Custodial Manager III

About the role

Come work in an environment where we truly value and respect those we serve and believe in the mission that all people can achieve a higher level of wellness and independence. The state supported living centers serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are medically fragile or who have behavioral problems. The centers provide campus-based direct services and supports at 13 centers located throughout the state.

Responsibilities

• Performs highly advanced administrative and custodial supervisory work; responsible for daily operations and activities, long-range planning, and management of the Housekeeping Department.
• Coordinates and implements housekeeping services, develops facility policies, procedures, and goals related to housekeeping, safety, and infection control.
• Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment.
• Administrative responsibilities include development of procedures, personnel management, training, interdepartmental planning, budget development, and approval/tracking of expenditures for the department.
• Directly supervises unit/home supervisors (Custodian III) and facilitates best practices with HHSC facilities staff to ensure uniformity of building and facility housekeeping procedures.
• Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule, extended shift, overtime, or rotating schedule in accordance with agency leave policy; may serve in an on-call status.
• Oversees implementation of a Housekeeping service model to ensure resident, facility, and system needs, safety, and infection control are met within existing resources.
• Develops, distributes, and manages budget for housekeeping services; purchases equipment including large capital items (e.g., waxing machines, buffers, scraping machines).
• Oversees and directs custodial activities and training to ensure licensure standards and facility/system goals are met.
• Communicates with other DADS Custodian Managers and HHSC to share best practices and ensure uniformity of building and facility housekeeping procedures.
• Serves as environmental consultant, provides expertise in housekeeping areas, and represents the housekeeping department at meetings, conferences, seminars, panels, and committees.
• Plans, assigns, trains, and supervises work of others.
• Actively participates and/or serves in a supporting role to meet agency obligations for disaster response, recovery, or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation; may require alternate shift pattern or location.

Requirements

• Experience in custodial work.
• Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent is generally preferred; experience and education may be substituted for one another.
• Completion of required supervisory training within 90 days of employment.
• Ability to drive a Cushman or Drive Van with required license.
• Must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for employment at a state-operated facility.
• Males between the ages of 18–25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• All State Supported Living Center employees are subject to random drug testing.
• Must be willing to work weekends and holidays; flexibility in work hours may be required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of housekeeping services including state-of-the-art practices.
• Ability to plan, supervise, coordinate, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of assigned services and staff.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form to individuals or groups including presentations, papers, procedures, technical reports, and budget narratives.
• Ability to employ administrative/management skills to make effective decisions to benefit resident services.
• Ability to coordinate separate programs into a comprehensive plan.
• Ability to plan activities, complete complex tasks, and make varied decisions within broad parameters and minimal supervision.
• Working knowledge of applicable ICF standards, Commissioner’s Rules, Essential Elements, and laws/regulations/professional practices.
• Demonstrate values in line with facility workplace and service values.
• Basic understanding and ability to utilize computers.
• Knowledge of methodology and program development for people with developmental disabilities.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain working relationships with staff at all levels, individuals served, parents, guardians, and other residents.

Benefits

• 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Generous time off benefits.
• Numerous opportunities for career advancement.

Pay

$3,581.33 – $5,372.41 per month

Schedule

Day shift; may include first shift days. Up to 5% travel required. Not eligible for telework.