Title of the position: Operations Director

Organization: Administration

Department: Transportation and Facilities

Reports to: President (Part of School Leadership Team)

Type: Full Time/12 Month

Salary/Exempt

About Detroit Cristo Rey

Detroit Cristo Rey High School is in Detroit, Michigan and is part of the national Cristo Rey Network. Member schools use a rigorous academic model, supported by best practices in instruction and assessment, to prepare students with a broad range of intellectual abilities for college and life. Further, CRN schools employ an innovative Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP) that provides students with real world work experiences. In this highly unique model, every CRN student works an average of five days a month to fund most of her or his schooling, gain job experience, grow in self-confidence, and realize the relevance of this education. Students work in various corporate and business settings including law firms, banks, hospitals, universities, and with other professional organizations.

Like all Cristo Rey schools, Detroit Cristo Rey High School is a Catholic, college preparatory high school for students of all faiths from families of limited financial means. The school is co-educational and serves students of diverse backgrounds. We help our students grow intellectually, academically, emotionally, spiritually, socially, and morally. Our aspiration is that all our students graduate from high school and college and become the future leaders in our churches, institutions, businesses, nonprofits, and the community at large.

General Description

The Director position impacts all functions across the school operations with the main areas of facilities management and transportation. The position requires the ability to balance workloads between various areas, utilize all available resources (human and tools) to maximize output, and be able to determine and set priorities when conflicting requirements arise. The Director must collaborate and communicate with all internal and external stakeholders of the school - this includes: The Students, Teachers, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Drivers, and the Corporate Partners. From the Facilities perspective, keeping all areas of the school safe, well maintained, and clean is the primary objective. From a transportation perspective, the primary objective is to ensure that all student transportation needs are met, including a smooth transportation plan that ensures all students arrive safely at their assigned work location and arrive safely back to the school in the most efficient way possible, covering all extracurricular transportation requirements (college visits, field trips, etc.) and all Athletic events. At a future time, oversight responsibilities for Food Service and IT would be transitioned under the Operations Director. The Director will be responsible for ensuring the staffing of the related teams (in conjunction with HR), manage the day-to-day performance of assigned staff, and other general tasks and responsibilities as required.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and people skills, with an emphasis on working in a High School environment, strong facilities management skills including project management, and a knowledge of fleet/route management techniques. The Director must be self-directed, work with little supervision or instruction, and embrace and drive continuous operational improvement. He or she will be motivated by the mission of the school and its impact on the families we serve.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Facilities
  • Including school campus consisting of 3 buildings
    • 62K square ft school building

    • 2K square ft annex next door with administrative offices

    • 42K square ft (shuttered) cultural center next door not currently in use
  • Janitorial – cleanliness of facility (interior and exterior)
  • Maintenance – assure school and annex buildings are operational and safe, and cultural center is secured
  • Communication – make sure staff is aware of any facility issues that could impact their work performance
• Transportation (including work and extra-curricular activities)
  • Manage Operations Director’s Assistant/Transportation Supervisor, who works directly with CWSP team, and ensure proper resourcing – drivers and vehicles
  • Ensure vehicle are safe and well maintained
  • Ensure tracking and reporting of both staff and vehicles
• Security
  • Coordinate closely with Dean of Students on drills and safety issues impacting the site
  • Outside security – proper resourcing for all on campus school events, including athletics and after-school academic programs
• Building Renovations (Capital Plan)
  • Solicit quotes in accordance with our financial policies
  • Manage timeline of projects, including minimizing disruption to school while assuring timely completion
  • Manage suppliers and service providers on projects