Custodian

Job Type


Full-time

Description

Job Title: Custodian

Department: Facilities/Buildings

Reports To: Facilities Coordinator

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Prepared By: Personnel Director

Salary/Grade: 12/1

Summary: Performs custodial duties, minor maintenance and other miscellaneous duties in order to ensure that municipal buildings and facilities are maintained in a healthy, safe and sanitary manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Clean and care for buildings and facilities in order to ensure they are maintained in a safe and healthy manner. Main activities include but not limited to sweeping, mopping, vaccuming, shampooing carpet, dusting furniture and fixtures, striping and waxing floors, empting trash receptacles, cleaning facility restrooms, etc. Maintain storage areas and cleaning equipment, materials and supplies in a safe and orderly manner in order to ensure the safety of staff and the public. Maintains buildings by preforming minor and routine painting, plumbing and other related maintenance activities. Reports all major repairs and damages to supervisor. Assists in the setup, break down, clean up and delivery of tables and chairs for meetings and special events. Preform other related duties as required.


Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies-

• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; able to read and interpret written information.
• Leadership Exhibits confidence in self and others; accepts feedback from others.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Organizational Support - Follovß policies and procedures; completes tasks correctly and on tine; supports goals and values.
• Judgment- Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
• Planning/Organizing -Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for ownactions.
• Quality -Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality.
• Quantity -Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly;
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent.
• Dependability- Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.

Requirements

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with IOS and IOUs. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

Certificates. Licenses. Registrations: Valid Texas Driver License in good standing.

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This position is very active and requires employee to frequently stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl and climb. Employee is required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.


Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather,conditions. Employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; extreme cold and extreme

heat, and risk of electrical shock; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary Description


$19.00 PER HOUR/$39517.11 PER YEAR