JOB ALERT | Facilities Assistant - starting at $48,000/year
Reports to: Senior Director, Operations
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Administration
Position classification: Nonexempt, full time; Union - Level 1
Minimum compensation: $48,000
American Progress is seeking a Facilities Assistant to join its Office Services team. The Facilities Assistant position is a physically demanding and highly visible role that supports the effective monitoring and maintenance of American Progress’ physical space, equipment, fixtures, and appliances and provides front desk coverage in partnership with the team’s Administrative Associate. This position is responsible for providing exceptional customer service through a variety of facilities-related and front desk tasks, including greeting and directing visitors and guests; answering and redirecting phone calls; setting up conference rooms; supporting internal moves; relocating furniture and making light furniture repairs; stocking and maintaining the supply inventory; and processing and distributing mail. The successful candidate will be expected to work from American Progress’ office five days per week.
The Facilities Assistant is a critical member of the Office Services team who not only supports efforts requiring daily physical labor but also advances effective overall business operations. The successful candidate must be able to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and respond quickly to facilities-related matters. American Progress is seeking a candidate who understands that effective maintenance of the office truly matters and ideally has experience in building maintenance or mail services.
This position is ideal for a candidate who supports American Progress’ mission to improve the lives of all American, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country.
American Progress is dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Diversity is more than a commitment at American Progress—it is the foundation of what we do. American Progress recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, and all the other characteristics that make us unique.