Custodian II

This position supports the daily operations of Community Centers by ensuring facilities are clean, safe, and welcoming for community members, staff, and program participants. Responsibilities include cleaning and maintaining recreation facilities, supporting room setups and special events, identifying and reporting maintenance concerns, and assisting with preparing the facilities for public use including programs, rentals, and open operating hours. The position also provides guidance to assigned facility staff and works collaboratively with programming and customer service teams to support quality programming.

To perform a variety of custodial and maintenance work at City buildings and facilities.

The ideal candidate will have the below knowledge, skills, and/or experience:

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming facilities while taking ownership in supporting community services.
• Effectively prioritizes competing responsibilities, applies problem-solving skills, and collaborates with staff, partners, and the public in a fast-paced environment
• Provides exceptional customer service, works independently and as part of a team, and contributes to creating positive and inclusive experience for all Community Center staff, community members, and participants.
• Performing custodial services in public facilities and be able to prioritize work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and safety.

Immediate or general supervision is provided by a Custodial Supervisor, Senior Custodian, or higher level departmental personnel.

A Custodian II is distinguished from a Custodian I in that the former is responsible for set-up, breakdown, and changes for various events, custodial duties, minor repairs and maintenance of buildings and facilities, and public contact.

• Set-up, assemble, move, and take down chairs, tables, and other furniture for meetings, banquets, and other events in accordance with written instructions or oral directions.
• Rearrange tables, chairs, and other furniture for usage in various periods of the day, as requested.
• Refer clients and users to appropriate personnel to resolve furniture arrangements or other problems as necessary.
• Assembly items, such as bulletin boards, chalkboards, game tables; hang or place as appropriate.
• Sweep, vacuum, mop, scrub, strip, wax, and polish floors; shampoo and steam clean rugs and carpets; clean restrooms; empty waste receptacles; dust and polish furniture; wash windows.
• Perform minor routine maintenance tasks, involving repairs on equipment and facilities in the duties of custodial activities.
• Operate a variety of hand and cleaning tools, and equipment used in maintaining and cleaning buildings and facilities.
• Sweep and wash outside walkways and entrances to facilities.
• Lock and unlock building doors.
• Monitor equipment and supply inventory and recommend the ordering of needed equipment and supplies.
• Report safety and sanitary hazards.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification.

• Basic materials, methods, tools, and equipment used in cleaning and maintaining buildings.
• Materials and methods used in custodial work.
• Use and purpose of common hand tools and equipment used in custodial work.
• Cleaning solvents, soaps, and waxes used in custodial work.
• Standard safety precautions and rules used in custodial work.
• Good public relations etiquette.

• Perform manual labor for extended periods of time.
• Perform routine building maintenance tasks, involving minor repairs on equipment and facilities.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public.
• Lift, carry, and pull equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Push or pull heavy equipment.
• Follow simple written and oral instructions.
• Work outside and indoors, in all weather conditions.
• Work irregular shifts, including weekends, holidays, and evenings.
• Read and write the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance.

Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

One year of experience performing routine building custodial and maintenance work.

Should education be used to qualify for this position, then proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.

An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credential's evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of…