Sexton -- St. Ann’s Episcopal Church Kennebunkport

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain buildings and grounds on days appointed by the rector and vestry.
• Inspect and clean sanctuary and outdoor chapel daily as needed.
• Empty trash and recycling receptacles regularly.
• Submit purchase requests for supplies when needed.
• Coordinate with vendors for repairs and routine maintenance.
• Perform minor repairs and update the Junior Warden on the status of needed repairs and maintenance.
• Maintain the carriage house workshop and equipment.
• Ensure safety devices such as fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, defibrillators, and emergency lights are inspected as required.
• Maintain a log of inspection dates.
• Oversee visitor traffic and report safety and security issues as needed.
• Serve as an on-call contact for after-hours and emergency access.
• Perform general clean-up and maintenance of walkways, parking areas, entrances, outdoor chapel, and columbarium.
• Water, maintain, and prune lawns and gardens.
• Set up and take down traffic control measures as needed.
• Oversee third-party landscape services and coordinate vendors to maintain lawn, roads, and gardens to established standards.
• Assist with worship service event setup and breakdown.
• Ensure church/outdoor chapel are clean and set up for each service.
• Set up and break down outdoor hospitality facilities as needed.
• Ensure columbarium area is swept clean for funerals and interments.
• Clean bathrooms before and after wedding and funeral ceremonies.
• Clean church for Sunday services after wedding ceremony.
• Perform spring opening and fall closing activities.
• Oversee contractors to startup/shut down facilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Provide special event set up and coverage on a per-event basis.

Working Schedule and Self Care

This is a seasonal position of approximately 40 hours/week. Regular working hours are Thursdays-Monday but should be arranged with the Rector to accommodate occasional added responsibilities without the need to exceed 40 hours per week on a regular basis. Worship services are Sundays at 8am and 10am. Weddings are Saturday afternoons with Friday afternoon rehearsals. Occasional additional events are typically Sunday and Thursday evenings. The Church is open for 15 weeks from mid-June to late-September with groups opening. Opening and Closing seasonal responsibilities take place prior to and after those dates. The grounds are open to the public from May to October.

Physical Requirements

The Position Involves Work In a Wide Range Of Conditions That Can Be Physically Demanding. The Sexton Must Be Able To Lift/carry/push weights of 20-40 lbs. Climb, crawl, stoop and kneel. Tolerate exposure to heat and cold and inclement weather. Operate and properly maintain power tools and other equipment.

Personal Qualities Needed

• A self starter capable of functioning without ongoing oversight.
• Reliability in attendance, particularly on Sundays, with strong time management.
• Strong interpersonal relational skills, and a positive personal chemistry with co-workers, parishioners, and visitors.
• Comfortable guiding the work of a wide range of people including contractors and volunteers from the parish.
• Dependability, ability to communicate clearly, and honesty required.
• A positive client service-oriented demeanor is required at all times.