Custodian - Pittsfield District Court

About the role

The Facilities Management and Capital Planning department manages 62 state-owned courthouses and 42 leased facilities across ten counties in the Commonwealth. The department ensures effective property management, facility operations, and quality customer service to support the administration of justice.

Responsibilities

• Cleans offices, bathrooms, and other facility spaces.
• Removes refuse.
• Mows lawns and shovels snow as needed.
• Assists with maintenance duties as needed.
• Dusts and wet mops floors and stairways and operates vacuum to clean carpet areas.
• Ensures Wet Floor signs are properly placed.
• Strips wax, applies fresh wax, and operates power buffer to polish floors.
• Dusts furniture, empties wastepaper baskets, and cleans windows, mirrors, doors, and washes walls.
• Cleans windows and walls and changes light bulbs.
• Operates KAIVAC and IMOP equipment.
• Cleans and sanitizes drinking fountains and restrooms, replenishing supplies and dispensers.
• Checks lights and secures windows and building entrances after cleaning or on a regular basis.
• Reports irregular activities and advises supervisor of conditions requiring major maintenance or repair.
• Moves furniture to facilitate cleaning, assists in personnel transfers or rearranges office layout.
• Empties trash cans and sweeps around building entrances.
• Checks lights and secures windows and building entrances after cleaning on a regular basis.
• Mows lawns and shovels snow and sidewalks as necessary.
• Provides coverage for other custodians as needed.

Requirements

• No degree requirement.
• Three (3) years of related work experience.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of: Cleaning methods and supplies, Cleaning products and tools, Floor care, KAIVAC and IMOP equipment.
• Skills: Verbal and written communication, Performing a variety of cleaning duties, Ability to meet schedules and deadlines of the work, Following oral and written directions, Operating various types of cleaning equipment, Working independently or with a team, Interacting with people from various backgrounds, Sanitizing restrooms.

Skills

• Communicates and demonstrates the ethics and values of the Court Facilities Department and the Trial Court.
• Understands, upholds, and communicates the Trial Court and Court Facilities Department missions.
• Participates in ongoing Trial Court training and educational offerings to advance professional development.
• Conducts oneself in a courteous and professional manner towards both Trial Court employees and the public.
• Understands standard facility methods, codes, equipment, and operational best practices.
• Accurately assesses custodial problems of a routine nature and initiates corrective action.
• Promotes an environment of diversity through understanding, respect, and positive communication with persons of varied racial, ethnic, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Works with others cooperatively, and promotes teamwork, contributing to a work environment that focuses on shared departmental goals.

Benefits

• This position is designated as a union position and is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement with O.P.E.I.U., Local 6.
• All new hires must start at the entry level rate for this role per the collective bargaining agreement/MOA with OPEIU, Local 6.
• Pay may advance within the salary band according to the CBA/MOU.

Pay

This position is designated as a Union position. All new hires must start at the entry level rate for this role per the collective bargaining agreement/MOA with OPEIU, Local 6. Pay may advance within the salary band according to the CBA/MOU.

Schedule

Shift: Monday-Friday, 3pm – 11pm. This position is eligible for $1.00 dollar an hour shifts differential pay. This position is considered essential personnel in certain emergencies and may be required to work outside of regularly scheduled hours, including staying late or coming in early. This position is designated as a union position and is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement with O.P.E.I.U., Local 6. The requisition will remain open until filled; however, first consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.