Nights Custodian
About Our Job
The Denver Public Library (DPL) isn't just a place to borrow books; it's a vibrant, essential hub for our diverse city. As a growing urban library system with 28 locations and over 4 million annual visitors, we're deeply woven into the fabric of Denver. Join a team where your values align with your work. At the Denver Public Library, we're not just serving our community; we're building a culture guided by values that empower both our staff and the public.
Welcoming
- Makes our resources, services, and expertise accessible for all
- Recognizes the inherent dignity in each person
- Provides safe places where everyone can be themselves
Curiosity
- Fosters a culture of exploration, innovation, and forward thinking
- Creates environments that support learning and growth
Connection
- Fosters relationships, listens, and acts to build and strengthen our community
- Bridges gaps between people to share information, ideas, and experiences
Equity
- Works to change inequitable practices, structures, and policies
- Provides opportunities for every person in our community to thrive
Stewardship
- Accountable to our community, using our resources responsibly
- Lead with honesty and integrity, protect privacy, and preserve and share the full history of our Denver community
About Our Position
DPL is hiring 5 Night Custodians to help us achieve our goal of providing welcoming spaces to everyone. This position will work at our Central Library Branch supporting the goal of customer service by ensuring that the library environment is clean, safe, and prepared for customer and staff use.
Responsibilities
- Routine manual work involving custodial duties
- Moving furniture in Library buildings
- Snow removal and some outdoor landscaping duties
What You Would Bring
- Knowledge of cleaning materials and the operation of custodial equipment
- Ability to perform routine and repetitive manual tasks for extended periods
- Ability to work in a physically demanding position with continuous bending, kneeling, and lifting of objects that can weigh up to 25-50 pounds
- Ability to follow simple written or oral instructions
- Ability to work with a diverse group of people
- Ability to work independently
- Ability or willingness to learn to use basic workplace technology including email and internet
- Ability to provide excellent customer service skills
- Ability to perform interior custodial duties including mopping, dusting, and vacuuming and uses mechanical floor cleaners to polish, buff, strip, and wax floors
- Ability to perform exterior custodial/maintenance duties including snow removal, mowing lawns, pulling weeds, watering plants and lawns, raking leaves, picking up litter, and clearing dumpster areas and operating light machinery powered by small engines as necessary
- Ability to remove waste and soiled linens from the work area and gather and dispose of trash and waste which may contain hazardous materials
- Ability to clean and disinfect all fixtures, floors, mirrors, windows, doors, and walls including those in kitchens, bathrooms, utility rooms, locker rooms, weight rooms, holding cells, and other work areas and restocks supplies as needed
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduation from high school or the possession of a GED, HiSET or TASC Certificate
- One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for the minimum education requirement
About Our Job (continued)
If you're passionate about service, community engagement, and creating positive change, we invite you to explore career opportunities with us. Come join a team that believes in the power of knowledge, connection, and equity. Unrivaled Benefits
Unrivaled Benefits
- The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience
- We offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but is not limited to:
- Four (4) Medical Plans, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Pension Plan for Life (employee contributes 8.45%, employer matches at 17.95%) and 457 (b) Retirement Plan
- PTO (over 3 weeks in your first year), 4 paid wellness days, and 12 paid holidays
- CARE Bank, Family Leave Benefits
- Enhanced Work/Life Balance: Employee Assistance Program (6 counseling sessions per year, legal assistance, financial counseling, discounted recreation center passes), Employee Volunteer Program
- Learning and Development Opportunities; Courses and Career Development Resources
- EcoPass (unlimited free RTD bus/train rides)
Application & Additional Info
Ensure that the 'Work Experience' section of the application is complete and contains all relevant work experience related to the position that you are applying for. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. Job postings will close at 12AM on the posted ending date. If interested in this opportunity, please apply as soon as possible.
Offer of employment contingent upon successful completion of criminal history and employment verification
About Everything Else
Job Profile: LJ1878 Custodian
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Position Type
Unlimited Library Hiring Range: $19.29 - $24.11 Target Pay
Agency: Denver Public Library
Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies: City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.
Assessment Requirement
The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact Jobs@Denvergov.org with three business days’ notice.