FRESHMAN - Facilities Team 26/27

Covenant College Students; Lookout Mountain (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Covenant College Facilities is hiring student employees for the 2026/2027 academic year. Duties include assisting across campus locations with flexible hours (6am–10pm, Mon–Sat) and gaining hands-on experience in facilities operations.

Selected students will develop NACE-aligned competencies such as communication, teamwork, and professionalism, while learning equipment handling and safety procedures within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Resume skills development in NACE competencies required by employers.
• Learn and demonstrate professional communication with coordinators and supervisors.
• Develop critical thinking and report issues to supervisors.
• Interact with coworkers from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Demonstrate leadership in a supportive role.
• Be punctual, dependable, and manage workload with time-off communication.
• Build positive working relationships and deliver tasks to standard.

Responsibilities

• Follow training and perform tasks within scheduled hours (5–20 hours/week).
• Communicate clearly with coordinators, team leaders, and supervisors.
• Demonstrate professional behavior and reliability in daily duties.
• Work with Facilities to support campus operations and health initiatives.
• Operate and learn equipment and procedures on site.
• Respond to procedures for emergencies and safety protocols.

Skills

Career and self-development

Communication

Critical thinking

Global literacy

Leadership

Professionalism

Teamwork

Technology

Tools

Scots Tablet

Banner

PPE & MSDS

Emergency procedures

Equipment repair

Floor care equipment

Job description

THIS POSITION IS FOR THE 2026/2027 ACADEMIC YEAR.

Expected hours of work per week: 5-20

Work Location & Hours: Various campus locations/ Flexible hours between 6am - 10 pm Monday - Saturday

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Facilities

The health scare of 2020-2023 has shown Facilities to be among the most impactful teams on campus.By joining Facilities you can expect to receive the guidance, training, and tools necessary to directly impact the health and continued operation of the college in a positive manner for your fellow campus residents.

Resume skills development (NACE Competencies required by employers) to be developed

• Career and Self-Development: Learn the tasks, obligations and commitments to perform a task within one's scheduled hours. Adhere to learned procedures and training required to successfully execute the departmental mission.
• Communication: Develop Clear and competent communication with Coordinators, Team Leaders, Team Members, Supervisor & Assistant Supervisor. Demonstrate adherence to the Communication Procedures.
• Critical Thinking: Learn the basic instructions and demonstrate familiarity. Understand the limits of one's newfound knowledge and training and report issues to Coordinators or Supervisors.
• Global Literacy: Student Employees will be introduced to coworkers from a wide range of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences for the 1st time.
• Leadership: The Position is below Team Leader. The role is supportive. Good leadership qualities in a supportive role should deliver service that meets the Coordinator's expectations, so the student employee can then be promoted and called upon to share that trained up knowledge to later student employee hires and SERVE volunteers while working alongside them.
• Professionalism: Be punctual and dependable. Demonstrate good stewardship of equipment and resources. Navigate school and work load and communicate time off needs in a timely manner.
• Teamwork: Build strong, positive working relationships with the Supervisor, assistant Supervisor, Coordinators, Team Leader, and coworkers. Work together to provide uninterrupted service with each member taking their part of the task list and delivering to the Coordinator's expected standards of care.
• Technology: The Student Employee shall take instruction and demonstrate competency with the following devices.

• Scots Tablet and Banner.
• Procedures, Chemical dilution system, PPE and MSDS book locations and knowledge.
• Correct Procedures to adhere to in the event of an emergency.
• Vehicles and repairing of equipment.
• Team specific training for different pieces of equipment that range from (spray bottles, Drills, vacuums, furniture carts, auto scrubbers, ratchet straps, wet vacs and extractors, carpet cleaners, laundry machines, pressure washers, air compressors, team lift straps, specific floor care equipment)