Manager, Facilities Transportation

Position Title: Manager, Facilities and Transportation Employee Type: Full-Time Regular Supervisor Title: Program Director Division: U.S. Programs & Advocacy Save the Children For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share. The Role The Manager of Facilities and Transportation is responsible for providing safe and healthy facilities and vehicles that meet all federal, State and local regulations as is crucial to the operation of a Head Start/Early Head Start program. Under supervision of the Program Director, you will ensure that all Head Start/ Early Head Start facilities, buildings and vehicles meet Federal, state and local licensing requirements pertinent to the type of use, assuring that all required licenses are up to date, ensure that leases, contracts and/or agreements for all sites are current with appropriate signatures, oversee the maintenance and cleaning of buildings to ensure that they are clean, safe and in useable condition, and will work with outside contractors and service-oriented business as necessary. You will be responsible for the overall operation of the Head Start transportation program, including minor maintenance of the buses and/or vehicles, ensuring that they are kept clean and in safe repair at all times; and that licenses, insurance, inspections and other required permits are maintained to comply with all federal, State and local regulations, including the appropriate licensing of drivers. You will serve as the chair of the Head Start Safety Committee and conduct regular health and safety inspections of buildings and playgrounds and where applicable, transportation services and contribute to program improvement through evaluation, self-assessment, and other program development efforts. As a frontline representative of Save the Children, you would be required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that you would come in contact with and adhere to the agency’s values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis, the position is expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training to minimize risk to children. The position must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report, respond to any instance of child abuse, and promote training and awareness around all child-safeguarding obligations. What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties) Coordinating and overseeing testing for lead, asbestos, mold, and air quality. Develop, implement and evaluate systems for the delivery of facility and, where applicable, transportation services. Includes center and, where applicable, home base services and services for children with disabilities. Ensure and maintain fire alarm and security alarm systems, as appropriate, are in good working order. Utilizes an established system to make regular health and safety inspections of all sites and to quickly resolve any identified site issues, including the safety of playgrounds, parking lots and other areas used by Head Start staff, children, parents, contractors and community volunteers. Ensure implementation of systems and schedules for building security and maintenance. Purchase and maintain required tools, equipment, and supplies, ensuring budgetary control. Ensure that all inspections, licenses and contracts are current and on file. Coordinate with site supervisors to ensure landscaping needs such as mowing lawns, trimming…

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