Facility & Maintenance Technician in Nashville, Tennessee at Davidson Academy

Position Overview

Davidson Academy is seeking a Christ-following, motivated, organized, detail-oriented, Maintenance Staff with a passion for providing a safe, clean, and well-maintained environment conducive to learning for Davidson Academy’s students. This role is integral to ensuring the school's facilities and support services function effectively for all programs and activities. The ideal candidate has a background in project management and understands the innerworkings of maintaining and improving various facilities.

Davidson Academy is an Infant-12th grade Christian private school located in Nashville, TN. Serving a diverse student population from Davidson County and the surrounding counties, we believe in the Biblical-based instruction of preparing our students for college, life, and eternity. All Davidson Academy personnel must adhere to our statements of faith.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management of the Upper School, Lower School, and Preschool buildings as well as all other campus facilities
• Support faculty and staff facility needs
• Conduct routine inspections of all facilities, identifying areas requiring attention or improvements
• Oversee outside grounds vendor for mowing and landscaping of the school
• Plan with appropriate school personnel for upcoming needs
• Enable food management services to operate with the space and equipment needed
• Knowledge of building systems, codes, OSHA regulations and sustainable practices
• Other duties assigned by the Facilities Director

Additional Requirements and Preferred Skills

• Ethical, exhibits high morals, and maintains confidentiality of information.
• Able to work independently and in a group environment.\
• Problem solving – strong data collecting, analyzing, and recommendation skills.
• Influencing – solid listening, hearing, and verbal/written communicating skills.
• Executing – excellent planning, organizing, and reviewing skills.
• Ability to meet expectations across organization.

All applicants are required to adhere to Davidson Academy’s Statement of Faith and Organizational Philosophy

Statements of Faith

• We believe God has revealed Himself, His purposes, and His ways in the Bible, which is therefore absolute in its truth and authority over daily living. (II Timothy 3:15-17; II Peter 1:20-21)
• We believe God is one, absolute in power and authority over all people. He has revealed Himself as Heavenly Father and is the first person of the Trinity. (Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19, John 10:30)
• We believe Jesus Christ is the second person of the Trinity, the physical embodiment of God; He is fully God and fully man, a mystery that calls us to worship. (John 1:14, John 3:16, Luke 3:22, Galatians 4:4, Hebrews 4:15)
• We believe the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He is the invisible and contemporary presence of God. (Genesis 1:2; Matthew 28:19, John 14:26)
• We believe all humankind are separated from God by sin and are in need of a Savior. (Romans 3:23, Romans 5:12, Ephesians 2:12, Hebrews 7:25)
• We believe salvation comes only through belief (faith) in Jesus Christ as revealed in Scripture, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His sacrificial death upon the cross and His resurrection from the dead. (John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-9, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23)
• We believe Christians should live their lives in community, as members of a body of believers, and in subjection to the will of God, holding one another accountable for their decisions and choices and offering encouragement and prayer support in all things. (Matthew 18:20, Hebrews 10: 24-25)
• We agree that the unique roles of male and female are clearly defined in Scripture, and we’re called uphold these Biblical commands (Romans 1:24-32; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; 1 Timothy 4:12; 2 Timothy 2:19-22; 1 Peter 1:15-16; 2:15-17: 1 John 3: 1-3; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10)

Organizational Philosophy

Davidson Academy is a place where...

• All persons are given a variety of opportunities to discover and develop their individual intellectual, physical, social, spiritual gifts and abilities to the fullest.
• All persons can become responsible, self-reliant, self-motivated, life-long learners.
• All persons are treated with courtesy, fairness, dignity, and respect.
• Students, parents, teachers, and staff cooperate as a team. Active communications among all the school’s constituents allow everyone to know what is taking place within the organization.
• Everyone understands the results expected from his or her work, how his or her work relates to the work of others, and why it is important to the fulfillment of the school’s mission.