Building & Grounds Assistant Austin Facilities Management

Building & Grounds Assistant

The Building & Grounds Assistant (Custodian - 40 hours per week) plays a key role in keeping City of Austin facilities clean, functional, and inviting. In this hands-on position, you'll take pride in cleaning building interiors, performing minor repairs, and ensuring facilities are always well-kept. If you're looking for a rewarding part-time job that directly benefits the community, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Under general supervision, perform custodial, minor maintenance, minor construction and/or grounds keeping tasks in and around City operated buildings, grounds, parks, airports and recreation areas.

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Clean building interiors.
• Mix, stir, and pour chemicals.
• Perform grounds maintenance.
• Perform minor building maintenance and repair.
• Operate and maintain assigned vehicles and equipment.
• Set-up and tear-down exhibit halls and ballrooms in compliance with applicable local codes and procedures, ensuring the specifications and needs for each event are met.
• Perform minor construction work such as erecting partitions, building or tearing down walls, painting, building or erecting storage shed.
• Perform routine administrative duties, complete forms, and prepare reports.
• Maintain inventory of materials and supplies, making purchases when needed.
• Handle and account for cash.
• Train new employees to perform basic job duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Skill in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with others.
• Skill in learning simple tasks.
• Skill in operating power tools.
• Skill in lifting and carrying equipment or materials applicable to the assigned work.
• Ability to understand oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read and write English.
• Knowledge of equipment used in janitorial, grounds keeping, or other related work.
• Ability to train others.
• Ability to read and follow floor plan sketches and diagrams.

One (1) year experience related to janitorial or grounds keeping services.

If assigned to operate vehicles, must possess the appropriate Texas Driver's License for those vehicles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using green cleaning chemicals and practices in a commercial or industrial setting.
• Experience cleaning and maintaining all types of flooring in a commercial or industrial setting to include buffing, carpet extraction, waxing, and stripping.

Monday through Friday; 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Varied 8-hour schedule)
Hours may vary depending on departmental needs and initiatives. Some evening, weekend and holiday work may be required.

Various Locations

$22.05 - $24.26

This position may require an assessment.

At the City of Austin, we are more than just an employer—we are a vibrant community dedicated to shaping one of the nation's most dynamic and innovative cities. As we strive to fulfill our commitment as public servants, it is important that we ground our efforts in a set of guiding principles – Empathy, Ethics, Excellence, Engagement, and Equity – that anchor our delivery of services that significantly impact the lives of Austinites.

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