Facilities Services Supervisor - Custodial (Immediate)

Company Description

About KIPP Texas Public Schools

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 57 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career, and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 280 schools, nearly 15,000 educators, and 175,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

The Opportunity

The State Facilities Services Team is dedicated to ensuring that KIPP Texas students and staff have access to clean, safe, and well-maintained facilities across all our regions. As a vital member of the statewide Facilities Leadership Team, the Facilities Services Supervisor – Custodial will play a key role in managing custodial operations. Reporting directly to the Campus Facilities Manager  (CFM) this position will oversee the custodial team and ensure the effective execution of cleaning, maintenance, and event setup  tasks.                                                                                                                                       

In this position, you will be responsible for:

• Supervising and supporting custodial staff to ensure high standards of cleanliness and maintenance.
• Coordinating and scheduling custodial tasks to meet the needs of all facilities.
• Monitoring the quality of custodial work and implementing improvements as needed.
• Ensuring that all cleaning supplies and equipment are properly maintained and used efficiently.
• Overseeing the setup and breakdown of events, ensuring all logistics are handled smoothly.
• Addressing any facility-related issues or concerns in a timely and effective manner.

This role requires a detail-oriented and proactive individual with strong leadership and organizational skills to maintain a high-quality environment for our students and staff, while also managing the complexities of event setups.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with creation, implementation, training and auditing campus-based processes regionally for cleaning, equipment and tool inventory, and 5s visual management system
• Coordinate with Regional Manager to build out standard operating procedures for custodial and maintenance operations
• Conduct quarterly walkthroughs of all campus facilities operations
• Performing office or nonmanual work directly related to the management or general business operations
• Discretion and independent judgement in all significant matters 

Support the Facilities Department:

• Support the work of the Facilities Department by responding to emerging regional escalations  
• Essential personnel position for event response, communication, and messaging plan
• Assist with the planning and execution of regional events
• Oversee social, teambuilding, and communication efforts within the department to build team culture.
• Maintain current roster of all regional staff, including information related to shirt sizes and assigned trainings
• Gather all teammates’ birthdays, and KIPP work anniversaries as soon as they join the team and at the beginning of the school year
• Collaborate with the CFM to create a celebration plan and ensure a meaningful recognition of their work
• Other duties as assigned.

   
Monitor and support with day-to-day operational services 

• Manage fleet vehicle processes in Houston (and as needed in other regions) 
• Manage law enforcement and security operations at all Houston based campuses & support safety efforts needed in other regions, including managing security vendor on day to day operations
• Partner with Regional Managers of Facilities to drive standardization and efficiency across the state
• Conduct weekly check-ins with custodial team members