Operations Coordinator

Position Description

Department History Overview:

Harris County Resources for Children and Adults was founded in 1966 as Harris County Child Welfare Board to provide support services for children taken under the wing of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Fifty years later, Harris County Resources for Children and Adults still provides this support. But the now-county department has expanded services for early prevention, intervention, and adult services.

Vision:

To better the lives of children and adults in Harris County.

Operation Coordinator Overview:

Under the supervision of the Operations Manager, this position is responsible for meeting room set up, inter-office mail delivery, facility projects, and miscellaneous building maintenance tasks at Annex M, 2525 Murworth building and Youth Services building, 6300 Chimney Rock.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Arranges furniture and equipment for meetings and provides courier service for agency.

• Monitors building maintenance needs and reports problems or issues to the responsible department. Cleans and maintains an inventory of tools, equipment, and supplies necessary for completion of maintenance tasks.

• Monitors and instructs custodial staff in task performance as needed.

• Performs minor maintenance tasks under urgent or emergent conditions and maintains an inventory of supplies and tools to perform those tasks.

• Monitors and assists in the recycling program.

• Monitors vehicle maintenance needs and assists in transporting vehicles to repair services.

• Responsible for replacing light bulbs under urgent or emergent conditions. Provides routine grounds maintenance (such as litter maintenance, pressure washing, replaces trash bags, etc.)

• Assists the Facilities Coordinator Supervisor in ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

• Must be on call nights, weekends, and holidays and for emergencies calls.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx

If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net

Requirements

Education:

• High School diploma or GED equivalency

Experience:

• Two (2) years of full-time paid work experience in general building maintenance and repair duties.

• Training and experience using a personal computer with a variety of software such as Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.

Licensure:

• Reliable transportation with a valid driver's license (Texas) and auto liability insurance

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Follows written and oral instructions.

• Ability to lift and move heavy office equipment, furniture, and supplies.

• Possesses excellent organizational skills.

• Must be detailed oriented and self-motivated.

• Must interact with all levels of staff.

• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Problem solve and demonstrate critical thinking skills.

• Works with limited supervision and independently in a fast-paced environment

• Interacts and maintains professional working relationships with individuals of varying social and cultural backgrounds.

• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships, Exercise flexibility, tact, and diplomacy.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

General Information

Position Type, and Typical Hours of Work:

• Full-Time/Regular

• Hours: Monday -- Friday 7:00 am.- 4:00 pm.

• (Rotating Shifts & Saturdays)

• May work on holidays.

Salary:

• $34,944.00 - $47,673.60 (Annually)

• Based on 26 Pay Periods

• Plus, Mileage Reimbursement

Work Environment:

• Exposed to season weather (heat and cold)

• Driving on a daily basis

Physical Demand:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

• Stooping, bending, and reaching required

• Must be able to travel between work sites; daily driving, carrying, moving furniture and equipment, setting up tables and chairs, sorting, phone use, pushing, walking, listening.

Work Location:

• Annex M, 2525 Murworth Dr, Houston, TX 77054

• Youth Services building, 6300 Chimney Rock Rd, Houston, TX 77081

Employment is contingent upon passing a background check and drug screen.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

BENEFITS

Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.

The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:

• Medical Coverage

• Dental Coverage

• Vision Coverage

• Wellness Plan

• Life Insurance

• Long-term disability

• Employee Assistance Program

• Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service

• Accrual rates increase based on years of service

• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday

• Professional development opportunities

• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan

• Healthcare Reimbursement Account

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:

• Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
• Flexible schedule (varies by department)
• Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.

For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:

https://benefitsathctx.com/

01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position? Qualifying information must be documented in the Education section of your application.

• High School or GED diploma

• Associate Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree or higher

• None of the above

02

Please describe your educational background including level of education completed, area of study and completed major and minor programs.

03

Which of the following best describes your verifiable full-time paid work experience in general building maintenance and repair duties? (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than two (2) years

• Two (2) years but less than three (3) years

• Three (3) years but less than four (4) years

• Four (4) years or more

• I do not have this experience

04

Please provide the dates of employment during which you obtained experience working in general building maintenance and repair duties. Provide the month and year that began and ended the experience. Example: "January 2020 - December 2023" If this experience is not clearly documented in the Work Experience section, your application will be disqualified. If you do not have this experience, type "N/A" in the space provided.

05

Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions: Advanced: A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Intermediate: A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Basic: A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it. Entry Level: A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced

• Intermediate

• Basic

• Entry Level

• Not proficient

06

This role requires a Valid Driver's License (Texas upon hire) Do you have a Valid Driver's License?

• Yes, I have a Valid Texas Driver's License

• Yes, I have a Valid Driver's License but understand I must obtain a Valid Texas Driver's License prior to start date

• No, I'm not interested

Required Question

Agency Harris County

Address 1111 Fannin St

Ste. 600

Houston, Texas, 77002

Phone 713-274-5445

Website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/harriscountytx