Job Descriptions
Physical Plant Job Descriptions is a collection of job descriptions from a variety of institutions. While not intending to endorse a particular format or job, this section of APPAnet is to be used as a resource for reviewing or writing physical plant job descriptions.
All too frequently, plant managers fail to consider that their largest budget expenditures are for human resources. Job descriptions often fail to describe the job fully, and compensation decisions are often based upon obsolete information. An effective manager is one who provides flexible job descriptions that allow employees to respond to even the most unusual customer or public demands.
The primary user of job descriptions--the manager who designs jobs, selects employees, and evaluates performances--is the best source for information about positions. Please feel free to contribute to this area of APPANet by submitting your job description here.
Learn, Grow and Excel with APPA's Professional Development Programs
Registration is open for:
Supervisor's Toolkit and the Institute for Facilities Management.
September 7-11 in Austin, Texas at the Renaissance Austin
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Thanks to all who made APPA 2008 a success!
Presentations and photos are now available from APPA 2008: the Rise to Greatness.
Mark your calendars for APPA 2009, July 8-10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Study Shows School Cleanliness Affects Learning
A recent national study of college students determined there is a correlation between the cleanliness of a school’s facilities and students’ academic achievement. Entitled Cleanliness and Learning in Higher Education, the study was based around the five levels of clean identified in APPA’s Custodial Staffing Guidelines for Educational Facilities. More information.The final report is available free to APPA members and for $30 for nonmembers through the APPA bookstore
Reducing Greenhouse Gases & Achieving Climate Neutrality
On June 18 APPA produced a webinar on the topic of sustainability, presented by Walter Simpson and sponsored by Haley&Aldrich.
Miss it or want to watch it again? View a recording of the webinar and download a PDF of the presentation here.
Supporting Sustainability
The Green Campus: Meeting the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability
In the APPA Bookstore
Environmental Compliance Assistance Guide for Colleges and Universities, second edition
Your Vote Your Voice
A nonpartisan, nationwide campaign created by the National Campus Voter Registration Project to engage college students in the electoral process.www.yourvoteyourvoice.org
