Custodian (Part-Time)

POSITION: Custodian
DEPARTMENT: Commissioners
WORK SCHEDULE: M-F 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (Varies upon building)
JOB CATEGORY: LTC (Labor Trades & Crafts)
DATE WRITTEN: Nov. 1996 STATUS: Part-Time
DATE REVISED: Sept. 2020 FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

To perform this position successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this document are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodationsmay be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Incumbent serves as Custodian for the Commissioners responsible for maintaining clean buildings and grounds as assigned.

DUTIES:

Supervises community service workers making work assignments ensuring proper completion of duties providing corrective instruction and recording hours worked. Complete maintenance worksheets as required.

Maintains floors including dust and wet mopping stripping preparing and waxing floors and vacuuming carpets. Periodically moves office furniture to maintain floors or to rearrange as requested.

Cleans all assigned areas such as offices closets meeting rooms hallways stair wells entrances elevators and break areas including but not limited to emptying/cleaning ash trays dusting polishing furniture walls doors benches and woodwork cleaning floor mats changing light bulbs washing blinds windows and window sills.

Cleans and disinfects assigned bathrooms including but not limited to disinfecting and cleaning urinals toilets and sinks checking and refilling paper products and soap dispensers washing walls and mirrors sweeping and mopping floors and emptying trash cans.

Empties trash cans daily including shredding paper carrying trash to pick-up site inserting clean liners and periodically cleaning trash cans as needed.

Maintains grounds including picking up litter daily clearing walkways and parking lots spreading salt and shoveling/sweeping snow.

Delivers paper supplies to offices as requested.

Performs related duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

High school diploma or GED.

Working knowledge of and ability to make practical application of basic janitorial and sanitation requirements for assigned areas of responsibility.

Working knowledge of applicable safety practices and procedures with ability to take proper precautions and ensure safety of self and others.

Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions work orders and product application directions such as cleaning solutions.

Ability to operate all assigned tools and equipment including mops brooms vacuum cleaners screw drivers floor buffer and paper shredder.

Ability to physically perform assigned duties including walking/standing for long periods lifting/carrying objects weighing 25-50 pounds crouching kneeling bending reaching climbing ladders pushing/pulling/handling/grasping objects.

Ability to follow all County personnel policies and rules and work alone and with others in a team environment with minimum supervision.

Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers other County personnel and visitors including being sensitive to professional ethics gender cultural diversities and disabilities.

Ability to occasionally work extended weekend and/or evening hours according to shift assignment.

Possession of a valid drivers license and demonstrated safe driving record.

RESPONSIBILITY:

Incumbent performs simple repetitive duties according to specific instructions and guidelines. Incumbents duties require minimum accuracy and skill to prevent damage to tools and equipment and prevent injury to self and others.

PERSONAL WORK RELATIONSHIPS:

Incumbent maintains frequent contact with co-workers and other County personnel for the purpose of exchanging information.

Incumbent reports directly to Maintenance/Custodial Supervisor.

PHYSICAL EFFORT:

Incumbents duties involve walking/standing for long periods lifting/carrying objects weighing 25-50 pounds crouching/kneeling bending reaching climbing ladders pushing/pulling/handling/grasping objects

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Incumbent performs a majority of duties in County buildings or outdoors and is frequently exposed to dust slippery surfaces adverse weather conditions moving parts power machinery and potentially hazardous cleaning materials. Incumbent periodically works on high ladders. Safety precautions must be followed at all times to avoid injury to self and others. Incumbent occasionally works extended weekend and/or evening hours according to shift assignment.