Building Service Worker

Responsibilities

• Selects appropriate equipment and supplies; sweeps and cleans floors in shops, classrooms, offices, and corridors.
• Uses brooms, brushes, mops, power operated scrubbing machines, vacuum cleaners, buffers, shampooers, wet vacuums, liquid waxes & degreasers, dust absorbers and other custodial supplies.
• Collections and disposes of trash, scrap, and garbage and recycles materials.
• Unloads school supplies, delivers to proper storage area and positions on shelves or storage racks.
• Moves heavy furniture, office and shop equipment and other items, which might necessitate the lifting of heavy or bulky articles.
• Maintains lavatories in clean and sanitary condition.
• Sweeps, mops, and scrubs floors, walls and partitions, cleans, and deodorizes washbasins and other lavatory facilities.
• Refills towel, tissue, soap containers, etc.
• Cleans and polishes desks, chairs, tables, cabinets and other office or classroom equipment.
• Cleans shop areas, remove grease and oil from equipment, following preventive maintenance procedures when disposing of waste and scraps.
• Assists cafeteria personnel by cleaning, mopping, and waxing cafeteria floor, by cleaning chairs and tables or by lifting cartons or sacks of food or cafeteria supplies.
• Participates in snow removal program by shoveling snow, or spreading chemicals, sweeping, or as otherwise directed.
• Makes rounds of facility to check fire alarms, boilers, HVAC equipment, doors, and windows.
• Identifies situations in which emergency shut-off of electrical and mechanical equipment is required and shuts off equipment when appropriate.
• Reports emergencies to appropriate school and the Department of Facilities Management and Strategic Planning staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred.
• Experience in general cleaning preferred.

Benefits

• BCPS offers a comprehensive benefits program for eligible employees including options for medical plans, dental plans, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and 403(b)/457 plans.
• Other benefits include paid holidays, sick, personal business, and bereavement days, and flexible leave options such as FMLA, sick bank, and board approved leaves.
• All new hires will attend a benefits meeting upon hire.
• Visit the BCPS website for additional information about benefit plans for BCPS employees at https://www.bcps.org/hr/compliance/benefits_and_retirement.

Pay

• Regular Rate: Grade 02 on the AFSCME Pay Scale $15.82 to $22.66 per hour
• Substitute Rate: $15.50
• Visit the BCPS Office of Payroll website for additional information on pay scales, other compensation and leave accruals at https://www.bcps.org/operations/fiscalservices/payroll.

About the Role

Under general supervision, performs building cleaning and facilities maintenance work. Performs other duties as assigned.