Custodian

About the role

Performs a broad range of custodial services necessary to maintain a college campus or facility in a clean and orderly condition for effective use by students, faculty, staff, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, dusts, scrubs, and disinfects restrooms, offices, classrooms, and hallways.
• Gathers and disposes of rubbish, paper and debris; empties and washes refuse containers from interior and exterior locations.
• Serves soap dispensers, paper towel and toilet tissue boxes, toilet seat covers, and similar fixtures.
• Cleans chalkboards/whiteboards, trays, and erasers.
• Cleans, spot cleans, and disinfects walls, windows, furniture, plumbing, light fixtures, window coverings, sinks, and related items.
• Vacuums, shampoos, cleans, and treats carpeting.
• Sweeps, dust mops, wet mops, scrubs, strips, seals, waxes, and polishes floors.
• Sweeps and cleans outdoor tennis courts, lunch areas, walkways, parking lots, stadiums, and other paved areas using manual and power equipment.
• Washes interior and exterior ground level windows.
• Moves, sets-up, arranges, and adjusts chairs, desks, tables, and other furniture and equipment as required for classrooms, offices, and special activities.
• Replaces various types of existing light fixture lamps.
• Unlocks, locks and secures assigned areas.
• Refinishes hardwood floors.
• Provides information in regard to locations of various campus facilities and otherwise assists students, faculty, staff, and the general public using the campus facilities.
• Removes graffiti.
• Maintains and operates college-owned vehicles on public streets.
• May operate a trash compactor and other equipment such as sweepers, blowers, power washers, electric carts, scrubbing machines, and steam cleaning machines.
• May perform flag care and etiquette duties.

Requirements

• Education and Experience: Graduation from high school or its equivalent AND successful completion of a custodial training course of at least 60 hours. OR Graduation from high school or its equivalent AND one year of full-time, paid janitorial or custodial experience with a single employer.
• A valid Class "C" California driver's license may be required for some positions.
• Travel to locations throughout the District may be required for some positions.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of: Proper and safe use of cleaning materials such as soaps, detergents, ammonia, disinfectants, and multi-purpose cleaning agents or chemicals.
• Type of floor sealers, floor finishes, and floor dressings.
• Sterilization and sanitation methods and techniques used in custodial work.
• Carpet cleaning methods and techniques.
• Safety and health practices relating to custodial work.

Skills

• Ability to safely use floor machines, vacuums, blowers, power washers, and other power equipment used in custodial work.
• Ability to safely use chemical and cleaning agents used in custodial work.
• Ability to safely lift and move heavy supplies, equipment, and furniture.
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions in carrying out assignments.
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with college students, faculty, fellow employees, and community members.

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance and vision care plans are provided for employees and their dependents.
• A $50,000 life insurance policy is provided free of charge for each employee.
• New employees receive 12 full-pay days and 88 half-pay days of illness leave.
• 19 paid holidays per year.
• Vacation days accrue annually beginning at 10 days and increasing incrementally to 24 days depending on years of service with the District.
• Vacation days for management and confidential positions begin at 15, 20, or 24 days.
• Other paid time off includes: bereavement leave, personal necessity leave, court subpoena, and jury duty.
• Employees become members of the Public Employees Retirement System.
• Employees are also covered by Social Security.
• Employee Assistance Program

Pay

• $4,147.35 - $5,137.84/mo; $49,768.20 - $61,654.08/yr (based on a full-time, 12-mo position)

Schedule

• Immediate supervision is received from higher-level custodial supervisory staff. No supervision is exercised.