About the Role
The Assistant Director of Facilities: Day Hab Programs assists HeartShare in maintaining safe, compliant, and welcoming day habilitation facilities. This pivotal role oversees the safety, aesthetics, and functionality of facilities, ensuring a secure and inviting atmosphere. The position requires strong organizational and communication skills, trade experience, regulatory expertise, and proficiency in facilities management software.
Responsibilities
- Supervise the Facilities Coordinator for Day Hab Programs.
- Verify adherence to safety regulations and company policies.
- Conduct safety briefings and ensure proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Set performance goals and conduct regular performance evaluations for the Facilities Coordinator Day Hab Programs.
- Conduct interviews with applicants, provide training to new hires, and assess their performance.
- Approve and submit employee timecards, manage employee time off requests, ensuring daily coverage, and manage employee overtime requests through Paycom.
- Address staff complaints, performance issues, absences, and lateness, initiating Progressive Discipline procedures.
- Participate in Professional Development Trainings and ensure staff compliance with mandated trainings.
- Implement and operationalize all established maintenance procedures.
- Assist in oversight of all assigned day habilitation facilities to ensure physical safety and compliance with state and city regulations.
- Prioritize, organize, schedule, and assign daily work order assignments to the Facilities Coordinator Day Hab Programs, ensuring timely completion.
- Conduct regular onsite inspections of maintenance work to ensure quality standards are met.
- Execute work orders assigned by the Vice President of Properties, coordinating resources for timely completion and quality workmanship.
- Develop, implement, and continuously manage a comprehensive preventive maintenance program for all Day Habilitation locations.
- Establish scheduled inspections, routine servicing, and lifecycle maintenance for building systems and equipment.
- Monitor program effectiveness through work order tracking and periodic reviews.
- Prepare and distribute a weekly work order report to the Vice President of Properties.
- Execute and oversee all repairs, corrective actions, and maintenance activities resulting from internal and external audit reports.
- Prioritize life safety, regulatory compliance, and operational risks while coordinating with maintenance staff, contractors, and program leadership.
- Monitor the status of all audit-related work through completion.
- Conduct regular onsite supervision of work site practices to ensure safety.
- Serve as the on-site liaison for subcontracted vendors, coordinating daily activities and communicating site requirements.
- Monitor progress and quality of all vendor-performed services.
- Conduct final walkthroughs as needed, address deficiencies in real time, and document completion status.
- Provide first-line 24-hour response to emergency repairs at all day habilitation physical plant locations.
- Maintain cell phone contact on evenings and weekends for emergency response.
- Ensure physical plant safety protocols to safeguard the well-being of program participants, staff, and visitors.
- Follow all Blood-borne Pathogen Control standards at all times.
- Ensure staff have and are utilizing proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- Obtain OSHA 10-hour within 6 months, and OSHA-approved PPE training within 3 months.
- Maintain and repair day habilitation interiors, ensuring hazard prevention and compliance with applicable regulations and codes.
- Maintain and repair day habilitation exteriors and grounds, ensuring hazard prevention and well-kept appearance.
- Perform physical corrections to resolve violations or deficiencies.
- Ensure vehicle log completion for the Facilities Day Hab Programs vehicle.
- Follow all applicable state and city motor vehicle laws.
- Schedule and coordinate vehicle maintenance/service needs with the Facilities Coordinator, Day Hab Programs.
- Ensure that parking tickets received on agency vehicles are submitted to the supervisor for prompt payment.
- Maintain and update day habilitation physical inventory of assets and tools.
- Provide care and upkeep of assigned tools.
- Ensure proper safe storage of tools and equipment daily.
- Utilize an automated facilities management system (WorxHub) to manage work requests, track maintenance tasks, and log maintenance work completed.
- Ensure that if no approved work order is issued, work does not commence, with the exception of emergency situations.
- Record work order progress in WorxHub system on all day habilitation work orders, maintenance, and completions.
- Match all purchases to related work orders, reviewing for accuracy.
- Act as primary contact for hardware stores, ensuring prompt submission of invoices for payment.
- Maintain clear communication with staff, residents, and external stakeholders regarding facility matters.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED; Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or equivalent preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive facilities management experience, ideally in a nonprofit or healthcare setting.
- Strong computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, and Teams), HRIS systems (e.g., Paycom), facilities management software, and other cloud-based business applications.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage technology to improve efficiency, reporting, and communication.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, with a track record of successfully managing teams and fostering a positive work culture.
- Thorough knowledge of building codes, ADA regulations, safety standards, state/city regulations, as well as general knowledge of all construction trade types (carpentry, plumbing, painting, electrical, mechanical, etc.).
- Proficiency in utilizing automated facilities management systems, such as TheWorxHub, for work order tracking, preventive maintenance, and asset management.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Cost-effective solutions with high-quality outcomes.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Compassionate, patient, and empathetic approach when interacting with individuals receiving services, families, and colleagues in a human services environment.
- Valid Driver’s license required.
- Must be available on-call to address facility-related emergencies, including after hours and on weekends.
- Must have reliable transportation.
Skills
- Trade experience (plumbing, electrical, carpentry, HVAC)
- Regulatory expertise
- Automated facilities management system (WorxHub)
- Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, and Teams)
- HRIS systems (e.g., Paycom)
- Facilities management software
- Cloud-based business applications
- Building codes
- ADA regulations
- Safety standards
- State/city regulations
- Construction trade types (carpentry, plumbing, painting, electrical, mechanical)
- Work order tracking
- Preventive maintenance
- Asset management
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Attention to detail
Location
- HeartShare, 330 Jay Street 29th Fl, Brooklyn, NY, 11201
Work Type
- Full-Time
- On-call
Experience Level
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive facilities management experience
Education Level
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or equivalent preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $85,000.00 - $90,000.00 Salary/year
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit package based on full-time/part-time status.
- Rewarding Work in a team environment.
- Paid vacation, sick, personal days, and holidays.
- 403(B) retirement plans with employer contribution.
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Flexible spending account (Dependent Care, Medical, Parking, and Transit).
- Employee Appreciation Programs and Events.
- Tuition Assistance Program.
- Professional Development opportunities.
- Gympass Discount
- Verizon Wireless Discount.
- BJs Membership discount.
- Discounts on Broadway tickets, movie tickets, theme parks, sporting events, gift certificates & more
About the Company
- For over 150 years, Heartshare has been dedicated to championing and empowering New Yorkers society has too often overlooked and underestimated.
Equal Opportunity
- Heartshare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
- If you need to request accommodation during the recruiting process, please reach out to Leaves@heartshare.org.
