POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for routine and special coverage in any of your groups buildings as assigned by the group lead custodian. A twelve month position, mainly Monday through Friday, with occasional extra or weekend time required to cover special events.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: High School diploma.

EXPERIENCE: Custodial experience helpful.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Ability to perform cleaning procedures in a dependable and conscientious manner. A team player, able to work with others or alone as the situation demands. Good communication and relational skills needed in relating to other staff and building users.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: May be exposed to chemical, mechanical or electrical hazards. May be exposed to dust, fumes, and odoriferous working conditions. May be required to lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds. Will need to be on feet most of work time.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

REGULAR DUTIES:

• Clean and disinfect restrooms and locker rooms and stock with supplies.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Commodes, urinals, and sinks are swabbed and disinfected daily, five times a week.
  • Hard floors, including shower floors, are wet mopped daily, five times a week.
  • Carpeted floors are vacuumed daily when locker rooms are in use.
  • Paper supplies, soap, and personal hygiene items are checked and stocked daily, five times a week.
  • Mirrors and dispensers are cleaned daily, five times a week.
  • Trash cans and disposal boxes are emptied daily, five times a week, and kept properly lined.
  • Walls and partitions are wet wiped weekly, or more often if needed.
  • Showers are scrubbed weekly and drains are cleaned out.
  • Water is poured into floor drains (if present) weekly for odor control.
• Care of classrooms, labs, studios and other instructional areas.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Chalk boards, white boards, and erasers are cleaned daily, five times a week when classes are in session.
  • Chalk is available as needed for instructional use.
  • Table and desk tops are wet wiped daily and writing and other markings are removed.
  • Carpets are vacuumed and tile floors dust mopped daily when classes are in session.
  • Ceramic studio is hosed down after each class day.
  • Furniture is returned to usual position as needed.
  • Special set-up is done as requested by the Physical Plant Director.
  • Pencil sharpeners are emptied weekly.
  • Window sills, other ledges and furniture surfaces are wet wiped weekly.
  • Student computer labs are dusted and vacuumed two times each week.
• Clean stairwells, hallways, entrance areas and elevators.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Hard surface floors are swept or dry mopped daily and wet mopped weekly or more often if needed.
  • Carpeted floors are vacuumed daily, five times a week.
  • Entrance mats are vacuumed daily, and kept in place.
  • Door glass is cleaned daily, five times a week.
  • Elevator inner walls and doors are wet wiped daily
  • Hand rails and stair ledges are dusted and wet wiped weekly.
  • Water fountains are disinfected daily.
  • Corners and ledges are kept free of dust and spider webs.
• Office, copy room and work room care.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Administrative and support staff offices are dusted and vacuumed twice each week.
  • Faculty offices are dusted and vacuumed once each week.
  • Telephones and keyboards are disinfected weekly.
  • Floors in work rooms and copy rooms are cleaned two times a week.
  • Counters in work rooms are cleaned weekly, and soap and towel dispensers are filled as needed.
  • Floors around paper shredders are cleaned daily.
  • Door glass is cleaned weekly.
• Care of Auditorium spaces.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Hard floors are dust mopped after each event, or at least two times a week.
  • Carpeted floors are vacuumed after each event, or at least two times a week.
  • Stage areas are dust mopped weekly or more often if needed in connection with performances.
  • Trash is removed from seating areas and book racks after each event.
  • Upholstered seating is vacuumed three times a year, and shampooed once each year.
  • Window sills, baseboards, organ consoles and other furniture are dusted once each week.
  • Hard floors are wet mopped once each month.
• Care of study areas, lounges, kitchens and laundries.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Carpeted floors are vacuumed daily.
  • Hard floors are swept daily and wet mopped weekly or more often if needed.
  • Counter tops, stove tops, tables and inside of microwaves are wet wiped daily, five times a week.
  • Kitchen sinks are scrubbed weekly.
  • Washers and driers are wet wiped weekly.
  • Upholstered furniture is vacuumed once each month.
  • Windows are spotted weekly.
  • Ledges and corners are kept dusted and free of spider webs.
  • Furniture is returned to standard set-up as needed.
• Athletic facility care.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Gym floor is dust mopped daily and scrubbed weekly.
  • Bleachers are cleaned after events.
  • Floors of track, aerobic, cardio, and free weight areas are swept daily and scrubbed weekly.
• Trash and recycling pick-up.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Trash is collected from all receptacles in public areas and administrative offices daily.
  • Trash is collected from faculty offices three times per week.
  • Recycling containers are emptied weekly or as needed.
  • Trash and recycling containers are kept properly lined and liners replaced as needed.
  • Trash and recycling containers are kept clean by monthly wiping and washing as needed.
  • Trash room floors are cleaned weekly.
  • Trash collection carts are kept properly lined.
• Porches and outside entry areas.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Porches and outside entry areas are swept weekly.
  • Outside mats are kept clean and in place.
  • Porches are washed when needed.
• Safety and security.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Supervisor is notified of potential health or safety hazards
  • Only prescribed cleaners are used.
  • Cleaners are used according to recommended procedures.
  • Caution is used around wet floors.
  • There is an awareness of locking and unlocking times, and secured areas are kept locked.
  • Any suspicious non-students loitering around buildings are reported to the Physical Plant office or security.
  • Theft and vandalism is reported to the Physical Plant Office.
• Closet and equipment care.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Chemical bottles are left filled and ready for the next day.
  • Buckets are emptied and rinsed at the end of each shift.
  • Mops and cleaning rags are rinsed, wrung out and hung up to dry.
  • Sink is rinsed out after each use.
  • Vacuums are wet wiped and bags and brushes are checked weekly.
  • Floor is wet mopped daily.
  • Lead is notified when paper and other supplies need to be restocked.
• Related duties as instructed and required.
  
  Satisfactory performance is achieved when:
  • Lead is notified of needs for repair or replacement of equipment and facilities.
  • Spills and spots on carpet are reported to the lead.
  • Staff meetings are attended as requested.
  • Help is given to deep cleaning projects as directed by lead.
  • Training and supervision is given to student employees as directed by lead.
  • Assistance is provided for other departmental work as requested by supervisor or lead.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: High School diploma.

EXPERIENCE: Custodial experience helpful.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Ability to perform cleaning procedures in a dependable and conscientious manner. A team player, able to work with others or alone as the situation demands. Good communication and relational skills needed in relating to other staff and building users.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: May be exposed to chemical, mechanical or electrical hazards. May be exposed to dust, fumes, and odoriferous working conditions. May be required to lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds. Will need to be on feet most of work time.