Job Description

About Common Ground

Common Ground is a center for environmental learning in New Haven, Connecticut. Farm meets forest meets city on Common Ground\xe2\x80\x99s 20 acre campus at the base of West Rock Ridge. The site abuts the 1800 acre West Rock State Park, sharing hiking trails, wildlife, and diverse natural habitats with the surrounding forests. Common Ground\xe2\x80\x99s urban farm produces sustainably grown food for programs and our community. Common Ground\xe2\x80\x99s Charter High School uses the site as an organizing principle of its curriculum which is guided by an ecological framework highlighting the connection and interdependence of all living and nonliving things. Each year, more than 10,000 community members participate in festivals, field trips, after-school programs, and other educational opportunities on site. For more information visit .

About Common Ground High School

Common Ground High School is the nation\xe2\x80\x99s longest-running environmental charter high school, founded in 1997. Our 230 students form an inclusive, powerful community of learners and leaders. These students benefit from a unique learning environment: an urban farm and 20-acre site, home to state of the art school facilities, adjacent to West Rock Ridge State Park, and located in the City of New Haven. We strive to create a learning environment grounded in foundational building blocks: rigor, responsive relationships, relevance that\xe2\x80\x99s rooted in the local community and environment, and real roles & rights. Common Ground\xe2\x80\x99s graduation rate consistently surpasses the state average, and between 97 and 100% of our students are accepted to college each year.

Common Ground High School is part of a community nonprofit organization that also operates an urban farm and community environmental education center. As a whole, Common Ground is a center for learning and leadership, inviting people across ages and identities to connect to their urban environment, build community, grow into their full potential, and contribute to a just and sustainable world. We work toward this mission through active, authentic learning rooted in justice and our environment: a farm, in a forest, in a city.

About the position

We are seeking an experienced handyperson, who has hands-on experience working in the electrical, plumbing, landscaping, and carpentry fields. They will be the second in command to the Site and Facilities Manager. The person in this role should be comfortable working in all weather conditions.

Due to the nature of the work, the Site and Facilities Manager will be required to work flexible hours with some nights, early mornings and weekends for a total of 40-45 hours per week. This is a full time permanent 12 month position. Common Ground offers full time employees a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance, 25 days of Paid Time off Per Year and 13 paid holidays.

This position is represented by Common Ground\xe2\x80\x99s Collective Bargaining Agreement with UAW Local 2110. Compensation for this position is on the Coordinator Scale (Scale II), with a starting salary range of 45K - $50K. Precise placement on this scale will depend on prior relevant work experience.

Assistant Site and Facilities Manager Responsibilities

Perform regular maintenance and repair of all buildings including as necessary painting, minor plumbing and electrical repairs, etc

Maintain all landscaped areas including mowing, weeding, mulching, watering, feeding, etc.

Assist in reconfiguring the site to meet seasonal needs of programs

Assist with setting up and staffing festivals and events during the year as necessary

Address in a timely manner potential site related hazards to ensure the safety of staff and program participants

Assist with winter snow removal

Assist with the upkeep and repair of sidewalks, parking lots, fences, planters, benches, sheds, tents, camping platforms and other site improvements

Assist with the management of Common Ground\xe2\x80\x99s waste management systems, both indoor and outdoors

Other duties as assigned by Site and Facilities Manager

Requirements and Qualifications

A detail-oriented, self\xe2\x80\x90starter and team player that takes pride in their work

This position is physical and requires strenuous physical activity at times, including standing, walking, bending, and lifting at least 50 pounds.

Willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions

A valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license is required.

Experience driving a truck and trailer and use of landscape equipment preferred

Ability to conduct oneself appropriately in a setting with many children, young adults, and public visitors.

Small engine maintenance and repair preferred

Familiarity with weed whackers, snowblowers, lawn mowers, tractor, powertools, chainsaw and various other facilities related equipment.

To Apply: Please submit a resume and a cover letter via ADP portal.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Common Ground is particularly eager for candidates who can help us to fulfill our commitment to building a racially and culturally diverse faculty and staff. Common Ground has a commitment to examining the intersection of social, environmental, and food justice issues; how systems of oppression, including white privilege, impact the organization\xe2\x80\x99s work; and how resistance to those systems can offer windows into a more sustainable society.

Common Ground is committed to the recruitment and retention of staff that is reflective of the communities we work with. We strongly encourage applicants from people of color, immigrants, women, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, people whose native language is something other than English, and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups.

It has been the policy and will continue to be the strong commitment of the Common Ground and all contractors and subcontractors who do business with Common Ground to provide equal opportunities in employment to all qualified persons solely on the basis of job-related skills, ability and merit. Common Ground will continue to take Affirmative Action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, mental disorder (present or past history thereof) age, physical disability (but not limited to blindness), marital status, intellectual disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and criminal record. Such action includes, but is not limited to, employment, promotion, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, professional development, attendance at conferences or other opportunities for advancement. Common Ground, its contractors and subcontractors will continue to make good faith efforts to comply with all federal and state laws and policies which speak to equal employment opportunity. The principles of Affirmative Action are addressed in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments of the United States Constitution, Civil Rights Act of 1866, 1870, 1871, Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VI and VII of the 1964 United States Civil Rights Act, Presidential Executive Order 11246, amended by 11375, (Non-discrimination under federal contracts)< Act 1, Section 1 and 20 of the Connecticut Constitution, Governor Grasso\xe2\x80\x99s Executive Order Number 11, Governor O\xe2\x80\x99Neill\xe2\x80\x99s Executive Order 9, the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Law (Sec. 46a-60-69) of the Connecticut General Statutes, Connecticut Code of Fair Practices (46a-7081), Deprivation of Civil Rights (46a-58(a)(d)), Public Accommodations Law (46a-63-64),

Discrimination against Criminal Offenders (46a-80), definition of Blind (46a-51(1)), definition of Physically Disabled (46a-51(15)), definition of Intellectual Disability (46a51(13)), cooperation with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (46a-77), Sexual Harassment (46a-60(a)-8), Connecticut Credit Discrimination Law (360436 through 439), Title I of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972. This Affirmative Action Policy Statement re-affirms Common Ground\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to equity in the workplace and the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity

Compensation details: 45000-50000 Yearly Salary

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