Janitor, Maintenance​/Cleaning, Cleaning Services

Job Objective(s)

Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the carpet and common areas throughout the campus and ensuring that visitors, residents, families, and staff have a positive impression.

• Provide consistent & quality work to the residents and staff
• Follow job routines and instructions according to the assigned schedule
• Maintain inventory for daily needs & notify supervisor of supply issues
• Assist in keeping all common areas neat, clean and safe
• Replace light bulbs, patching/painting walls, shovel sidewalks/ put ice melt down
• Follow the daily schedule to ensure all tasks are accomplished in a timely manner
• Must be able to operate and maintain carpet care machinery
• Vacuum, spot clean and shampoo common area rugs and carpets; sweep, scrub, mop, wax and polish floors
• Clean common areas (i.e. party room, fitness center, laundry room, hallways, elevator areas), offices and other assigned areas
• Clean and restock restrooms
• Dust, clean and polish furniture and woodwork; polish metal work
• Empty waste receptacles and clean trash room
• Wash windows, walls and doors
• Clean and adjust shades and blinds

• Minimum 1 year experience.
• Able to make responsible choices and decisions, and act in the resident's best interest.
• Ability to motivate oneself and work independently
• Ability to be flexible and to work with other staff and residents
• Knowledge of cleaning chemicals
• Good work ethic
• Maintains confidentiality
• Able to read, write, spell, do basic math, speak and understand English.

• Bend and squat to the floor to pick up debris, trash containers, and to use cleaning tools and products, etc.
• See objects within 35 feet to monitor work areas, i.e., determine areas that are in need of cleaning
• Able to interpret colors to read warnings, labels, wires, etc.
• Move, push, pull and/or lift objects weighing 10 to 50 pounds.
• Use hands and arms for simple grasping, pushing and pulling to sweep, mop, use containers of cleaning solution/chemicals, etc.
• Perform tasks requiring actions of muscles or groups of muscles to walk, stoop, bend, lift, and to carry objects
• Walk and/or stand for prolonged periods of time
• Speak clearly and make self understood in face-to-face interactions
• See objects closely to read directions, instructions, chemical warnings, etc.
• Hear normal sounds and voices with some background noise to receive verbal instructions, answer telephones, communicate with others, etc.

Works indoors in a climate-controlled environment majority of the time. Works outside in different seasonal weather.

Shifts are generally assigned but the employee must have the ability to work various shifts.

• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; additional details will be specified by the supervisor. The employee will also perform other reasonable business duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Management reserves the right to change job responsibilities, duties and hours as needs prevail.
• Great Lakes Management Company is an at-will employer. This job description is a guideline and does not constitute a written or implied employment contract.
• GLM is an EO Employer/Vets/Disabled.