Director - Chicago, United States - City Colleges of Chicago

City Colleges of Chicago

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Chicago, United States

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DIRECTOR OF AUXILIARY SERVICES

OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE

Salary:
$82,000 - $84,000 annually (commensurate with education and experience)

Reporting directly to the Vice-President of Finance & Operations, the Director of Auxiliary Services is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations related to campus building maintenance and support operations.

The Auxiliary Services Department provides a clean, inviting, comfortable, and safe environment for students, faculty, and staff to learn, study, and teach.

The Director of Auxiliary Services manages staff, directs operations, and oversees the efficient provision of auxiliary services, including janitorial services, building repairs, mailroom, reprographics, central stores, and event management, as well as contracted services for trash removal and recycling, pest control, window washing and uniforms.

The position implements work processes and procedures to ensure an efficient, safe and well-maintained environment for students, faculty, staff, and the general public.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, consider joining our team

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Supervises and directs the daily operations of the college's maintenance and Housekeeping staff (i.e. janitors); prepares work and shift schedules, makes work assignments, prioritizes and monitors activities, and inspects work completed to ensure clean and safe classrooms, learning spaces, offices, washroom, cafeterias and public areas.
Confers and coordinates with service vendors on the scheduling and provision of contracted building and grounds maintenance services; monitors work and ensures repairs and work services provided comply with established quality standards and contract requirements.
Coordinates work efforts with the President's Office, Safety and Security Office, building engineers, and district staff in establishing work processes and procedures for the efficient handling and prioritizing of service requests, building events, and response to emergency requests to ensure a safe and wellmaintained environment.
Responsible for preparing facility space use agreements and room assignments for events planned by City Colleges and outside parties and ensuring that the terms established in the Board of Trustees' Operations Policies and Procedures Manual are met.
Oversees mail room and reprographics/copy center daily operations. Supervises staff responsible for processing, and distributing incoming and outgoing U.S. mail, and interoffice and intercampus mail. Monitors copy center work activities, ensuring proper staffing and operation of highvolume reprographic machines; accurate record keeping of work requests and use of paper; and efficient execution of job requests.
Facilitates the use of offsite records storage by college administrators, working with staff and records management vendor to ensure processes are in place for the proper boxing, labeling, storage and retrieval of records from storage. Works to resolve problems with vendors regarding offsite records storage.
Maintains asset inventory records of campus physical property (e.g. furniture, equipment). Ensures inventory tags are affixed to all property and that computerized inventory management records are updated and maintained with the receipt and disposal of equipment.
Is "oncall" when situations involving the operational safety of the facility are compromised. Works with the President or his/her designee, Chief Engineer, Security Director, College Executive Director and staff from District Office to resolve issues.
Assists in compiling the department/college operational budget. Researches financial records and reports to supplement the final document. Prepares annual reports, progress reports and other financial statements necessary for monitoring the budget.
Administers District wide vendor contracts for campuses and district office (e.g. reprographic equipment), maintaining working relationship with vendors to plan, schedule and coordinate the provision of services. Serves as the primary point of contact between vendors, District Office and College campuses; responds to problems and complaints and works to resolve.
Reviews service contract agreements to ensure that level and quality of services are provided and adhere to contract requirements; monitors contract expenditures and approves vendor invoices for payment.
Participates in the preparation of operating budgets for auxiliary services at colleges, ensuring consistency of budgeting across all colleges. Reviews reports of past expenditures and usage rates to prepare budget estimates. Monitors expenditures and implements plans to reduce or contain costs and expenditures.
Acts as primary liaison with AVC, other Directors of Auxiliary Services, and Human Resources Department on issues relating to performance, discipline, absenteeism, union grievances and related employee issues.
Meets and consults with other