Overview

Overview

Ascend Public Charter Schools is a network of K-12 public charter schools serving 5,700 students in 15 schools across Brooklyn—New York’s most populous borough. Our undertaking is to provide students with an exceptional college preparatory education and place them firmly on the path to success in college and beyond.

Ascend seeks a building manager to work closely with the Director of Facilities and the Assistant Principals of Operations to support the highest quality of building maintenance, organization and aesthetics. The building manager will ensure building maintenance, repairs and services are completed in a timely and efficient manner. At Ascend, our school buildings are designed to reflect our high aspirations for teaching and learning and the notable accomplishments that occur within our walls. The building manager will be responsible for maintaining a fully functional and well-maintained building that will continue to engender a sense of pride and purpose in their communities. The building complex this position will manage is home to three of our schools: Brooklyn Ascend High School, Brownsville Ascend Middle School, and Brownsville Ascend Lower School. Our schools are not co-located with the New York Department of Education.

Why extraordinary professionals choose Ascend

Ascend is a network of K-12 public charter schools serving 5,700 students in 15 schools across Brooklyn—New York’s most populous borough. Our undertaking is to lead our students on a great intellectual adventure, provide them with an exceptional college preparatory education, and place them firmly on the path to success in college and beyond.

We guide our students to think critically and independently and to enjoy education as an end in itself. We teach a rich and rigorous liberal arts curriculum that nurtures students’ natural curiosity about the world. We foster a positive, non-punitive school culture where students feel connected, empowered, and safe to take academic risks. Even our school buildings are designed to reflect our high aspirations for teaching and learning and the notable accomplishments that occur within our walls.

To create this kind of vibrant learning community, we invest heavily in our faculty by providing ongoing professional training and support, and encourage our educators to collaborate closely and push each other to achieve great outcomes.

Our school buildings

We believe that our school buildings should reflect the incredible accomplishments that happen within their walls. All Ascend schools are housed in inviting, newly renovated buildings where every detail is chosen to communicate our aspirations for teaching and learning. See where we work.

Responsibilities

  • Responsibilities

  • Ensure all repairs and maintenance requests are completed in a timely manner (i.e. water shut offs, loss of phone lines for fire panel & elevator, stuck elevator, etc.)

  • Serve as the point of contact for monthly, quarterly and annual FDNY fire alarm inspections, department of health inspections, and C23-sprinkler system inspections

  • Assist with event planning including maintaining a master schedule for shared space areas; assisting school leaders to identify spaces best suited for events; and supporting with event set-up and breakdown

  • Conduct daily building walk-throughs

  • Complete daily perimeter checks

  • Support with large package delivery to schools

  • Manage use of storage space and closets

  • Arrange furniture/equipment relocation

  • Coordinate pest control services

  • Dotted-lined management with Martinez custodian(s) for zoned-area clean up needs

  • Maintain building inventory

  • Conduct temperature checks and preset thermostats as needed

  • Additional tasks as requested by the manager

Staff and Reporting Relationships

The building manager reports directly to the Director of Facilities.

Qualifications

  • High school diploma/equivalent
  • Proven experience as a facilities manager or relevant position; 5+ years experience preferred
  • Well-versed in maintenance and facilities management best practices
  • Excellent organizational and leadership skills
  • Strong time-management and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and tight turnaround time
  • Effectively communicate with stakeholders about deliverables and requests
  • Ability to self-manage in a highly professional work environment

Diversity at Ascend

Ascend is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, both through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our way of working and educating students. Ascend staff represent a wide diversity of racial, socio-economic, gender, religious, and national identities—opening a window to the entire Ascend community on the richness of humanity. We welcome all applicants who share our mission and vision to join us in our deeply consequential work.

Compensation

Ascend offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Please visit www.ascendschools.org/careers to learn more about the benefits of working at Ascend.

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