Custodial Worker

Job TitleCleaning StaffDutiesDuties and Responsibilities: The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of simple cleaning tasks in an assigned area. The following are duties you may be required to accomplish but it is not all inclusive:Cleans offices, storerooms, corridors, stairways, facilities, and other areas.Sweeps, dry mops, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors, using brooms mops, lightweight vacuum cleaners, and lightweight floor scrubbers and buffers.Dusts, waxes, and polishes furniture.Empties ashtrays and wastebaskets.Polishes door knobs and other metal fixtures.Washes walls, windows, and blinds that can be reached without climbing ladders or scaffolds.Makes beds and changes linen.Collects soiled linen and places it at a pickup point.Receives clean linen and delivers it where directed.Keeps restrooms in clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.Cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls.Cleans mirrors, sinks, and water fountains.Dusts ledges and woodwork.Replaces deodorizers, toilet tissue, hand towels, and soap.Notes condition of facilities and reports to supervisor broken windows, water leaks, clogged drains, and other conditions requiring maintenance.Keeps a stock of cleaning materials and equipment needed to do the work.Performs other related duties as assigned.Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to frequently lift and empty wastebaskets; frequently pushing carts, weighing more than 100 pounds, loaded with dirty laundry or wastepaper; and occasionally lift and carry items weighing up to 20 pounds. Must be able to continuously stand, stoop, and reach for long periods of time.