Building Custodian; Part Time

Job Description

Primary purpose: Responsible for washing, wiping, dusting, sweeping, waxing, polishing, vacuuming, and other duties. Maintains assigned areas of interiors or exteriors, office spaces, common areas, and grounds in a clean, orderly, habitable condition of the Main Library and other Municipal buildings. Must assist with keeping walkways free of ice and snow in the winter months. This position is for the period Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 10:00am, up to 19 hours per week.

Scope: Majority of the time this position is unsupervised.
Received: Custodian Supervisor.
Given: None.

• Ensures walls, halls, rooms, common areas, and other areas are washed, swept, scrubbed and mopped; floors and rugs are vacuumed; furniture and fixtures dusted and cleaned; bowls, basins, windows, mats, drinking fountains, and other areas cleaned and sanitized; rugs are shampooed. Oversees and assists with the collection, removal, sorting and disposition of waste paper, litter, some work materials and other refuse;
  
  replenishes and maintains adequate levels of paper, towels, soap, toilet paper, hand cleaners and other supplies.
• Maintains buildings and grounds, fixes broken items, furniture and equipment. Secures building for winter; installs or removes window coverings, storm or screen windows and doors.
• Makes required mechanical, electrical and system repairs and maintenance to equipment and facilities. Implements improvements. Replaces heating/ventilation filters and performs routine system maintenance. Moves, sets up and tears down furniture, appliances, equipment; polishes furniture and metal work. Ensures equipment lubrication; filters cleaned and changed. Inspects and periodically tests building and mechanical equipment systems for proper operation.
• Ensures ordinary troubles, minor repairs and adjustments are corrected at the work site with minimum delay or interference to work or library operations.
• Maintains adequate levels of cleaning and maintenance supplies.
• Responds to concerns regarding building cleanliness, environment or conditions.
• Follows and adheres to department, City and other government rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Minimum entrance qualifications:

To perform successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or

Experience:

Associates or equivalent from a technical/trade school and or two to six years of related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manual. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to present information effectively to citizens, visitors or employees of the City.

Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations within the limits of recognized standard methods or procedures. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical demands: The physical demands described here represent those requirements that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employees at all levels are expected to effectively work together to meet the needs of the community and the City through work behaviors demonstrating the City’s values. Employees are also expected to lead by example and demonstrate the highest level of ethics.

(This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.)

THE CITY:

The City of Newton is a wonderful place to live and work. Newton has safe and attractive neighborhoods, an excellent public school system, an active community life, multiple transportation systems, proximity to Boston and a well‑managed and financially strong City government. The City of Newton has a population of…