Monday, January 22, 2007

Meet Ken

We've hired someone to fill the aforementioned Evening Building Supervisor position at Grace. A pastoral student at Lancaster Bible College, who has experience on LBC's security team and has completed AED and First Aid training. He will begin in his new role this Wednesday night, January 24. Don't let the photograph fool you, at 6'8", Ken holds the distinction of being the tallest person on staff now. Please take a moment to introduce yourself to Ken as he gets to know us.

Just to clarify, here's what Ken will and will not be doing. What he will be doing:

  • unlocking rooms scheduled for use on the Master Calendar
  • unlock/lock the exterior doors to monitor guest traffic
  • in the event of an alarm, make sure everyone evacuates the building and be the point person for communicating with the authorities and administrative staff
  • handle the first aid/temporary fixes to maintenance issues
  • navigate any scheduling conflicts that may have slipped through our scheduling systems

What he will not be doing:
  • caring for the setup/tear down of rooms for ministry use, including setting up chairs and tables - those details should still be coordinated with and through Elaine and Jay
  • room users are still responsible for all of the details they've been carrying for to date (turning off lights, taking out the trash-if applicable, etc.) - Ken is our last check to make sure the building is tucked-in for the night, but his role does not release all of us from caring for those details
  • giving access to rooms that were not requested in advance through our room request system
  • letting minors in the building unattended - minors will need to have adult supervision with them at all times while in the building
Ken reports to me and will be keeping me and the Administrative staff in the loop on what transpires each night so we can use that information to troubleshoot bugs in our systems etc. As Ken and we become more comfortable with the new role, I'm sure I'll make some modifications, but that's the general direction we're taking.