Custodial​/Janitor​/Cleaning

Principal Accountabilities:

• Assists in keeping the building, including restrooms/hallways clean throughout the day.

• Cleans restrooms, vacuums carpeted areas and dust all surfaces in Family Life Center and Religious Education Building.

• Cleans kitchen sink, counters, coffee maker, and microwave in Parish Office

• Empties trashcans in public areas; vacuums all floors in public areas, cleans office doors and

windows in Parish Office and Religious Education Building.

• Dusts all furniture in public areas, mops kitchen, bathrooms and front office entrance floors,

cleans bathrooms and windowsills in public areas in Parish Office and Religious Education Building

• Wipes out refrigerator, wipes baseboards, dusts blinds and ceiling corners, vacuums along

baseboards and in corners in Parish Office and Religious Education Building.

• For individual offices: empties trashcans, and vacuums floors.

• Dusts individual offices on a rotating schedule.

• Cleans restrooms.

• Performs monthly, semiannual, or annual janitorial duties and projects as directed.

• Secures and stores all cleaning supplies and equipment after completion of cleaning

• Maintains all cleaning equipment in a safe and working order.

• Participate in staff meetings.

• Responsible for all other projects, tasks, etc., as assigned.

Supervision Given and/or Received:

• Received: moderate supervision given to this position from Parish Pastor and/or Business

Manager.

• Given: this position provides feedback and guidance to the Parish Administrative staff,

volunteers, and/or vendors upon advice and consent of the Parish Pastor

Working Conditions and/or

Physical Requirements:

• This position requires on call availability 24 hours/7 days a week. Required to work some

nights and weekends.

• This position works in a typical office environment but is subject to stress due to the evolving

and quickly expanding business needs, tight deadlines and heavy workloads.

• Some general ability to navigate computer software

• Lifting:
Safely lifting 35 lbs. on a regular basis, 50 lbs. on an occasional basis.

• Balancing:
Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or

crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.

• 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.

• Use of Fingers:
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 and being able to turn a

key and doorknob and operate work tools.

• Communicating:
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Conveying

detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, clearly, and quickly.

• Repetitive Motions:
Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

• Visual Acuity:
Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data

and figures; transcribing; viewing a security alarm or computer monitor; expansive reading;

visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines; using

measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

Visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned (i.e.,

custodial, general labor, etc.). or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e.,

inspection, etc.)

• Climbing:
Ability to ascend and descend ladders (including 6', 8', 12', 25' and roof hatch

ladders), stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and

arms. Body agility is emphasized.

• Stooping:
Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

• 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.

• Pushing:
Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust

forward, downward or…