Custodian Lead - Denver

Job Title

Housekeeping and Custodial Services

This position will comply with the Office of Operations and Strategy - Division of Facility Management's current working arrangements. This is a full time, in person and essential position.

Please note:

Work arrangements are subject to change at any time. This position performs Housekeeping and Custodial services to assure that the facilities and client environments are cleaned and maintained according to all applicable regulatory standards, and provides a safe sanitary environment for clients and staff. Meet the facilities needs of the Department of Human Services Northern Region customers while managing available resources to provide a physical environment at the highest quality possible.

Additionally, the unit establishes and maintains a pleasant, safe, and sanitary environment for clients, personnel and visitors in the buildings of the Department of Human Services.

This position is unique in that it provides Custodial Services for a wide range of agencies within the Department of Human Services which includes the Colorado Mental Health Hospital at Fort Logan (CMHHFL), Wheat Ridge Regional Center (WRRC to include the group homes) and the Division of Youth Services (DYS) facilities (Prairie Vista, Gilliam, Lookout Mountain Campus, Marvin W. Foote, Mount View Campus and Platte Valley.)

The position is required to meet and maintain all regulatory requirements set by JCAHO. (Joint Commission for Accrediting Health Organizations) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and other regulatory agencies.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Function as work leader by training employees, reviewing and inspecting completed work assignments, assigns and coordinates daily duties, special projects, and staff work requests.
• Complete monthly re-inspections in the assigned area.
• Assure all work performed is in compliance with current DFM standards.
• Determine need for project work, coordinate and schedule with area staff and supervisor and perform work.
• Arrange a daily cleaning schedule to work around absent employees and supervisors, changing programs, work requests and problems when the need occurs.
• Ensure proper area coverage under heavy workloads and staff shortages.
• Perform daily cleaning, sanitizing, and servicing of assigned work area per schedules and procedures which consists of sweeping, dust mopping, wet mopping, vacuuming, restroom cleaning, and other related duties.
• Use appropriate disinfectant cleaners, chemicals and equipment to clean and sanitize.
• Perform daily detailed cleaning of assigned area using appropriate disinfectant cleaners, chemicals and equipment which consists of washing walls, doors, frames, sills, windows, baseboards, fixtures, furnishings, ceilings, vents, and light fixtures.
• Perform project floor work which consists of buffing, scrubbing, stripping, waxing, sealing of hard floor surfaces, bonnet cleaning, spot cleaning, shampooing and extracting of carpeted floors by use of appropriate cleaning chemicals and equipment.
• Furniture moving as required.
• Collect and dispose of trash, recycle, shredding and biohazard waste by properly containing, and transporting to proper disposal locations.
• Replace light bulbs, assist with minor building repairs and snow removal.
• Maintain equipment and supply inventories, orders and issues cleaning supplies.
• Perform essential and/or emergency services to include callbacks without delay or interruption.
• Snow removal.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Applicants must have one year of full-time cleaning experience. This experience must be listed in the work experience section of your application in order to meet the minimum qualifications and move forward in the selection process.

Preferred Qualifications and Competencies

• Experience working in a lead role that included assigning tasks, training, monitoring progress and workflow, checking the product, scheduling work, and establishing work standards.
• Experience cleaning and maintaining facilities such as schools, colleges, hospitals, long-term care facilities, mental health institutes or correctional institutions.
• Experience sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning restrooms, emptying trash, as well as performing general dusting and vacuuming within schools, colleges, hospitals, long-term care facilities, mental health institutes or correctional institutions.
• Relevant years of state service experience.

Conditions of Employment

• A full pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official…