Assistant Building Service Manager

Position: Assistant Building Service Manager I
Release Date:
July 22, 2026 Final date to receive applications:
August 5, 2026

Requisition : 12378

Current benefited staff of SMCPS who submit a timely application and meet the minimum qualifications for the position shall be granted an interview and shall be considered to fill the vacancy prior to external applicants being considered. Questions regarding your application and/or candidacy should be directed to the Department of Human Resources.

Position:
Assistant Building Service Manager I

Location:

Margaret Brent Middle School

Salary:
The salary for this position will be based on EASMC-ESP salary schedule for twelve-month eight-hour employees - Range 6. ($38,022-$57,504)

Effective:
August 2026

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Qualified applicants, including current employees of St. Mary's County Public Schools, must complete a Talent Ed online application. In addition to the online application, any supporting documentation (unofficial transcript and/or copy of the certification, where applicable) must be scanned and uploaded to the Talent Ed application. The online application and any support documentation must clearly demonstrate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications, including information about the applicant's background, experience, and professional qualifications.

Failure to submit all required documentation will result in your application being considered incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the selection committee for review. All online applications must be completed no later than August 5, 2026. Following a screening of credentials, interviews will be scheduled. Please contact the Department of Human Resources with questions. , ext. 32187)

NATURE OF WORK:

The Assistant Building Service Manager I (generally assigned to a small to mid-sized elementary school) is primarily responsible for directing a staff of Building Service personnel during the evening hours to provide a safe, clean, and healthy learning environment for students that meets the standards set forth by the Department of Operations. This position ensures that consistent, proactive customer service is provided and custodial cleaning is performed safely by all employees.

The Assistant Building Service Manager I provides support and assistance to the Building Service Manager I in the following areas: leadership, training, record keeping, accountability of crew members; management of custodial supplies; planning and supporting school activities; ensuring that the school is secured properly and is ready to receive students and faculty every day.

The Assistant Building Service Manager I is generally scheduled for the day shift 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM. The Assistant Building Service Manager I at Benjamin Banneker Elementary School's shift is 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM; however, specific scheduling circumstances exist at some school locations. The day shift (6:00 AM - 2:30 PM) on days when school is not in session.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

* Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students, and community members

* Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality

* Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate, and establish priorities of tasks to be completed

* Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions

* Ability to communicate courteously and tactfully with staff, students, parents and the community in a timely manner

* Ability to report to work daily and on time

* Possess excellent time management skills and ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours

* Possesses and effectively utilizes considerable knowledge of methods, materials, and practices used in operational support of school activities

* Possess excellent time management skills and ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours

* Understands the proper use, care, maintenance, and storage of all custodial and cleaning equipment

* Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary's County Public School System

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Informs Building Service Manager I of all absentees during the evening shift

* Supports and adjusts cleaning plan around special events and programs

* Assists the Building Service Manager I in coordinating and assigning the daily duties of evening building service crew members

* Directs the work of building service crew members in accordance with the site team cleaning plan and instructions provided by the Building Service Manager I

* Communicates with the Building Service Manager I on the supply, material, and equipment needs of the operations staff on the evening shift

* Conducts hands-on training with building service crew members

* Secures school facilities and…