Custodial Worker (Janitor)

Lodging Cleaning Position

The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of cleaning tasks to include cleaning guest rooms and areas of the lodging facility which provides lodging accommodations to transient personnel and their families.

Duties include:

• Cleans lodging guest rooms, corridors, stairways, facilities, and other assigned lodging areas.
• Uses brooms, mops, lightweight vacuum cleaners, and lightweight floor scrubbers and buffers.
• Cleans and sanitizes guest room appliances, cooking utensils and dishes.
• Empties wastebaskets.
• Washes walls, windows, and blinds that can be reached unassisted or using stepping stools. Changes bed linen and makes beds. Collects soiled linen and places it at a pickup point.
• Receives clean linen and delivers it where directed.
• Updates room status, occupancy, and checkouts using the telephone system.
• Cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls.

• Maintains lodging facilities in an orderly and clean manner.
• Vacuum cleans rugs and draperies. Sweeps, mops, strips, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors using industrial type power equipment.
• Dusts ledges and woodwork.
• Empties ash trays and wastebaskets.
• Cleans glass partitions, inside and outside windows, using stepladders and extension ladders. Cleans mirrors and water fountains.
• Replaces deodorizers, toilet tissue, hand towels, and soap.
• Reports water leaks, clogged drains, and other conditions requiring maintenance to supervisor.
• Maintains supply of cleaning materials and advises supervisor when more supplies are needed, or when equipment needs repair or replacement.
• Performs seasonal tasks as required; such as, applying ice control material to entrances of buildings, shoveling snow, picking up litter around buildings, mowing grass, and watering lawns around buildings.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.