Custodian

About the role

The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is seeking two (2) regular, full-time Custodian positions in Salem, OR (4190 Aumsville Hwy SE).

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide variety of custodial duties including cleaning windows and door glass, emptying and cleaning cigarette urns, cleaning loading dock areas, and weather-related duties during inclement weather.
• Clean and sanitize restrooms and drinking fountains, empty trash receptacles, and restock dispensers.
• Strip and wax hard surface floors and clean carpets as requested with appropriate equipment.
• Clean office buildings - remove trash and recycle paper from centralized locations, empty trash from outside receptacles, sweep/damp mop hard floors, vacuum/clean stairwells, vacuum/spot clean carpets, dust/remove cobwebs, clean vents, clean and sanitize counters, tables, and sinks in break rooms, workstations, and conference rooms.
• Spot clean display case glass, clean and sanitize vending machine faces and buttons, and clean and sanitize elevator buttons and walls.
• Perform event set up and take downs for graduations, meetings, and events for the agency and other groups, including setting up chairs, tables, and trash cans.

Requirements

• You must be at least 18 years of age with a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Experience that included operating equipment similar to, or needed to, perform custodial duties.
• Ability to push/pull heavy equipment and objects, crouch, stoop, bend, and stand/walk while operating equipment for extended periods of time.

Special Qualifications

• Employees are required to keep a valid Oregon Driver's License.
• The final candidate must be able to pass a CJIS clearance check.

What’s In It For You

Work/life balance and 11 paid holidays a year, and competitive benefits packages. Click here to visit our full benefits website. You will be automatically enrolled into the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) program. Employees who are PERS participating members will have their base salary increased by 6.95% and pay a 6% employee contribution to PERS; the salary range noted above reflects base salary only. Free parking!

Training or experience

• Training or experience in a hospitality (campus, hotel, hospital, etc.) setting.
• Professional cleaning experience in floor care including carpet, linoleum, wood, and slate maintenance/cleaning.
• Experience using a wide variety of janitorial/custodial equipment.
• Experience handling and application of janitorial/custodial supplies and chemicals.
• Experience working around public safety personnel is desired.
• Highly motivated, fast-paced workers with a positive attitude.
• Customer service experience, skills, and knowledge.

Additional Requirements

• Successful candidates for this position will be subject to a full background investigation.
• Adverse background information will be reviewed and could result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer or termination of employment.

How To Apply

After you submit your application, be sure to respond to the public records request (PRR) authorization and gender identity question. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are an employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox. If you are a veteran, the task to claim preference will come after the PRR and gender identity tasks. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your DD214/DD215/civil service preference letter to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments. We will ask you for your documents later in the process. If you need time to locate or order your documents from the VA, please contact the recruiter at the phone number or email under the ‘Need help?’ section below.

DPSST is fully committed to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified candidates without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. For more information, please visit our diversity, equity, and inclusion webpage.