Supervisor, Facilities Services

Company Description

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59 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 Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income communities.

You can see all our job opportunities at https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/.

Job Description

The Opportunity

The State Facilities Services Team ensures that all KIPP Texas students and staff have access to clean, safe, and well-maintained facilities and grounds across all of our cities (DFW, Austin, Houston, San Antonio). As a key member of the statewide Facilities Leadership Team, the Supervisor, Facilities Services will support the Regional Manager of Facilities Services with day to day operations and responsibilities. This position will report directly to the Regional Manager of Facilities Services.

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 

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 via 03’s, and document conversations in accordance with CFMs request
• Manage oversight on outsourced cleaning vendor, and serve as a liaison between KIPP and outsourced custodial on all communication 
• Responsible for creating a centralized process and managing all ordering regionally for custodial supplies. 

Partner with Campus Facilities Manager to ensure that each facility meets school operations’ needs

• Collaborate with other departments to shift and streamline operational responsibilities as needed to accommodate growth 
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with School Operations team members across regions
• Monitor and provide support to Campus based teams during inclement weather and crisis related events 

Provide administrative or project management support to Facilities Service Team as needed.

Work closely with RFM and operations team:  

• Gain and maintain proficiency in CMMS, Event Planner, and School Operations Procedures.
• Manage and prepare staff and materials for meetings (90% Routine and Recurring) 

Facilitate the work of the facilities teams:

• Help with collecting and presenting dashboard data
• Facilitate team meetings as needed in conjunction with program planning and scheduling.
• Coordinate with RFM to plan out all summer floor work, order all equipment, and oversee entire process 

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,