Maintenance Coordinator - Ward YMCA

Description

Join our team as a Facilities Coordinator and play a vital role in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for all who walk through our doors. At the YMCA, we believe that every role contributes to our mission of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. In this hands-on position, you'll lead custodial operations, support general maintenance, and help preserve the integrity of our spaces. You’ll work closely with staff, members, and vendors to ensure our facility operates smoothly and reflects the high standards our community deserves. If you're dependable, service-minded, and ready to be a part of something bigger, we’d love to meet you.

1. Behaves as a cause-driven leader and role model for staff and members; promotes youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in all job-related functions.

2. Leads and schedules daily custodial operations across all areas of the facility, ensuring a consistently clean, sanitary, and welcoming environment.

3. Provides hands-on training, supervision, and performance support for custodial and maintenance staff to uphold standards for cleanliness, safety, and preventive care.

4. Serves as the on-site liaison for facility-related vendor relationships; supervises and coordinates external service providers as needed.

5. Performs general maintenance tasks including minor plumbing, painting, drywall, and equipment repairs.

6. Completes and prioritizes work orders using facility software to minimize disruptions and track maintenance progress.

7. Conducts regular inspections of the building, equipment, and grounds; identifies, addresses, and documents maintenance or safety concerns.

8. Supports seasonal operations such as snow removal, landscaping, and scheduled deep cleaning tasks.

9. Performs heavy-duty custodial tasks as needed (e.g., floor care, restroom deep cleaning, high dusting); manages room setups and storage organization.

10. Maintains inventory and proactively reorders custodial and maintenance supplies to ensure uninterrupted service.

11. Adheres to policies related to boundaries with youth. Participates in required abuse risk management training. Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors. Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements and job-specific abuse risk management responsibilities.

12. Ability to work effectively with diverse groups and viewpoints from all social and economic segments of the organization and community. A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism is expected from all staff. 

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk and hear; stand, walk, crouch, climb ladders and stairs; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms to use standard cleaning equipment (such such as a mop, broom, vacuum, cleaning chemicals, and other equipment required to clean the facility).  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be at least 18 years old and possess a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred; with at least one year of custodial experience.  
• Must have ability to:
  • follow instructions and work with little or no supervision ? work with chemicals and identify stains and use proper chemicals for their removal.
  • Operate manual and power equipment
• Must possess knowledge of methods of maintaining, cleaning and preserving a variety of surfaces; proper use of a wide range of cleaning chemicals according to state and federal regulations.  
• Passionate belief in the Y’s cause of nurturing the potential of all youth, supporting healthy living for all people and finding ways to help and support our neighbors.
• Understanding of the nature and purpose of the YMCA and the respective roles of volunteers and staff.
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Proven track record of developing authentic relationships with others.
• Ability to foster a collaborative team approach to solving challenging situations.  

Summary

The Facilities Coordinator provides on-site operational leadership for custodial services, facility maintenance, safety, and readiness at a YMCA location and is responsible for executing daily facilities operations.  This position supports a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for members, staff, and visitors. The Coordinator serves as a critical partner in preserving the integrity of YMCA assets and delivering a high-quality experience for all. 

Provides community wellness, childcare, and youth development programs.