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🔗Facilities Manager
Website Hidden Villa
Hidden Villa is a non-profit organization with a 100-year history, focusing on environmental education, land stewardship and community building. We use our organic farm, surrounding wilderness and community to provide opportunities to learn about the environment and social justice. Hidden Villa stretches over 1600 acres of open space in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, about 40 miles south of San Francisco.
The Facilities Manager is responsible for the day-to-day facility maintenance needs and requests for all buildings, vehicles, and other facility needs at Hidden Villa. The Facilities Manager reports to the Director of Land & Facilities (DLF). This is a working manager position and candidates will engage in physically demanding skilled trade work on facilities, equipment, vehicles, trails, landscaping, in addition to desk-based project planning tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
Timely response on repairs and maintenance requests for Hidden Villa land and buildings, including:
- Repair of gates, fencing, steps, decks, and buildings around the ranch
- Planning and scheduling contractors to conduct repairs in partnership with the DLF
- Minor repairs for equipment and vehicle maintenance
- Weed whacking, mowing, and other outdoor maintenance
- Tree and trail maintenance work
- Management of Maintenance Technicians, including close work on facility maintenance projects
- Maintain regular vehicle inspection and maintenance logs and schedule maintenance
- Management of the shop area and maintenance of all tools and equipment
- Maintain roads and parking lots
- Careful management and disposal of all environmental waste to ensure alignment with regulation and alignment to HV’s environmental stewardship practices
- Management of trash disposal systems and vendors on the ranch
- Coordination of septic maintenance, water systems and portable toilet rentals
- Perform regular emergency equipment inspection, training, ordering and maintenance (AEDs, fire extinguishers, fire hydrants, smoke detectors, etc
- Purchase of items needed for repair and maintenance (door knobs, light bulbs, other materials)
- Perform all Move-Out Inspections for residential employees and coordinate deposit return with Human Resources if left in satisfactory condition
- Periodic assistance with events including: furniture relocation, landscaping, trash removal and set-up/take-down of chairs and tables
- Support Summer Camp facilities operations including weekly pool maintenance June-August
- Train and check-off staff drivers on any and all vehicles they will be driving
- Attend regular staff and department meetings
- Lead and manage property related volunteer projects
- Other tasks and duties as assigned
Benefits
All NCPE interns received an hourly stipend, the rate is listed at each position description. Additionally, interns receive paid time off (PTO), paid Federal holidays if working full-time, and access to NCPE's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for career and personal counseling, coaching, and referrals. Project sites may also offer a housing allowance and/or commuting stipend; this information is also listed in the description or offered during the interview.
Eligible NCPE interns who successfully complete their internships may count their position towards earning a Public Land Corps (PLC) Non-Competitive Hiring Authority certificate. To be eligible to earn a PLC certificate, an intern must be 30 years old or younger (or 35 if a veteran). Once earned, the PLC hiring authority certificate may be used to apply for eligible Federal temporary, term, or permanent positions. Successful completion of a NCPE internship does not guarantee Federal employment. Contact manager@preservenet.org for more details.
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must be
*at least 18 years old;
*no older than 30 years of age (or 35 years if a Veteran) when beginning the internship; applicants who are 31 or older (or 36 or older if a Veteran) are not eligible;
*currently enrolled in a degree-seeking academic program at the college level (or recently graduated within the past 12 months)
*be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.
Interns are not allowed to work more than 1200 hours total in the program; previous interns must stay within this overall limit. The length of an internship can vary from 10 to 30 weeks if full-time (40 hours per week) or longer if on a part-time schedule. If selected, the exact starting date will be determined by you and the NPS supervisor. The stipend rate is $17.00 per hour unless otherwise listed.
The successful candidate is responsible for finding and paying for travel to and housing at the internship location; some exceptions apply. The supervising office may be able to assist in locating housing but it is ultimately up to the individual accepting the internship to find accommodation.
The National Council requires all interns working in-person at Federal facilities and/or with Federal employees receive the Covid-19 vaccination. Please be advised that you may also be required to wear a mask, depending on the protocols adopted by your work site. Also be aware that, due to Government-wide security requirements, a background check will be required if you are selected for a position. This will include providing information about recent housing and employment history. The position supervisor will have more information about these requirements and procedures at the time of hiring. You may direct any questions to NCPE's Internship Program Director, Julee Johnson, at manager@preservenet.org.
Please note that interns are not NCPE or NPS employees. Stipends are academic awards and taxes are not withheld, nor are social security contributions made on your behalf. These funds may be taxable, however, so consult a tax preparation professional if you have questions.
How to Apply
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