Facilities Manager and Community Builder

Salary: $73983 per year

Status: Full-time Exempt

Location: Berkeley CA On-Site

Work Arrangement: Full-time in person

Travel: Occasional local travel for facilities-related needs site visits vendors and potential office/facility searches

Reports to: Director of Operations

The Facilities Manager & Community Builder leads the day-to-day operations of CILs Berkeley office and drop-in community space helping ensure it is accessible welcoming organized and actively used by staff consumers community members volunteers and partners.

This role is the central anchor of our shared office and community environment. Were looking for someone who takes ownership of a space and its systems while also cultivating the activities relationships and community culture that make people feel welcomed and connected.

As our primary community and culture weaver on the ground you arent just managing an office - youre helping create an ecosystem for connection and belonging. Backed by a strong team youll independently manage day-to-day operations untangle logistics facilitate cooperation among staff and consumers and use sound judgment to keep the space thriving.

The role brings together facilities and office operations front desk leadership and community space stewardship.

• Lead facilities and office operations. Manage the day-to-day operation of the Berkeley office and drop-in space ensuring it is safe accessible organized welcoming and ready for use. Develop practical systems for shared spaces supplies purchasing room use safety accessibility vendors and recurring office needs. Coordinate with Ed Roberts Campus staff contractors vendors and internal teams and support renovations expansion and other facilities projects as needed.
• Lead the front desk and visitor experience. Oversee front desk operations and coverage; supervise train and support staff and volunteers; and establish consistent practices for welcoming visitors responding to inquiries receiving deliveries and connecting people with CIL programs and resources.
• Build a vibrant community space. Help shape the culture of CILs Berkeley location as a place where people with disabilities can drop in connect participate and build community. Develop relationships with community members and partners create informal and low-barrier opportunities for connection gather feedback and continually look for ways to strengthen belonging and use of the space.
• Support meetings events and activities. Coordinate on-site logistics for staff meetings trainings community gatherings and other activities including room setup accessibility supplies equipment food and hospitality and day-of operations. Partner with Programs and other teams while keeping program design and service delivery with the appropriate program staff.
• Build systems that work. Create and improve procedures playbooks checklists and other systems that help staff and volunteers operate the space consistently. Identify recurring challenges develop practical solutions delegate effectively and know when an issue needs to be elevated to the Director of Operations.

You may be a strong fit if you bring:

• Experience in facilities operations office management community-space operations hospitality nonprofit operations or a related field.
• Experience supervising training or coordinating staff and/or volunteers.
• Strong organizational and systems-thinking skills with the ability to independently manage multiple priorities and solve day-to-day problems.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to create a welcoming environment for people with diverse backgrounds identities disabilities and access needs.
• An understanding of accessibility disability inclusion and independent living valuesor a willingness to develop this knowledge.
• Experience supporting community spaces events or public-facing environments is a plus.
• Sound judgment clear communication and the ability to recognize when an issue requires escalation.
• Comfort with shared documents calendars communication platforms and common workplace technology.

Experience working with people with disabilities and/or within disability community-based or social-service organizations is preferred. Equivalent combinations of education lived experience training and professional experience will be considered.

Reasonable accommodations can be provided to support qualified individuals in performing the essential functions of the position.

Please submit a resume and a cover letter describing your interest in this position and how your lived and/or professional experiences connect to our mission and values.

All job offers are contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment background check.

If you require a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the application or hiring process please contact the Hiring Team at emailprotected.

CIL Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including gender identity) national origin disability age sexual orientation or veteran status. Persons with disabilities veterans women and individuals from historically marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply.