Custodian - Night Shift - Two

Description

Mendocino-Lake Community College District is currently accepting applications for two full‑time night shift custodians. The position is 40 hours per week, 12 months a year, and requires an equity‑minded individual committed to supporting a diverse student population and the District Mission.

The shift is 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. The night shift differential is $1.27 per hour.

• Maintain assigned classrooms, offices, and other college facilities in a clean and orderly manner
• Sweep, scrub, mop, wax, and buff floors; vacuum and shampoo rugs and carpets; remove stains; dust, wash, wax, and polish furniture and woodwork
• Clean and disinfect restrooms, drinking fountains, waste containers; wash windows; clean blackboards, trays, erasers; refill paper and other dispensers and empty waste containers
• Participate in intensive cleaning functions such as washing walls; cleaning air‑conditioning vents; removing finish from, scouring surface floors, applying sealer, finish, and wax
• Operate vacuum cleaners, buffers, scrubbers, and other custodial equipment
• Assist with gym floor maintenance; help set up or assist in setting up for college and community events; move and arrange chairs, tables, desks, and other furniture and equipment as directed
• Picks up paper and other refuse from grounds; assists with maintenance and grounds work as assigned
• Perform minor maintenance such as replacing light bulbs, unclogging drinking fountains and toilets; report cleaning and repair needs and safety hazards to proper individuals
• Perform minor repairs and adjustments to equipment as needed
• May respond to emergency maintenance, facility, and grounds calls during non‑work hours
• Perform any related duties assigned

• Mobility: frequent walking, standing, reaching above and below shoulder level, balancing on varied surfaces; occasional bending, kneeling, crouching; climbing ladders and working from varied heights as necessary
• Dexterity: frequent fine manipulation sufficient to operate custodial equipment and handle tools
• Lifting: frequent lifting up to 75 pounds
• Visual Requirements: clarity of vision at varying distances to perform custodial duties
• Hearing/Talking: frequent hearing and speaking in person and occasionally on the telephone
• Emotional/Psychological Factors: frequent need to make decisions and concentrate; frequent contact with others; frequent deadlines and time‑limited assignments

• Meet Human Resources hiring guidelines, including a Live Scan background check and completion of a TB test
• Sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, geographic, and ethnic backgrounds of students, staff and faculty
• Basic knowledge of cleaning methods, equipment, tools, supplies, materials and safety procedures used in custodial work

• Perform a variety of diverse duties in cleaning and maintaining facilities according to department standards
• Learn and apply department standards for maintaining college buildings
• Use, store, and handle cleaning materials, supplies, tools and equipment safely and effectively
• Observe and report cleaning and repair needs and safety hazards
• Perform minor maintenance and repairs on equipment
• Maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
• Understand and follow verbal and written directions
• Move and arrange furniture and equipment as directed
• May drive college vehicles; observe legal and defensive driving practices
• Work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends

Valid California driver’s license preferred.

• Monthly salary range: $3,573 – $3,941
• Five annual step movements; initial placement at step 1 unless approved otherwise
• Comprehensive benefits package with no monthly employee premium: medical, dental, vision, EAP benefits, employee life insurance; voluntary life insurance available for purchase
• 12 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave per year (vacation increases with length of service)
• 21 paid holidays annually
• Eligible for CalPERS Retirement

• Indoor and outdoor environment; subject to adverse weather conditions…