Custodian

Scope of Work

This document outlines the custodial services to be provided on campus, adhering to the APPA Cleaning Standard Level 2.

Responsibilities

• Common Areas (Entrances and Public Areas)
  • Clean public telephones
  • Clean and disinfect water fountains
  • Vacuum walk-off mats
  • Clean exterior glass doors/sidelights
  • Spot clean carpets
  • Maintain exterior entrances
  • Maintain sidewalks and parking areas for trash
  • Clean and sanitize drinking fountains
  • Clean and polish thresholds
  • Damp wipe surfaces
  • Treat wood surfaces
  • Dust locker tops
• Classrooms
  • Wash/wipe white boards when no information remains
  • Empty and clean pencil sharpeners
  • Spot clean and vacuum carpet
  • Vacuum and mop tile floors
  • Spot clean furniture including desks
  • Clean and polish thresholds
• Restrooms, Gym, and Kitchen
  • Clean and sanitize fixtures
  • Clean floors
  • Clean and disinfect water fountains
  • Check and replenish consumable goods
  • Clean and sanitize dispensers
  • Clean mirror frames and surfaces
  • Polish stainless steel
  • Spot clean benches, chairs, and bleachers
  • Clean and sanitize toilets
• Offices
  • Clean/disinfect phones
  • Clean and polish thresholds
  • Vacuum and spot-clean carpet
• General Office Areas
  • Spot clean glass
  • Clean and polish thresholds
  • Dust furniture
  • Vacuum and spot-clean carpet
• Science Lab
  • Clean and polish thresholds
  • Damp wipe marble surfaces
• Nurse Office
  • Vacuum and mop tile floor
  • Clean glass
  • Clean and disinfect sinks and open counter areas
  • Clean vents
• Stairwells
  • Spot microfiber hard surface floors
  • Spot clean hard rails
  • Damp wipe walls
• Weight Room
  • Wipe down and sanitize fitness equipment
  • Check and refill dispensers
• Elevators
  • Clean panel buttons
  • Spot clean cab interior
  • Clean elevator tracks
• Library
  • Clean and polish thresholds
  • Vacuum and spot clean carpet
  • Wipe down glass
• Break Areas/Kitchen for Staff-Faculty
  • Clean and disinfect counters and sink areas
  • Clean appliance exteriors
  • Clean and polish thresholds
  • Clean ground windows
  • Clean interior of refrigerators
• Trash Removal
  • Waste removal to designated containers
  • Keep trash containers clean
  • Remove all trash and replace liners as needed
• Tasks as Needed
  • Spot clean walls, floors, and doors
  • Thoroughly vacuum all carpeted areas
  • Extract carpets
  • Microfiber mop hard surface floors
  • Damp microfiber mop hard surface floors
  • Clean baseboards, where accessible
  • Dust horizontal surfaces (including chair bases, table legs, knee wells)
  • Dust blinds
  • High dust 70" from floors including vents
  • Clean air returns
  • Sweep storage spaces
  • Burnish hard surface floors
  • Extract walk-off mats
  • Auto scrub hard surface floors
  • Strip and refinish hard surface floors
  • Treat wood surfaces
  • Scrub restroom floors
  • Auto scrub gym floors

APPA Cleaning Standards

• Level 1 – Orderly Spotlessness
  • Floors and base moldings shine and/or are bright and clean; colors are fresh. There is no buildup in corners or along walls.
  • All vertical and horizontal surfaces have a freshly cleaned or polished appearance and have no accumulation of dust, dirt, marks, streaks, smudges, or fingerprints.
  • Lights all work and fixtures are clean.
  • Washroom and shower fixtures and tile gleam and are odor-free. Supplies are adequate.
  • Trash containers and pencil sharpeners hold only daily waste, are clean and odor-free.
• Level 2 – Ordinary Tidiness
  • Floors and base moldings shine and/or are bright and clean. There is no buildup in corners or along walls, but there can be up to two days’ worth of dust, dirt, stains, or streaks.
  • All vertical and horizontal surfaces are clean, but marks, dust, smudges, and fingerprints are noticeable upon close observation.
  • Lights all work and fixtures are clean.
  • Washroom and shower fixtures and tile gleam and are odor-free. Supplies are adequate.
  • Trash containers and pencil sharpeners hold only daily waste, are clean and odor-free.
• Level 3 – Casual Inattention
  • Floors are swept or vacuumed clean, but upon close observation there can be stains. A buildup of dirt and/or floor finish in corners and along walls can be seen.
  • There are dull spots and/or matted carpet in walking lanes. There are streaks or splashes on base molding.
  • All vertical and horizontal surfaces have obvious dust, dirt, marks, smudges, and fingerprints. Lamps all work and fixtures are clean.
  • Trash containers and pencil sharpeners hold only daily waste, are clean and odor-free.
• Level 4 – Moderate Dinginess
  • Floors are swept or vacuumed clean, but are dull, dingy, and stained. There is a noticeable buildup of dirt and/or floor finish in corners and along walls.
  • There is a dull path and/or obviously matted carpet in the walking lanes. Base molding is dull and dingy with streaks or splashes.
  • All vertical and horizontal surfaces have conspicuous dust, dirt, smudges, fingerprints, and marks. Lamp fixtures are dirty and some lamps (up to 5 percent) are burned out.
  • Trash containers and pencil sharpeners have old trash and shavings. They are stained, marked, and smell sour.
• Level 5 – Unkempt Neglect
  • Floors and carpets are dull, dirty, scuffed, and/or matted. There is a conspicuous buildup of old dirt and/or floor finish in corners and along walls. Base molding is dirty, stained, and streaked. Gum, stains, dirt, dust balls, and trash are broadcast.
  • All vertical and horizontal surfaces have major accumulations of dust, dirt, smudges, and fingerprints, all of which will be difficult to remove. Lack of attention is obvious.
  • Light fixtures are dirty with dust balls and flies. Many lamps (more than 5 percent) are burned out.
  • Trash containers are stained and marked and/or smell sour. Overflown pencil sharpeners.