.
• Supervises and participates in moving audio-visual and other equipment within the school or office site.
• Maintains records of shutoff valves and utility cutoffs, including fire sprinkler systems; checks and operates fire extinguishers
• Assumes responsibility to coordinate tasks assigned during emergency drills
• Performs related duties as required.

Essential Tasks- Staff Training/Support

• Guides custodial staff to review and follow mandated clean up protocols
• Guides custodial staff to learn cleaning schedules
• Ensures that custodial staff follows protocols for proper movement of bulk items

Ability to:

• Supervise, train, and evaluate custodial personnel
• Make and adjust schedules
• Support in follow through of emergency protocols (e.g., Fire, Lockdown, and Earthquake Drills)
• Communicates with school personnel using school walkie and cell phone
• Recognize maintenance needs and initiate appropriate action
• Maintain records and prepare concise reports
• Use and care for operations equipment
• Make minor repairs to facilities and equipment
• Work harmoniously with the school community

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
• Safely lift and move heavy supplies and equipment
• Stand and walk for long periods of time

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years of maintenance experience
• High School Diploma or GED
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Grounds and Building certification may still apply without it but must be earned within 6 months of employment

DESIRABLE SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual in Spanish, preferred

COMPENSATION/BENEFITS

• $26.00 - $31.00 per hour
• Sick accrual
• Eligible for competitive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• 100% employer covered life insurance
• 100% employer covered long-term disability insurance
• Access to Vaughn Perks, an employee benefits hub with access to discounts and services

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Upon receiving an offer of employment:

• Must pass a criminal background check (Live Scan) with the Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Must provide a Tuberculosis skin test (Mantoux) clearance within 60 days of employment
• Will be assigned mandated state training to be completed prior to the first day of employment

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, religious creed, color, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniformed service member status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected basis under the law. Equal opportunity shall be provided to all employees and applicants in every aspect of personnel policy and practice. Vaughn does not discriminate against persons with disabilities who, with reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job in question