Custodian Lead

Custodial Worker

The purpose of this position is to lead and perform a variety of custodial duties in and around County public buildings and grounds and assures work is completed within applicable safety standards. Position ensures all safety policies and procedures are followed.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Serving as lead to assigned crew by organizing and assigning work, setting priorities, and following up to ensure completion of work and compliance of work with standards; provides on-the-job training to new employees and instructs staff on proper work procedures; ensures compliance with departmental policies, procedures and safety regulations; monitors work; coordinates employee timesheets.
• Ensuring proper handling and proper disposal of health and safety hazard wastes.
• Keeping knowledge of cleaning chemicals and proper applications up-to-date to ensure compliance with County Health Department safety regulations.
• Monitoring and documenting the need for minor repairs of lights, tables, faucets, drains and other equipment; completes required custodial reports and documentation.
• Conducting special projects and assisting with recycling activities as required.
• Providing assistance with coordinating and maintaining custodial supply inventories.
• May change light bulbs; assemble furniture; assist with painting and minor maintenance; may perform dish washing and may be required to travel between job sites.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum education required is a high school diploma or GED. Minimum years of directly related experience required is two (2) years custodian experience, including leadership experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.

Knowledge required includes custodial methods and practices related to the cleaning of buildings and facilities; custodial cleaning standards; cleaning materials, equipment and supplies; safety standards and regulations applicable to custodial activities.

Skills required include active learning; active listening; critical thinking; customer service; delivering training; problem recognition; problem solving, time management and multi-tasking.

Abilities required include expressing oneself orally; generating fluent new and useful ideas; focusing; following orders; maintaining calm demeanor in stressful situations; maintaining oratory ability under stressful situations; multi-tasking; performing tasks with arm-hand steadiness; reacting in a calm and timely manner; recognizing patterns and ordering information; recognizing problems; solving problems sensibly and swiftly; solving problems with deductive reasoning; solving problems with inductive reasoning; maintaining and cleaning County buildings and grounds; conducting a full range of custodial duties and functions; safely utilizing cleaning equipment and supplies; ensuring compliance with safety regulations and policies relevant to custodial activities; communicating effectively and following oral/written instructions.

Physical demands include regularly standing to perform custodian work and maintenance work, occasionally sitting to attend to other duties, and may be required to lift work-related materials, equipment or tools up to 75 lbs. Routinely requires dexterity for custodial-related machines such as vacuum cleaners, floor polishers or buffers, blowers and lawn mowers. Incumbents in this position may be required to walk to and from work sites, bend, stoop, crawl, kneel, twist, climb step-ladders and reach high or low areas.

Work environment includes performing work in and around County buildings and facilities; routinely spends time in custodial rooms and kitchen. May occasionally spend time in tight spaces and windowless rooms to complete tasks.

Safety risk exposure includes exposure to dust; grime; cleaning chemicals; electrical hazards; bloodborne pathogens; communicable diseases; bodily fluids; extreme temperature, extreme weather conditions, wetness and humidity. Incumbents in this position are required to constantly follow written safety procedures and manuals relevant to the division or department. This position routinely requires reflective road vest, rubber gloves, may require the use of bio-safety suit, hearing protection devices and hard hat.

Potential errors can result in minor delay or inconvenience. Errors can be detected early.