TELAMON|TRC COMMITMENT TO TRAUMA INFORMED CARE:
Telamon|TRC has taken steps to shift our organization into a Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) model. This changes our perceptions about the individuals that we work with, employees and customers, including families and children. A trauma-informed system of care provides services that empower employees and customers, including families and children, to feel safe, welcomed and engaged at all levels of organizational interaction. Exchanges that could be potentially retraumatizing, or trigger traumatic reactions require thoughtfulness and non-judgement. Ongoing, as an organization, we collaborate to educate employees about the effects of violence, victimization and trauma on individuals. This model supports a culture of safety for employees and customers, including families and children.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Maintains the center and grounds in such a way to ensure every child and family who enters our facilities has a clean, safe, and sanitary environment that supports their educational growth and development. Promotes safety practices and works with supervisor to maintain building systems.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Performs general cleaning of the Center to include floors, bathrooms, and fixtures.
2. Sanitizes required areas.
3. Follows daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning schedules including, but not limited to, the classrooms, kitchen, office areas, bathrooms, storage areas and entrances.
4. Performs regular safety checks of the facility and grounds to ensure a safe environment. Monitor building security and safety to ensure hazards are not created.
5. Empties trash containers.
6. Replenishes items needed in bathrooms and classrooms.
7. Maintains inventory of custodial supplies and other items as directed by the supervisor.
8. Follows a general maintenance schedule to ensuring all maintenance is performed to maximize the efficiency of the facility.
9. Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to keep in good repair and identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
10. May perform outside work such as lawn maintenance, landscaping, and snow removal.
11. Perform general maintenance work to include painting, cleaning equipment, basic plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, electrical, and equipment repair.
12. Perform minor repairs. Move and assemble furniture.
13. Strips, waxes, and buffs floors.
14. May assist in the coordination of building projects and renovations.
15. Monitor building operating systems and notify supervisor concerning the need for routine maintenance or major repairs. Works with supervisor to secure maintenance contracts.
16. Work with center supervisor to ensure building inspections are conducted.
17. May perform deliveries.
18. May perform shipping and receiving duties.
19. Protects the safety of children by implementing active supervision techniques to ensure no child is left alone or unsupervised at any time.
20. The person in this position must have the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
21. Assist in the mobilization and documentation of matching-in-kind funds.
22. Fills in on a temporary basis for facility staff when the staff member needs to leave the classroom for a short duration.
23. Participates in staff meetings, committees and training sessions.
24. Assists with parent engagement.
25. Works in cooperation with supervisor to develop and document progress on professional development plan. Actively engages in professional development activities in accordance with Corporation’s Core Values.
26. Perform all other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
SAFETY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensuring a secure workplace is a collective effort. All employees are responsible for adhering to established safe work practices and completing all mandatory safety training by the assigned due date.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position has no direct supervisory duties but is expected to train or explain work procedures to others.
ROLE QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience Requirements:
- No formal education is required but must be able to follow standard practices and instructions, keep routine records and communicate with staff, parents, and children.
- High school diploma or G.E.D. is recommended.
- Must be able to get certification for CPR and First Aid after hire and recertify as required.
- Four years general maintenance and/or custodial experience
Skills and Abilities:
- Microsoft Office products
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
- Standing for long periods as well as stooping, squatting, lifting, carrying, pushing and climbing.
- The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time.
- Moving through the Center and classrooms.
- Occasional exposure to adverse weather conditions
- Exposure to blood, other bodily fluids, cleaning chemicals and dirt.
Background Checks:
- All employees are subject to both a pre-hire and an annual background check. Specific rules by Area of Focus will indicate whether a state or federal fingerprint background check (or both) is required and the frequency. A fingerprint background check may suffice for a regular background check. Additional background checks may be required such as the Child Abuse and Neglect State Registry, and the Sex Offender Registry.
Positions that Require Driving:
- Telamon|TRC employees that are required to drive a personal vehicle for work-related duties are to meet the auto insurance liability requirement. The minimum limits required are $100,000 each person bodily injury, $300,000 each accident bodily injury and $50,000 property damage. The insurance liability requirement covers use of an employee’s personal vehicle.
- Telamon|TRC employees that drive a company-owned/rental vehicle must maintain a satisfactory annual motor vehicle record check.
- Must have own transportation, a valid driver's license, and vehicle insurance.
