The Facilities Technician works under the direction of the Director of Facilities and Heads of School and is responsible for maintaining a safe and functional school environment. Their duties include maintaining safety and security protocols, providing maintenance and repairs, and handling administrative tasks related to facilities. This role involves ensuring compliance with regulations, coordinating with contractors, and support staff.  The Facilities Technician plays an integral role in supporting the school community's operations and well-being.

Full Time | Onsite | Administrative Year-Round Position | Non-Exempt

Hours: Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm

Starting Salary: $51,000 - $64,000 (commensurate with experience)

Why Aspen Academy?

Located in the southern metro area of beautiful Denver, Colorado, at Aspen Academy, we're not just a school; we're a community committed to shaping the leaders of tomorrow. Our dedication to Next Generation education sets us apart, as we equip students with the enduring life skills they need for future success. We look at learning as a way to ignite the personal passions and interests of each and every student. Our unique leadership, finance, and entrepreneurial development (LiFE) program prepares students for life. Students thrive as they build lasting relationships with peers and teachers through small class sizes and a community focus.

We embody and promote the community's values in our thoughts, words, and actions, serving as committed and supportive co-leaders in realizing Aspen Academy's vision and mission:

• Our values: Be Kind. Do Good. Work Hard. Make the World Better.
• Our mission: We edify and inspire students and educators to grow, learn and lead.
• Our vision: We are a national leader in innovative and transformative education.

Essential Functions:

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

Maintenance, Repair, and Improvements:

• Acts as back up in the event of the absence of the Campus & Security Director 
• Preventative and Reactive Maintenance Tracking: Work alongside the Director of Facilities and within the ticketing system for accurate preventative maintenance schedules, aiming for high performance with minimal deferred maintenance. Record and complete reactive maintenance requests promptly, ensuring communication and timely resolution of issues.
• Interior and Exterior Maintenance: Take ownership of all interior and exterior maintenance and repair activities, including service providers or volunteer work in trades like flooring, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and more.  Provide maintenance of roofs, gutters, parking lots, exterior lighting, landscaping, irrigation, pest control, playground equipment, and snow removal.  
• Contractor Oversight and Compliance: Provide supervision of certain outside contractors to ensure compliance with contractual agreements, building and fire codes, and budgetary restrictions.
• Energy and Waste Efficiency: Report on the efficiency of the facility's energy and waste systems, aiming for maximum efficiency. 
• Organization, Inventory, and Cleanliness: Keep maintenance areas, sheds, and closets organized and clean. Order, purchase, and track inventory of supplies or materials as needed while maintaining reserve stock for the facility.

Safety and Security:

• Through the work order ticketing system, addressing and resolving employee, parent or students concerns, ensuring maintenance is compliant with certifications, licenses and is compliant with local, state, and federal regulations. Minimizing risks at the school to ensure the safety of personnel and students in their use of the facilities. Assist in scheduling and follow up on inspections, conducting regular safety reviews, and maintaining processes and protocols. 
• Work closely with and assist as needed with the school’s safety and security personnel. This includes basic knowledge of Standard Response Protocols, emergency drills (Fire, Tornado, etc.)  and Emergency Plan implementation. 
• Assist in the Health and Safety schedule prescribed in the Portfolio, including walk-throughs, audits, and planning Safety Month. (Sept.)
• Learn and maintain a basic understanding of CPR, First Aid, Medication Administration, UP, Epi, Defibrillator, etc.
• Work closely with the Director of Facilities to provide checks and maintenance of the school playgrounds and all of the equipment and apparatus the students might be in contact with and log the review in a maintenance log.  
• Assist with school transportation vehicles as needed. Act as a facilities ambassador related to the facility, health, or safety of the students, families, staff, administration, and general guests. 
• Manage related projects as assigned.

Administrative:  

• Reporting and Documentation: Through the ticketing system, provide updates and/or closure on outstanding items in a timely manner, provide status updates for ongoing projects. As needed, update and maintain project documentation for future reference and compliance purposes. 

Education, Experience, and Certifications:

• Required: 3-5 years of facilities, construction or trade experience – general understanding of multiple disciplines is preferred (Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, Handyman). 
• Past experience with building(s) greater than 50,000 sq.
• Experience as a project manager. 

Qualifications:

• Possess excellent oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient use of technology and personal computer, including Google Suite, ticketing system, email management, and internet search engines. 
• Stamina for multiple hours of manual labor and strength to lift 100 lbs. when needed. 
• Model the school’s core values with colleagues, students, parents, and larger community  
• Reinforce the school’s core values, guiding philosophy, rules, and school spirit consistently throughout the school environment and support and hold accountable colleagues in doing the same.
• Grant permission for a criminal and social media background check upon hire.
• Meet physical demands to perform essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:  Ability to work full-time, 10am - 6pm, Monday through Friday; work in person/in the school building, including occasional evenings and weekends. Regularly required to stand; walk, use hands; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  Able to be agile, to swiftly and safely physically respond to an emergency situation.  Able to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation and Benefits

Be Kind. Do Good. Work Hard. Make the World Better. These are the values our team embodies day to day. Below are some of the ways in which we’ll promise to value you in your time here:

• Retirement: 403(b) plan with employer matching
• Healthcare: Medical, dental and vision plans with various options to support your unique needs. Free telehealth.
• Wellness: Holistic employee assistance program (EAP) including mental health support. Fitness challenges, gym & yoga discounts, health education, and fun team activities.
• Life Insurance & Voluntary Benefits: Group life insurance and option to enroll in additional voluntary life insurance and other supplemental coverages
• Time-off: Flexible PTO policy
• Career development: Professional development reimbursement program and monthly onsite professional development
• Family Care: Tuition assistance and potential financial aid
• Community: A sense of belonging

Further details about our total compensation package can be found here.

Salary Range: Starting annual salary $51,000-$64,000 (commensurate with experience)

More about Aspen Academy

Aspen Academy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to providing an environment of mutual respect, where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and military and veteran status.

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