Facilities Operations Custodian

Job Title: Facilities Operations Custodian

Reports To: Facilities Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Full-Time

Department: Facilities

Level: S2

Job Purpose

The Facilities Operations Custodian reports to the Facilities Manager. This position oversees the cleaning and maintains assigned area(s) to meet customer and client satisfaction. Essential functions and responsibilities of the position may vary by Serving Seniors locations based on client requirements and business needs.

Who We Are

Established in 1970 Serving Seniors helps San Diego Countys low-income seniors overcome poverty through whole-person wraparound support including meals housing health and social services and enrichment activities. We work at numerous sites across the county and in the homes of hundreds of homebound seniors. Our flagship Gary & Mary West Senior Wellness Center in downtown San Diego is unlike any other senior center in the nation. Bringing together a range of supportive services under one roof the Senior Wellness Center operates 365 days a year and offers two floors of integrated care including health and social services housing navigation enrichment activities lifelong learning a Cyber Café and linkage to over 25 onsite direct service partners including a senior dental center. Last fiscal year we provided overmeals and coordinated services to 6800 older adults.

Our Mission: Helping seniors in poverty live healthy and fulfilling lives.

Our Vision: All seniors regardless of income are able to thrive engage in their communities lead purposeful lives and have a place they call home.

Our Core Values:

Advocacy - Acknowledging and supporting the needs of older adults at the individual community and policy-level.

Person-Centered - Seeing the whole person providing coordinated support and treating all with dignity and respect.

Integrity Representing the values of honesty trust and transparency within our community.

Compassion & Empathy Approaching our work with a heartfelt desire to better understand and serve.

Impact Measuring and evaluating programs to ensure that for every dollar invested there is a positive impact in the lives of those we serve.

Inclusive Promoting an environment that nurtures differences and allows individuals to be their entire authentic selves.

Top Workplace Award Recipient

Serving Seniors has received the San Diego Union-Tribunes Top Workplaces Award nine out of the ten years the awards program has taken place and most recently for five years in a row from 2019-2025.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Custodial Multi property

Adheres to established procedures to provide a safe working environment including complying with OSHA state/local federal and Serving Seniors regulations.

Maintains a clean and orderly environment to protect the safety and health of others.

Properly cleans and maintains housekeeping equipment.

Cleans assigned areas to Serving Seniors client standards and requirements.

Follows procedures for storage and disposal of trash and transports it to designated areas.

Reports maintenance concerns to the appropriate personnel

Follows established cleaning schedule and procedures including: mopping polishing sanitizing painting room set-up for events bathroom maintenance etc.

Responsible for preparing housing units at one of the sites this includes moving and setting up furniture

Responds to accidental spills and other events that require immediate custodial response

Security

Monitors security system and camera system as assigned

Ensures safety and security of all building occupants to include staff seniors and guests

Enforces access list as directed by Facilities Manager and Shelter Operations Manager

Writes incident reports and submits to Facilities Manager and Shelter Operations Manager

Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Education

Possess a minimum of a high school diploma.

Experience

Have a minimum of 1 - 2 years of related experience.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Ability to effectively manage a wide array of tasks projects and responsibilities.

Ability to work productively in an unstructured environment with frequent interruptions.

Team player who can work cooperatively with all staff toward common goals.

Strong record-keeping ability.

Demonstrated ability to conduct oneself in a calm and professional manner when dealing with the public and/or with difficult situations.

Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of staff and volunteers.

Communicate effectively in both oral and written situations

English/ Spanish preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Position is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb balance stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 20 pounds.

Requires specific vision abilities to include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Requires the ability to work flexible hours including evenings weekends and holidays as job duties may require.

Pay: $19 per hr

This employer is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and E-Verify employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex including sexual orientation and gender identity national origin disability protected Veteran Status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law