Custodian

About the Role

This position performs custodial duties to maintain sanitation at the Douglas County Youth Center (DCYC) under the direction of the Superintendent or designee.

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect assigned areas (e.g., restrooms, breakrooms, high-touch surfaces) and restock consumable supplies (e.g., soap, tissue, towels).
• Complete floor care (e.g., sweeping, mopping, waxing, shampooing, vacuuming).
• Empty trash and recycling daily and transport waste to designated disposal areas.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with clients, supervisors, County employees, elected officials, attorneys, law enforcement, judges, other agencies, and the public.
• Comply with Civil Service Rules, collective bargaining agreements, County policies, department policies, and laws to create a cooperative, safe, respectful, and quality work environment.
• Ready soiled laundry for pickup and deliver and stock laundered items to ensure available supply meets needs.
• Assist with moving various items (e.g., tables, cabinets, desks, chairs) and preparing for meetings or special events.
• Collaborate with staff to maintain detention lock cylinders.
• Clean custodial machinery and inform supervisor of defective or damaged equipment.
• Maintain Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) book and inventory of chemicals to ensure chemical use compliance.
• Collect biohazard waste containers, prepare for pickup, and maintain biohazard spill kits, sanitizing spills as needed.
• Assist with snow and ice removal and clearing debris from sidewalks.
• Adhere to DCYC safety and security procedures.
• Report to work at assigned location with regular, consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned and directed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• Experience as a janitor, custodian, or in building maintenance preferred.
• Completion of a pre-employment criminal record check, conditional offer drug screen, and physical assessment required.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

The physical demands and work environment described are representative of those required 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 is generally performed in a detention facility and occasionally outdoors.
• Noise level is usually moderate to loud.
• Work hours are typically assigned shifts; however, schedule may vary (e.g., days, shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime/extra hours, emergency call-in).
• Work involves potential exposure to dust, dirt, odors, chemicals, and biohazards.
• Work may be stressful when dealing with time constraints, multiple/changing priorities, limited resources, and uncooperative/irate individuals.
• Work requires physical activity, including extended periods of standing, walking, balancing, bending, frequent reaching, and occasional climbing, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and sitting.
• Incumbent must perform repetitive manual work involving constant hand, wrist, elbow, and arm movement and frequent to constant gripping and grasping.
• Work also requires the ability to frequently lift, push, pull, and/or carry objects weighing up to 60 pounds.
• Required sensory abilities include vision, hearing, and touch. Visual abilities, correctable to normal ranges, include close, distance, and color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Communication abilities include the ability to talk and hear within normal ranges.
• Incumbent must possess the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity to operate cleaning equipment.