Facilities & Safety Department Coordinator Position Available In Chittenden, Vermont

Facilities & Safety Department Coordinator 2.9 2.9 out of 5 stars Essex Junction, VT 05452 Essex Westford School District (EWSD) has an opportunity for a Facilities and Safety Department Coordinator. The Facilities and Safety Department Coordinator works collaboratively with the Director of Facilities & Safety to create a thriving workplace culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

The position:

Plays a key role in creating communications and maintaining trusting relationships with colleagues, departmental staff, schools, local partners, and the community. Assists the Director by coordinating and performing a variety of executive support functions. Serves as lead trainer and system champion, guides new staff onboarding of systems and practices, and arranges ongoing learning opportunities and training for employees. Develops and provides expertise in the district’s facility use process and collaborates with a team to implement and evaluate the system. Coordinates special projects, tracks and monitors progress and milestones, regularly shares communication with important deadlines and deliverables, gathers data and generates reports for the department to celebrate successes, facilitates conversations about goals and areas of growth. Assists in design and development of the Facilities $11 million budget. Contributes to the primary mission of the EWSD educational environment and district-wide effort to support EWSD Instructional Leadership to preserve instructional leadership time and focus. Positions pays $27.76+ per hour depending on experience. This is a full-time (8 hour/day) 12-month position. EWSD offers excellent benefits including generous paid time off, medical, and dental insurance, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and a retirement plan with up to 6% employer contribution.

Our district vision is:

“Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow: every day, every way, every one.” EWSD is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive environment. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse community populations and are expected to strengthen such capacity if hired. Candidates with experience living or working in another country, the ability to fluently speak more than one language, and/or peace corp experience are encouraged to apply. Candidates with the following qualifications are encouraged to apply: Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field or equivalent experience training and experience Knowledge of budget management Excellent communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills Great organization and planning skills Great problem solving and critical thinking skills Adaptable and motivated Strong technical background including proficiency in word processing programs, Google applications, graphics design programs, presentation programs, website platforms, and social media Previous experience in business, public relations, marketing, administration, communications, and/or planning preferred Previous light supervisory experience desirable including assigning and training staff Three to four years of directly related experience is preferred For additional information, CLICK HERE for a copy of the full job description. EWSD conducts thorough screenings of all applicants being recommended for hire, which may include contacting references not listed on your application. Selected individuals are subject to criminal records background checks and child and adult abuse registry checks. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon acceptable results of these checks at the sole discretion of the Superintendent or his/her designee. Please click HERE for additional background check information.