Janitorial Coordinator

About Mobile Loaves & Fishes

Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a social outreach ministry that has been empowering communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless since 1998. Founded in Austin, Texas, the organization serves its homeless neighbors through three core programs: Truck Ministry, Community First! Village, and Community Works. Often referred to as the most talked about neighborhood in Austin, Community First! Village is a 51-acre master planned development that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness. We are now embarking on a new phase of community expansion, adding more than 1400 new neighbors over the next 5-10 years.

About the Role

The Janitorial Coordinator is an integral part of the Facilities Team. The Janitorial Coordinator will be responsible for managing a variety of independent contractors that maintain the cleanliness of various facilities at Community First! Village (CFV), a 51-acre master-planned community designed by Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) to provide affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness. The Janitorial Coordinator should be detail-oriented and relationally focused.

This is a full-time, non-exempt position reporting to the Facilities Manager. Due to the nature and requirements of the position, hours are flexible to fit need, but typically include 8am-5pm Monday-Friday. Some nights and weekends may be required. The Janitorial Coordinator will office at Community First! Village located at 9301 Hog Eye Road, Austin, TX 78724.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Training and overseeing Independent Contractors for Janitorial work at CFV
• Preparing and signing Independent Contractor paperwork and contracts
• Ordering and distributing supplies to Independent Contractors
• Maintaining the CFV Janitorial Supply Inventory and Storeroom
• Receiving and entering all associated maintenance and repair requests in CFV's Appfolio computer program, and ensuring clear communication with the Maintenance Team
• Responsible for quality control on all supplies received, checking for quantity and damage
• Conducting regular quality control on facility cleanliness and notifying the CFV Property Manager as soon as possible of any recurring issues, unforeseen conditions, or contractor no-shows that will affect the quality or cleanliness of the facilities
• Coordinating with other MLF Staff for additional or special janitorial needs
• Maintaining knowledge and proficiency with cleaning equipment
• Continually monitor all equipment and supplies for proper safety requirements and inform Safety Coordinator and the CFV Property Manager of any unsafe conditions
• Perform duties consistently and ethically within the vision, mission, values and goals of MLF
• Attend weekly team meetings, monthly staff meetings, and other meetings deemed necessary
• Other Duties & Responsibilities as needed

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Principles

• MLF is a faith-based organization whose ideals and philosophy come directly from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As an organization, we strive to reflect this precept in our communications, both internally and externally.
• Commitment to serving those who have experienced homelessness and personal alignment with MLF's vision, mission, core values, and goals.
• Ability to train and manage a diverse group of contract workers with a variety of skill levels
• Commercial Cleaning experience (preferred)
• Inventory Management experience (preferred)
• Must be able to become knowledgeable about cleaning equipment and practices
• Must be relational and have an enthusiastic positive attitude
• Must work well in group settings
• Strong communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
• Comfortable with teaching others and giving guidance
• Must have patience, compassion, and professionalism
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and/or Google Drive
• Must have a valid driver's license

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand, climb, stoop, kneel, or crouch, to reach with hands and arms, and move about the property, including a construction environment
• Exposed to all outside weather conditions, including wet or humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, and moving mechanical parts, equipment
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; however, some occasional high noise levels may be expected

Benefits

MLF PURPOSE & VISION

We empower communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless.

MLF MISSION

We provide food and clothing, cultivate community, and promote dignity to our homeless brothers and sisters in need.

GOALS

• Transform the way people view the stereotype of those who find themselves homeless
• Reconnect the homeless to self, family and community
• Help the chronically homeless rediscover and utilize their God-given talents to do purposeful work
• Connect human to human, heart to heart through the fellowship of food and hospitality
• Inspire people into a lifestyle of abundance by giving their best first

BELIEF STATEMENTS

The vision is supported by belief statements centered on our belief that homelessness is the result of a profound, catastrophic loss of family:

• God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life
• By virtue of being created by God in His image, we are all called to live in community and relationship with Him through each other
• The family is the original cell of social life
• You shall love your neighbor as yourself
• All members of the human family are equal in dignity
• The Lord God took the man and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and care for it. Gen 2:15

CORE VALUES

MLF is committed to fostering a culture that prioritizes relational connection. We believe there is opportunity in every aspect of our work to be relational in a highly transactional world. In this culture, transactions are means to relational ends, not the other way around.​

​​This begins with the countercultural love poured out by Jesus Christ and grows as imperfect individuals strive to show this love to each other human-to-human, heart-to-heart.​

​​Each individual's openness to the journey of their own personal growth is essential in building our relational culture, and we believe this culture flourishes as we each continuously strive to more fully embody these four core values:

• Faith: We define Faith as the foundational belief that our world and all our work belong to God. This allows us to engage our work with joy and lightheartedness, knowing that we are not ultimately in control.
• Humility: We define Humility as rightly viewing oneself as a single piece of a grander story. This humility leads to a view of oneself that is neither too high nor too low.
• Generous Spirit: We define a Generous Spirit as a readiness to give more grace, mercy, and hospitality than is necessary or expected. This posture allows us to see others for who they are, not what they do.
• Integrity: We define Integrity as a wholehearted commitment to doing right by God, ourselves, and others. This wholeheartedness shows itself in consistently choosing honesty, responsibility and ownership in all actions and decisions.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

MLF is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen based on ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation in accordance with federal and state law.