Rossville Custodian​/Maintenance

This position is responsible for cleaning the facilities, including but not limited to high touch surfaces, removing debris, and keeping areas neat and tidy in county buildings, as well as vacuuming and buffing floors, shampooing carpets, emptying trash receptacles, replacing the lining of trash cans and fogging buildings. This team member also helps manage the outdoor landscaping, as well as the care and maintenance of the walking tracks, pavilions, dog park, playgrounds, and football field.

Minor facility repairs and maintenance are also required as well as the care and maintenance of the new Adventure Acres Park/Splash Pad.

• Clean and disinfect buildings, bathrooms, and high-touch areas using appropriate chemicals
• Perform routine cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, dusting, vacuuming, and window cleaning
• Shampoo carpets, buff floors, empty trash receptacles, and replace liners
• Assist with moving heavy furniture and setting up event spaces (e.g., laying dance floors)
• Fog buildings as required for sanitation purposes
• Lock and unlock facilities for events during and after business hours

• Maintain the cleanliness and appearance of outdoor areas including:
• Pressure washing buildings, walkways, and parking areas
• Landscaping tasks such as mulching, planting, pruning, weeding, fertilizing, and watering
• Pest control including application of pesticides
• Snow and ice removal from walkways and parking areas
• Trash and litter control on facility grounds
• Upkeep of recreation areas including walking tracks, playgrounds, sports fields, and the splash pad
• Perform minor facility repairs and routine maintenance using hand tools, power tools, and motorized equipment

• Complete additional tasks as assigned by management, sometimes with limited notice

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must successfully pass a criminal background check and periodic/random drug screenings

• Work independently and follow safety procedures and policies
• Ability to follow detailed procedures and guidelines
• Communicate professionally and courteously with the public
• Demonstrate good time management and problem-solving abilities

• Valid driver’s license with a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Certified Pool Operator (CPO) certification or the ability to attain certification within three months

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the Custodial/Maintenance job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, climb, bend, crouch and twist to perform such tasks as:

• Mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, waxing and polishing floors
• Cleaning countertops, dusting and polishing furniture
• Cleaning windows
• Scrubbing and cleaning sinks and toilets
• Bagging and carting trash and trash / garbage bags
• Organizing, maintaining, lifting, and reaching supplies and equipment
• Climbing and operating equipment, twisting to get inside a vehicle

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually exposed to a noise level that is moderate to loud. Work is performed in a variety of buildings, requiring travel between cleaning assignments by foot or car. Half of the tasks are performed indoors with heating and air conditioning and the other half of the work is performed outdoors and in seasonally extreme temperatures, both hot and cold, as well as rain and other environmental elements, and weather conditions normal to this region.

Physical hazards include travel, dangerous equipment, noise and vibration, exposure to fumes, gases, chemicals, dust, and dirt.

The employee should wear comfortable and durable clothing. The employee will be expected to wear proper protective equipment such as, but not limited to, foot support and protection, protective eyewear, and gloves.

• Successful development and implementation of objectives; continuous growth in service provided
• Ability to work alone or with a team
• Appropriate and positive interaction with staff, management, volunteers, community groups, professional associates and private citizens
• Accomplishment of job functions in an effective and timely manner
• Effectiveness in establishing priorities, working on multiple assignments and concurrent projects
• Exercise of sound judgment in the absence of specific…