Custodian (DOH/FBMC #60005+)

Pay

Salary: $15.45 - $23.18 Hourly ($32,136 - $48,204 Annually). This position is a Pay Band C1.

About the role

This position performs custodial duties including cleaning floors, washing walls and glass, removing trash, making minor repairs, and exterminating insects and rodents to maintain a clean and sanitary environment at a long-term care facility.

Customers served: Residents, Visitors, and Employees at the long-term care facility.

Responsibilities

• Service, clean, or supply restrooms.
• Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
• Gather and empty trash.
• Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
• Mix water and detergents or chemicals in containers to prepare cleaning solutions according to specifications.
• Dust and wash windows.

Qualifications & Requirements

Ideal Candidate:

• Ability to provide customer and personal service.
• Ability to perform physical activities requiring considerable use of arms, legs, and whole body (climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, handling materials).
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.

Minimum Qualification: No prior experience or training required.

Employment Requirements:

• Screened for tuberculosis (TB) upon hire.
• Subject to nationwide criminal background check pursuant to New Mexico Caregivers Criminal Screening Act (Sections 29-17-2 through 29-17-5 NMSA 1978 and 7.1.9.1 through 7.1.9.11 NMAC); employment is conditional pending results.

Working Conditions

• Work performed in an institutional setting both indoors and outdoors in inclement weather conditions.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset people within the facility.
• Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc.
• May be subject to handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• Position may require rotating shifts, weekends, overtime, and holidays.
• State of New Mexico employees may be impacted by the Public Health Order dated December 19, 2022, requiring facilities licensed/certified by CMS to adhere to COVID-related requirements (masking