GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Building Attendant is responsible for ensuring the safety, security, and accessibility of our facilities. This includes opening and closing the church, monitoring the building during operational hours, and reviewing security camera footage as needed.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Physical ability to walk throughout the facility, open and close doors, and lift up to 25 pounds.
• Basic knowledge of security systems or camera monitoring is a plus.
• Ability to communicate confidently and accurately in verbal, written, and demonstrative form. Ability to listen, understand, and ask questions for clarification.
• With or without reasonable accommodations, able to: walk, stand, sit, talk, hear; operate objects, motor vehicles; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb; vision abilities to see close, far, color, and ability to adjust focus.

DUTIES

• Unlock all facility doors promptly in the mornings to prepare for daily operations.
• Securely lock all facility doors at the end of each day.
• Monitor the building throughout operational hours to ensure safety and proper use of the facility.
• Review and manage security camera footage to identify and report any irregularities or safety concerns.
• Assist with light maintenance or troubleshooting facility issues as needed.
• Serve as a point of contact for facility-related concerns during scheduled hours.
• Follow established protocols for building emergencies or unusual situations.

SPIRITUAL GIFTS

• Administration
• Service

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience in building maintenance, security, or related roles preferred.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Work with: Facilities Team, Staff, Security, Janitorial Vendor, Servants, Church Members
• Report to: Facilities Director

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Embrace Bent Tree Distinctives: Indwelling Christ, Grace lived out, Biblical teaching, Shared leadership, World missions
• Willing to become a Bent Tree member.
• Active, growing relationship with Jesus Christ.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lift up to 40 pounds is an occasional but essential requirement. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Ascending or descending ladders and the like using feet/legs and/or hands/arms is an occasional but essential requirement. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee may be asked to bend and kneel. Standard hearing and vision (with or without accommodations) is required.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.