Custodian (Building/ Grounds Specialist II)

Custodian (Building/Grounds Specialist II)

Are you an experienced professional looking for new opportunities to further your career? Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is seeking a hardworking and dependable candidate just like you to apply! This position will offer great benefits with the state, including 15 days of annual and sick leave per year or more depending on applicable state service. Responsibilities of the Custodian (Building/Grounds Specialist II): Coordinates, directs, and performs custodial duties to keep the museum ships, piers, and buildings in a clean and orderly condition, to include but not limited to:

• On a daily basis, plans, prioritizes, and perform work tasks for assigned areas of responsibility, to include but not limited to office spaces, display rooms, passageways, restrooms, stairways, piers, berthing compartments, and sales areas. Sweep, mop, scrub, wax, and polish decks and floors. Vacuum rugs, carpets, and furniture. Dust furniture and fixtures. Empty trash and clean restrooms. Occasionally supervises assigned contractors and temporary employees hired to assist with cleaning all areas of responsibility. Supervises and assigns tasks as shift leader during regular overtime events, on weekends, and holidays. Inspects all assigned areas of responsibility daily for cleanliness, serviceability, and safety. Maintains inventory of necessary supplies, requisitions supply as needed and submits maintenance requests when required.
• May be responsible for supervising the set-up of museum functions and events when required. Coordinates and directs outside vendors/contractors tasked to support special event functions.
• Maintain knowledge of safety practices, including knowledge of procedures to protect against bloodborne pathogens, clearly understand and comply with all hazardous waste disposal regulations per agency guidelines. May be required to train new employees
• Employee may be required to work after normal working hours, on weekends, holidays, during emergencies and or special events. Employee may be required to perform other duties as assigned to accomplish the mission of the Agency.

Minimum and additional requirements:

• Experience in custodial work that is directly related to the area of employment.
• Knowledge of skills, methods, and procedures necessary to perform custodial duties.
• Knowledge of safety practices in all areas of custodial duties.
• Individual should be skilled in the use of all custodial equipment necessary to perform duties, i.e., sweepers, vacuum cleaners, buffers, and polishers, and should possess the basic computer skills to enter time/leave in computer and complete online training.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities to properly perform required tasks could be acquired through previous job experience.
• Employee will receive written and verbal instructions and is given limited personal discretion in the performance of duties.
• Employee must be able to climb vertical ladders, walk long distances in a single workday, and lift up to 30 pounds.
• Must be able to work flexible schedule in order to accommodate museum special events.
• Position may require employee to work evenings and weekends.
• Position requires frequent lifting: 39 lbs.
• Position requires non-essential declaration.
• Position may be required to report to work during emergency situations.

Additional comments:

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum offers an exceptional benefits package for Full time (FTE) employees:

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices *

*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.