Job Description

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Facilities Supervisor

About Boston College and the Office of Residential Life

Boston College is a Division One university with
approximately 9,500 undergraduate students (7,700 residential), located on 118
acres in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, a beautiful suburb seven miles from the
center of Boston. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1863, Boston College has
strong Jesuit Catholic educational values, which are used as a foundation for
our work with and care for students.

The mission of the Office of Residential Life is to create a
respectful, healthy, and safe living community for our residents. We are
committed to integrating the Ignatian tradition into the formation of each
student by connecting their intellectual, ethical, religious, and spiritual
lives through a myriad of programs and services. Our role in this formational
development is achieved by promoting the academic mission, encouraging
responsible and ethical behaviors, engaging residents in conversations
regarding diversity, and creating safe, well-managed learning environments
where students can seek the greater good.

Under the leadership of the Associate Vice President and Director of
Residential Education and Director of Operations, the department consists of 40
professional staff members, 22 graduate positions, 192 RAs, and 20 additional
student employees.

Basic Function and Responsibility

The Facilities Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that all
residential life facilities are properly furnished and maintained throughout
the calendar year. The day-to-day responsibilities include responding to
student furniture work order requests, inventory, and the replacement of
residence hall furnishings. The Facilities Supervisor provides training and
supervision to 15-20 student workers and coordinates the daily work schedules
of all facilities area student workers. As part of a team conducting
routine inspections of residential spaces and ensuring the preparation of the
residence halls for occupancy throughout the year, including the preparation of
guest and emergency spaces, the Facilities Supervisor assists in the
identification of safety & maintenance concerns and the communication of
the same to the work order center, appropriate supervisors, and the Resident
Directors.

Primary Areas of Responsibility

• The
  Facilities Supervisor is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all
  furniture contained in the university’s over 7,700 student bed spaces, in
  addition to staff apartments, common areas, and lounges.
• Perform
  comprehensive inspections of facilities, and ensure all rooms are properly
  furnished, equipped, and ready for occupancy, for both the academic
  semesters as well as summer student and conference groups.
• The
  Facilities Supervisor assists with maintaining accurate inventory data of
  items in the off-site warehouse and storage locations within the residence
  halls and provides recommendations to their supervisor for Residence Hall
  areas that need upgrades, new furniture, or improvements.
• Takes
  in deliveries of large furniture orders and installation of furniture in
  student rooms, lounges, and other areas; cuts and hangs shades; changes
  furniture inserts, and performs light furniture refurbishing/refinishing
  as needed.
  Collaborate
  with campus partners and external vendors to report, address, and execute
  events related to the Residence Halls.
• Submit
  necessary work orders and process work orders from students on a timely
  basis that pertain to residence hall furniture/blinds.
• Facility
  Supervisors provide training and supervision to designated student
  workers.
• Coordinate
  the daily work schedules and assist with interviewing and selection of
  Residential Life facilities student workers.
• The
  Facilities Supervisors are expected to be available to respond to
  facilities emergencies in the residence halls and support short and
  medium-term relocations of students in the event of a room becoming
  uninhabitable.
• Flexible
  schedule necessary to accommodate emergency situations or off-hours
  furniture deliveries.
• Some
  weekends are required during move-in and move-out periods and regular
  weekend shifts during the summer months.
• The
  duties and responsibilities outlined in the role description are a good
  reflection of the role. However, there are responsibilities that may not
  be explicitly included, and there will be times when the role will need to
  adapt and assume other duties to support our students and the university
  and division's strategic initiatives.

Each
staff member is expected to contribute to the greater goals of the division and
the university. These contributions (outside of your primary work area)
may include supporting division and university-wide initiatives, staffing
events, and serving on committees as needed. Some of this work may take place
on weekends and outside of normal business hours.

Hiring Range: $22.67/hr to $28.34/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

• Excellent
  organizational skills, good public relations, inventory skills, decision
  making ability, and maintain good relations with staff and students.
• Comprehension
  and appreciation of the Jesuit values and mission, and the traditions and
  heritage of Boston College.
  Demonstrated
  knowledge and commitment to issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrated
  knowledge of utilization of work order system, cell phone/I-pads,
  Google suite, and appropriate position technology preferred.
• Experience
  in repairing furniture and knowledge of basic hand tools and repairs to
  furnishings preferred.
• Must
  have good customer service skills.
• Strong
  work ethic and the ability to be a team player, to work independently and
  to be a self-starter.
• Ability
  to work in a fast-paced, higher education environment.
• Must
  be able to lift, carry, and move items weighing up to 50 lbs.
  
  

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