CUSTODIAN

Overview

Performs manual work in the care and cleaning of City buildings and grounds; does related work as required. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the assigned supervisor.

• Sweeps, mops, waxes and uses buffers on floors; cleans bathrooms, offices, and other special purpose facilities; empties trash cans (80%).
• Picks up litter in parking lots and other City areas; washes windows (20%).

Some knowledge of building cleaning practices, supplies, and equipment and ability to use them economically and efficiently; ability to understand oral and written directions; ability to get along with others; ability to read and write.

Education/

Experience:


Graduation from high school or equivalent.

1. The physical activity of this position includes:

• Climbing:
  Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
• Balancing:
  Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or couching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Stooping:
  Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling:
  Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching:
  Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Crawling:
  Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing:
  Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking:
  Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing:
  Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling:
  Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering:
  Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping:
  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling:
  Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing:
  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal spoken word levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
• Repetitive Motions:
  Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

2. The physical requirements of this position

• Medium Work:
  Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision

• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform one or more of the following:
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform one or more of the following:
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e. custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.)

4. The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position:

• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions:
  Activities occur inside and outside.

Drug screening, criminal background, and a POET (post offer employment testing) are required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The City of Gastonia is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/H