LORD OF LIFE
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION:
Building Manager
REPORTS TO:
Director of Operations and Administration
POSITION PURPOSE: To glorify God by maintaining a secure, safe, clean and orderly building and
grounds that support the ministries and rental needs at Lord of Life, and by
overseeing staff in the performance of custodial and facility maintenance duties.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Manage, direct and train the custodial staff and community service volunteers in cleaning and
maintaining buildings and property.
2. Establish quality and appearance standards, policies and practices in conjunction with church
leadership and assure quality standards are met.
3. Orient and train staff on the proper use of equipment and on cleaning and maintenance
methods and practices.
4. Schedule staff ensuring event and worship setups, cleaning and grounds work is done
satisfactorily.
5. Schedule rentals for outside groups and maintains the facility space utilization calendar in
Shelby.
6. Meet with prospective renters, prepares and maintains rental agreements, pricing lists and the
collection of fees. Work with staff and volunteers to ensure communication of rental
information and that guest/rental requests are fulfilled.
7. Perform custodial duties and room setups and teardowns alongside staff.
8. Help maintain HVAC, equipment and security systems, coordinate performance of contracted
services and work with outside facility vendors as needed.
9. Serve as primary liaison, establishes programs and practices to ensure the facility complies with
required fire codes, building codes and health and safety orgs. Manage facility safety and
chemical hazard program and maintains accurate records on all health/safety procedures, drills
and equipment (trains and maintains up-to-date data sheets).
10. Order, manage and maintain cleaning and paper supplies. Manage the issuance of
building/office keys to staff and volunteers.
11. Manage facility budget.
12. Provide overall security for building and customer service for congregation members and
visitors while on duty.
13. Abide by Lord of Life’s Policies and Core Values.
14. Understand the strategy, vision and mission of Lord of Life and its ministries; be aware of and
help to uniformly enforce Lord of Life policies and best practices procedures.
15. Consistently support the general direction, initiatives and specific final decisions of the
leadership team in all church business and ministries; use influence sensitively to garner
cooperation of leadership, coworkers and congregation members.
16. Maintain service excellence.
17. Orchestrate work priorities toward maximizing Lord of Life’s mission, vision, values and
strategic plan.
18. Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
1. Decision-Making and Problem Solving: Ability to identify and analyze complex and sensitive
issues, problems and conflicts, to use independent judgment to make decisions, and to
recommend and/or implement solutions.
2. Supervising Work: Ability to work effectively and respectfully with staff, church members and
others with a variety of working styles to achieve accountability and results using authority and
influence sensitively to garner cooperation and maintain service excellence.
3. Communicating/Relationships: Ability to listen and communicate clearly, fluently and
diplomatically, orally and in writing (including email), and to maintain excellent interpersonal
and cooperative relationships with staff, members and members of the community. Generate
goodwill for the church and its staff and members. Strong commitment to customer service.
4. Time Management: Ability to work daily and effectively to balance stress of multiple projects,
conflicting priorities, substantial workload, environmental ambiguity and changing plans
through self-management and productive communication with the leadership team.
STATUS:
Full-time non-exempt
WORKING CONDITIONS: Work will be performed within the building and outside on the grounds.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to
moderate heat, wet/humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes,
outside weather conditions, and moderate cold. Lifting and moving heavy
objects over 50 pounds may be required.
HOURS OF WORK:
In general, hours will be Monday through Friday, 8:00 – 4:30 pm and
occasional weekends for a total of approximately 40 hours per week. Hours
may vary slightly based on church events and rentals.
QUALIFICATIONS:
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High school diploma or equivalent
Experience in staff supervision, including the ability to plan, organize, prioritize and monitor
work activities of staff
Knowledge of effective cleaning practices and some mechanical/maintenance abilities
Ability to lift and move heavy objects throughout a shift (50+ pounds)
Ability to act in an authoritative but respectful way in order to correct behavior of members and
visitors that may be in violation of building or church policies.
Ability to listen and communicate clearly, in person and through email, to maintain excellent
interpersonal and cooperative relationships involving leadership, staff and congregation
members.
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and accurately follow through on work activities with time
constraints and interruptions to meet deadlines as well as to work independently with a
minimum amount of direction and/or supervision.
Ability to remain flexible, resilient, calm, maintain a sense of humor and to regularly present a
clean, well-groomed image.
Ability to exhibit desirable and appropriate behavior including integrity, industriousness, sense
of urgency and confidentiality and independent judgment to provide for a cohesive working
environment dedicated to achieving Lord of Life’s mission and goals.
Ability to work effectively and respectfully with staff, managers, leadership and others with
different working styles to achieve accountability and results using authority and influence
sensitively to garner cooperation and maintain service excellence.