Elementary Building Manager - Colorado Springs School District 11

Position Profile

Position: Educational Support Professional: Elementary Building Manager


Department/School: Physical Facilities


Reports To: Area Custodial Manager


FTE: 1.0


Days/Year: 260


Salary Grade: A11


Salary Schedule: This position is based on the 2025-2026 ESP Salary Schedule, School Based Positions (Group B)


FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION


Manages all maintenance and minor repairs in school complex, supervises staff performance, completes staff performance evaluations and performs work assignments. Monitors safety and security of buildings, assets and grounds.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Unlocks building to begin the school day
• Opens inside doors and turns on lights
• Conducts walk through inspections to determine cleaning and repair needs for the day
• Inspects for vandalism
• Conducts general cleaning and minor repairs
• Cleans sinks, floors, sweeps and vacuums and dusts
• Cleans restrooms and drinking fountain, checks boiler and air handling units and monitors utility units
• Sets up tables prior to lunch
• Cleans and removes tables after lunch, wet mops floor and removes trash from kitchen and lunch area
• Supervises building technician(s) in daily activities
• Makes work assignments and review work for completion
• Responds to special request for assistance from building administration, staff and students
• Maintains positive public relations with parents and community
• Maintains inventory of cleaning supplies
• Orders materials and supplies as needed
• Monitors expenditures to ensure compliance within budgetary constraints
• Conducts other cleaning and maintenance responsibilities as needed
• Includes/lawn care, playground equipment checks, notifying central maintenance/of necessary repairs and conducts outdoor and seasonal maintenance as needed

OTHER DUTIES

• Performs related duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

• Knowledge of building and grounds operations and maintenance as applied to the requirements of an elementary school
• Ability to direct all building operations of an elementary school
• Ability to supervise others in the work
• Ability to perform building operations work efficiently
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work cooperatively with others
• Skill in using the tools, equipment and materials of the trade

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Completion of district required courses
• Three years of building custodial experience with at least one year of experience in a school district

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS


Reports to Area Custodial Supervisor. Supervises technical and support staff within school building.

WORKING CONDITIONS


The work is performed in an elementary school. Subject to rotational movement at the need of the District and the discretion of the Area Custodial Supervisor, Custodial Foreman or the Facilities Operations & Maintenance Manager.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS


The work is regularly active with periods of heavy exertion. Typical positions require workers to walk or stand for long periods; lift and carry up to 100 pounds; climb stairs, ladders and scaffolding; bend, kneel, crouch and crawl; reach, hold, grasp and turn objects; feel the size, shape and temperature of items; and use fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards. The work requires the ability to speak normally, to use normal or aided vision and hearing, and to detect odors.

Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2025-2026 school year:

1. Non-Recurring Pay: 7% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 3.5% on November paycheck and 3.5 % on May paycheck).
2. Staffing Stability Incentive (Adams Elementary, Galileo Middle School and Mitchell High School): ESP employees will receive the equivalent of one salary step divided over 12 pay periods.

Base Salary Setting: Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Grade placement for ESP positions is determined by the Salary Schedule by Job Title resource. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.


Salary Setting (New Hires): Any newly-employed Education Support Professional will be placed on the twenty-five (25) step system. Each step represents two years of experience, based upon equivalent experience. The maximum number of years of experience granted is 19-20 years, which is equivalent to placement on step ten (10). Steps are determined by experience listed on the application and resume.

Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job, provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.


Employees with experience in the District who have left the District and then returned to the same position shall be hired at the same pay grade (refers to the ESP placement on salary schedule by job title) and step at time of resignation. Additional relevant experience gained after resignation may be evaluated from the employee's application and updated resume.


See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement), promotions and lateral transfers.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

School District 11 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to disability, need for special education services (whether actual or perceived), race, creed, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religion, ancestry, age, genetic information, or protected activity in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any harassment/discrimination of students and/or staff, based on the aforementioned protected areas, will not be tolerated and must be brought to the immediate attention of the school principal, D11 administrator/supervisor or D11 nondiscrimination compliance/grievance coordinator.

NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Ombudservices, has been designated to coordinate compliance with: Equal Pay Act of 1963, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title IX - Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For additional information, please contact the District 11 Office of Equal Opportunity Programs & Ombudservices at 1115 North El Paso Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2599, Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io, FAX: View phone number on click.appcast.io

The following Board policies address nondiscrimination in District 11: AC , AC-R , GBA , GBAA , JBB , JBB-R