Facilities Manager

Our Mission

Brookside Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a Jesus-centered church committed to building Jesus-centered homes through healthy relationships resulting in Gospel-saturated communities.

The role's vision is to support Brookside Church by providing excellent facility maintenance to the building exterior and surrounding grounds, the building interior, and equipment. The purpose of the role is to recruit and lead a staff and volunteer team responsible for the day-to-day operational upkeep of the building, grounds, and equipment.

Salaried, Exempt // Average Hours/Week: 40

Executive Pastor

• Oversees maintenance of lawn and landscaping, including snow and ice removal
• Performs preventative maintenance and general maintenance on the inside and outside of the facility, including but not limited to: HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical
• Managing facilities staff and volunteers to maximize effectiveness
• Manage facilities staff schedule to anticipate ministry needs
• Assists with the practical implementation and planning of various visions for projects
• Directs the preparation, set-up, and tear-down for events
• Handles various emergencies that happen on the property; "on call" with supervisor as second
• Schedules and manages HVAC computer control system, watching for problems with machinery
• Maintains records of work done around the building
• Orders supplies, occasionally driving to supply houses to purchase necessary equipment and supplies
• Coordinates and is the contact with facility contractors and vendors
• Collaborates with staff team and volunteer teams to determine facility needs
• Oversees cleaning the facility
• Assists with developing 5-year plan for the facility, including long-term facility planning and priority level for future projects
• Coordinates all facility projects in collaboration with the executive staff team and Elders
• Works to continuously improve and update processes and the building/campus
• Manages maintenance/facility budget
• Other duties as assigned

• Acknowledge Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior
• Demonstrate emotional maturity and godliness, growing in conformity to the image of Christ
• Agreement of the Brookside Church Statement of Faith
• Commitment to Brookside Church Staff Codes (Addendum A*)
• Exhibits a heart of compassion, is trustworthy, and is a humble servant leader
• Maintains a healthy balance between ministry and family.

• 3-5 years experience in a similar field
• Minimum 2 years of facility maintenance experience

• Administrative - An ability to focus on tasks and project management, leading a volunteer team. Keeping focus despite potential distractions and finishing tasks to completion, coming alongside others to support them through taking administrative responsibilities.
• Volunteer Management - An ability to recruit volunteers and train volunteers. Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits openness to other’s views; gives and welcomes feedback; and contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Problem Solver - An ability to quickly assess needs in crisis and solve problems as they come at the facility. In solving problems, taking a team approach is a must. The ability to know who or what to accomplish and be able to communicate timelines.
• Long-Term Planner - The ability to think about how the decisions now affect the future of the church facility and the entire church. The ability to be proactive about needs and make plans accordingly.

• Ability to follow through on processes and communication with volunteers and staff
• Ability to create a feedback loop with staff and guests.
• Ability to balance short and long-term projects
• Ability to communicate with people promptly
• Ability to focus on constant improvement of processes and systems

We give each other the benefit of the doubt. We look for the good in each other. When I don’t understand what you’re doing, I let trust fill in the gaps.

We keep short accounts with each other. If I am hurt or offended, you and I are going to talk about it or let it go, but we will not let it linger.

We choose to dream and be visionaries, looking forward to the future God has for us. And we ruthlessly eliminate every form of comfortable complacency.

We choose to honor each other and give grace to each other’s shortcomings or failures. We choose to be real and authentic with each other, even if we must push through difficulty.