Facilities Associate (One Church Team)

Pinelake Church; Brandon (MS); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinelake Church is seeking a Facilities Associate to maintain a welcoming, clean, and distraction-free environment across the campus. You will ensure facilities meet Pinelake standards and policies under leadership direction, supporting the Be the Church strategy and the overall health of the campus community.

You will perform routine maintenance, room setup, and coordination with Operations leadership, contributing to a safe and welcoming experience for worshippers and guests alike.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for volunteers, staff and attendees.
• Ability to read and interpret policies, manuals and procedures with tact.
• Capacity to manage multiple tasks and maintain safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Set up rooms as directed for events and meetings.
• Perform routine maintenance like light bulb replacement, door/lock repairs.
• Identify and repair plumbing leaks; repair walls and woodwork as needed.
• Pressure-wash exterior surfaces and maintain grounds.
• Assist with make-ready for events and ensure equipment is cared for.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Clear communication

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Windows/MacOS

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Job description

SUMMARY

Provide a welcoming, clean, and distraction free environment for people to meet and hear God at Pinelake Church. This is done through maintaining the facilities and grounds of the campus to a high level of excellence. The Facilities Associate will ensure the work is done to the standards of Pinelake and in accordance with Pinelake’s policies as well as the direction of the Pinelake leadership.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Learn

• Pursue a growing relationship with Jesus through consistent time in God’s Word and prayer
• Continually grow in your understanding of the Jesus-Centered Life (salvation, identity, life, and authority in Christ).
• Remain teachable and hungry, seeking feedback, learning from others, and developing both spiritually and professionally.
• Cultivate awareness of God’s presence in everyday life, listening to the Holy Spirit and responding in obedience.

Live

• Practice and model the rhythms of Be the Church (Grow, Pray, Connect, and Share).
• Pursue emotional health by engaging in self-awareness, addressing past wounds, and cultivating honest, healthy relationships.
• Practice healthy rhythms, prioritizing your relationship with Jesus and your family
• Embody a life of integrity and surrender, allowing your private life with God to shape your work.

Lead

• Take ownership of disciple-making by supporting and strengthening environments where people can take their next step toward a Jesus-Centered Life.
• Leverage your role, systems, and responsibilities to remove barriers and create clarity, helping both staff and the church move forward in the Discipleship Pathway (Essentials → JCL → Be the Church).
• Contribute to life-change by bringing your skills, organization, and follow-through to your work, knowing that what you build and manage helps others lead and shepherd more effectively.
• Build people through your influence—encouraging, supporting, and serving teammates and Servant Leaders in ways that help them grow and thrive.
• Measure success not only by task completion, but by how your work contributes to disciples being formed and multiplied across the church.

Embrace the Culture

• Value and embody the staff values, which we call the 7 H’s: Humility, Honor, Honesty, Hunger, Holy Spirit, Health, and Harmony
• Communicate clearly, honestly, and proactively in a way that builds trust, unity, and momentum.
• Work in alignment with the church vision and leadership
• Participate fully in the life of your campus or team, contributing to the unity, health, and shepherding of the faith family.

SPECIFIC LIST OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proper setup of rooms as directed by the Regional Facility Manager or as described on Pinelake’s calendar system.
• Surface prep and application of paint.
• Completing routine maintenance service requests as assigned, such as replacing light bulbs, repairing doors and locks, ceiling tiles, etc.
• Moving furniture and equipment.
• Identify and repair plumbing leaks, including openings clogged lines/drains, replacing washers and other minor parts, etc.
• Repair walls and woodwork.
• Pressure-wash walkways and buildings.
• Complete make-ready process for events.
• Responsible for the proper use and maintenance of all assigned equipment used for maintenance and/or housekeeping to ensure proper operation, safety of the operator, and participants, accountability, and security of the equipment.
• As a team member, cooperate with other staff members and follow the leadership of the Senior Associate Pastor, Director of Operations, Director of Facilities, and the Regional Facility Manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Three to five years of related experience and/or training is required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

The individual must have excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with a diverse group of people, communicate clearly and effectively on the telephone, e‑mail and in person, demonstrating tact and diplomacy. Exceptional interpersonal skills are required to develop and maintain strong working relationships with volunteers, co-workers, the public and church members and regular attendees. The individual must have the ability to understand written or oral instructions; read, analyze and interpret complex documents, instructions manuals, policies and procedures is essential.

COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

The individual must have demonstrated skill in the use of Windows/MacOS to complete tasks, including word processing and spreadsheets and the ability to use the internet for information retrieval. The individual must have basic mathematical skills, knowledge of bookkeeping and basic accounting, and budget and expense monitoring. The individual must have the ability to read financial information and spreadsheets.

REASONING ABILITY

Simultaneous conceptualization and planning of multiple tasks, ability to project outcomes using different implementation strategies and ability to apply creative and innovative thinking to problem situations. The ability to work effectively and efficiently under stressful conditions to ensure deadlines are met is essential.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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. 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 and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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.

The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate.