Maintenance Worker, Facility Maintenance, Cleaning Services

The Position:

The Palos Verdes Library District is accepting applications for a Maintenance Worker I.

Maintenance Workers perform a variety of tasks related to cleaning and maintaining the District’s facilities, mechanical and electrical equipment, and grounds, and provide manual labor support for library services, programs, and events.

This is the entry level classification within the Maintenance Worker role. Duties may include janitorial and custodial activities; routine to skilled maintenance activities; moving furniture and equipment to set-up for events, activities and programs; assembling and installing furniture, fixtures, and equipment; interacting with the public to provide basic information and assistance; overseeing volunteers, contractors, or lower-level staff; and transporting library materials, supplies, and equipment between District locations.

This posting will close at 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2026. Applications will only be accepted online. Applicants are urged to apply early to ensure you have time to resolve any technical issues you may encounter.

• Provides a high level of customer service
• Sets up meeting rooms and equipment for classes, programs, and events (including moving and arranging furniture and equipment).
• Perform opening and closing security duties for the Peninsula Center Library.
• Respond to emergencies, including outside of business hours.
• Ensure safe and clean building and grounds.
• Resolve unsafe situations expeditiously.
• Observe safe work method and ensure the use of safety precautions.
• Keep maintenance shop and working areas clean, organized and uncluttered.
• Use proper and safe work procedures including procedures for safe lifting and moving of materials and the use of ladders.
• Observes safe working practices, including maintaining storage areas in a safe condition; corrects or reports any safety or fire hazards.
• Uses a wide variety of tools, equipment, and supplies in a safe and effective manner; follows label instructions to mix and dilute cleansers, disinfectants, and stripping agents to ensure proper strength for use.
• Reports hazardous conditions and needed repairs.
• Clean and maintain District Facilities per instructions and checklists, including cleaning, sweeping, mopping and waxing floors; vacuuming, cleaning, and shampooing carpets; cleaning, dusting, and polishing woodwork, walls, partitions, equipment, and furniture; washing windows; cleaning and sanitizing restroom fixtures and replenishing supplies; disposing of waste and cleaning and sanitizing waste receptacles; replacing light bulbs and fluorescent lamps.
• Replace lights as needed.
• Perform duties at all facilities as scheduled, including assignments before openings, nights and weekends.
• Assist all departments as needed.
• Operates the district's light truck and van.
• Transports library materials from one location to another, including setups at library events outside the District's facilities
• Perform SWO's in a timely manner.
• Maintains equipment and materials in proper condition; reports the need for maintenance and repair.
• Performs minor repairs.

Knowledge of:

• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service to the public, volunteers, vendors, contractors, and District staff in person and over the telephone.
• Methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in custodial and general building maintenance.
• Methods and techniques of cleaning and preserving floors, furniture, walls, and fixtures.
• Use and minor maintenance of hand and power tools and equipment used in custodial work.
• Operational characteristics of cleaning equipment and materials.
• Proper methods of storing equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Proper mixing and dilution of cleansers, disinfectants, and stripping agents.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices, including proper lifting techniques.

Ability to:

• Perform a wide variety of custodial and routine maintenance tasks.
• Clean and care for buildings and equipment.
• Operate a variety of hand and power tools and custodial equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• Safely and effectively use and apply cleaning materials and supplies.
• Complete assignments independently…