Athletics Facilities Manager

Primary Objectives:

In partnership with the director of athletics, the athletics facilities manager manages the upkeep of the athletic facilities and grounds and serves our coaches in preparing all venues for practices and games hosted on campus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all athletic competition and practice spaces
• Maintain all athletic storage spaces (keeps blown out and maintained)
• Manage the relationship with and be the main point of contact and communication for Turfwell for field cutting and field maintenance issues.
• Manage and be accountable for the athletics maintenance and repair budget.
• Prepare all fields and courts before practices and games. (Field markings, pylons, goals, clean playing surface, etc.)
• Prep the stadium and spectator spaces before home events. (Bleachers and restrooms)
• Repair and assemble athletic equipment.
• Manage repairs of facilities and equipment with outside vendors.
• Deliver coaches packages to their office or storage areas.
• Along with the director of athletics, assist in overseeing facilities needs for large projects.
• Work cohesively with cleaning staff, facilities team and security on related issues that arise.
• Bring back in house weekly/monthly maintenance issues that can be done internally. (Painting, pressure washing, cleaning, bathroom repairs, etc.)

Required Professional and Personal Attributes, Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• A high level of commitment to Christian education.
• A bachelor’s degree in a related area is required.
• Experience in facilities and grounds maintenance, especially within athletics is highly desired.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to develop rapport with students, faculty, staff, and other sports programs.
• Ability to recognize and analyze problems and develop potential solutions, calling on staff resources and outside help as needed.
• Effective time-management skills.

In addition, the person should:

• Commit to living his/her life under the lordship of Christ
• Model a consistent daily walk with Jesus Christ, and be a Christian role model in speech, actions, and attitudes, which contributes to the spiritual atmosphere of the school
• Believe and affirm the school’s Statement of Faith
• Commit to exhibiting Whitefield’s core value for our students to experience diversity that reflects the body of Christ and support the school’s diversity vision that aims at unity in Christ
• Demonstrate evidence of consistent spiritual activities such as worship at a local church, fellowship with the body of Christ, personal devotional time with the Lord, and individual study of scripture
• Evidence the fruit of the Spirit in the nurturing of relationships with other staff members, students, families, and the community at large
• Be actively involved in a local church

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. A request for reasonable accommodations must be submitted to the HR department.

Work for this position will take place primarily in an office, and secondarily in the Athletic Center/fields. The physical demands of this position include lifting up to 10 pounds regularly, up to 25 pounds intermittently, and up to 50 pounds rarely; carrying up to 10 pounds often, up to 25 pounds regularly, and up to 50 pounds rarely; climbing/balancing and crawling rarely; pushing/pulling, kneeling, and crouching intermittently; reaching, bending, and stooping regularly; sitting, walking, and standing often. To perform this job the person must be able to work for extended periods of time at a computer/keyboard; must be able to talk, hear, stand, sit, and/or walk for extended periods of time; and must possess normal manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Conditions may exist that create exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.

Nothing in this job description restricts the School’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This job description is subject to change at any time.

This position will begin June 2, 2025. To apply, please go to www.whitefieldacademy.com under About Us/Employment Opportunities. Whitefield Academy is an equal opportunity employer.