Facilities Associate
Job Summary:
The Facilities Associate is responsible for maintaining clean, sanitary, and welcoming environments throughout the Cross-Lines’ three primary buildings. This position performs routine and deep cleaning, restroom and kitchen sanitation, waste removal, and other general facility upkeep. The Facilities Associate helps ensure that all Cross-Lines facilities are clean, safe, functional, and welcoming for staff, volunteers, clients, and visitors.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Maintain the cleanliness, sanitation, and overall appearance of all three buildings.
- Collect and remove trash and recycling from designated areas and transport waste to the dumpster.
- Sweep, vacuum, mop, and disinfect floors and surfaces according to established schedules.
- Clean and sanitize restrooms, including toilets, sinks, floors, showers, and other fixtures.
- Help maintain clean and orderly exterior areas by picking up litter around the campus and building entrances.
- Identify and report maintenance, safety, sanitation, or facility concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
- Perform additional custodial and facility-related duties as assigned.
This position is a full-time hourly position, working 40 hours per week.
Monday-Friday 7:00 AM-3:30 PM.
Key Qualifications:
- Previous custodial, janitorial, housekeeping, facilities, or related experience preferred.
- Ability to perform physical tasks associated with custodial work, including standing, walking, bending, lifting, carrying, and moving supplies, and equipment.
- Ability to safely use common cleaning products, custodial equipment, and tools.
- Basic knowledge of cleaning and sanitation practices, or the ability to learn them.
- Ability to work respectfully and professionally with staff, volunteers, clients, donors, and visitors.
- Ability to follow health, safety, and sanitation procedures, particularly in areas associated with food preparation and service.
- Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with supervisors and other staff.
- Commitment to maintaining a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for everyone who uses Cross-Lines’ facilities.
Salary Range: $16-$19 per hour
This is a full-time position with benefits including vacation time/paid sick leave.
To Apply:
E-mail resume or letter of interest to Susila Jones, susila@cross-lines.org.
History:
Cross-Lines Community Outreach was established in 1963 as a “place of hope” for those struggling with the hardships of poverty. Today, Cross-Lines plays a vital role in the human service ecosystem of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Cross-Lines is a safety net for the community providing crucial, direct-aid services in the areas of hunger relief and housing stabilization. The Cross-Lines hunger relief programs include a Community Market and Community Kitchen. These programs aim to decrease overall hunger throughout the community by increasing access to healthy foods. The Cross-Lines housing stabilization programs encompass a Homeless Prevention program, Street Outreach program, and a Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) program. These programs strive to connect individuals experiencing housing instability to safe, permanent housing and supportive services.
The mission of Cross-Lines is to provide people in the Kansas City area affected by poverty with services and opportunities that encourage self-confidence, meet the needs of today, and provide the tools for future self-sufficiency.
Our Values:
Inclusion: Cross-Lines Community Outreach values and promotes an inclusive community where everyone feels welcomed and respected.
Dignity and Respect: We treat every individual with dignity and respect, fostering an environment where self-worth is restored.
Collaboration: We actively collaborate with partners (both internal and external) to maximize our impact in addressing poverty and social inequality.
Empowerment: We empower individuals and families to take control of their futures through dedication to life skills and navigation of resource access.
Integrity to Build Trust: We operate at the highest standards of integrity by being transparent, accountable, and ethical in all our actions to build and maintain the trust of our community.
Non-Discrimination:
Cross-Lines Community Outreach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Cross-Lines Community Outreach to provide fair and equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees and to not discriminate based on any class protected by applicable laws.
Job Type: Full Time
