Custodian (part-time)

CDPL is looking for responsible, energetic people to join us in two new part-time Custodian positions. The persons in these positions will assist to maintain a clean, comfortable and safe environment for visitors and staff by performing general custodial maintenance in the buildings of the library and the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County.

A complete job description may be viewed on our website at:

Education/Experience: High school diploma or equivalent and prior custodial experience are required. Basic computer skills, including email, preferred.

Schedule: 20-25 hours/week. Daytime, evening, and weekend hours as necessary to accommodate service needs.

How to apply: Complete and submit the application available online at or in print at the library's Circulation Desk. Background check required. No phone calls, please.

Deadline to apply: Open until filled.

Crawfordsville District Public Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Crawfordsville District Public Library


Job Description

Job Title: Custodian

Job Classification: Class 15

Branch/Department: Administration Department

Location: Crawfordsville District Public Library

Employment status: Part-time

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Summary: The Custodian assists to maintain a clean, comfortable and safe environment for library patrons, museum visitors, volunteers, and staff by performing general custodial maintenance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains a clean environment
  • Establishes with the Assistant Director a schedule of routine janitorial and maintenance work
  • Performs cleaning functions specific to the building and/or based on seasonal/project requirements
  • Performs routine custodial duties including vacuuming, dusting, mopping of tile and vinyl floors, cleaning and stocking of bathrooms, dusting bookshelves, cleaning restrooms and kitchen areas, cleaning high points of contact and interior side of windows
  • Assists to safely clean accidents involving bodily fluids
• Maintains a comfortable environment
  • Empties trash receptacles in public and staff areas, bags trash for proper disposal, and disposes trash into dumpsters.
  • Gathers and transports recyclables to recycling sites
  • Assists staff in the arrangement of furniture, shelving, and equipment; on special decorating projects; and to set up tables and chair for special events as needed and available
• Maintains a safe environment
  • Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices
  • Assists in keeping sidewalks cleared of snow
  • Assists in keeping library grounds clear of trash
  • Assists to maintain SDS records
  • Evening custodian may serve a security function, helping to secure the building at the end of the evening shift
• Performs minor maintenance
  • Ensures that cleaning and maintenance equipment is kept in good repair
  • Performs light maintenance, such as changing lightbulbs or batteries, cleaning air returns
  • Assembles/erects equipment, shelving, and furnishings purchased by the library or museum when necessary
• Performs other tasks to assist with the smooth running of the department
  • Reports to Assistant Director any items in need of special care or maintenance by qualified personnel, above and beyond that which is normal care by the custodian
  • Reports to Assistant Director anything observed which may present a hazard resulting in potential injury or damage
  • Assists to order and maintain inventory of cleaning and janitorial equipment and supplies
  • Assists to transport deliveries to the appropriate department or area
  • Observes and implements Library Board policies and procedures
  • Attends meetings as required
  • Performs other related duties as assigned

Education and Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Prior custodial experience required
• Basic computer skills, including use of email

Job Skills and Knowledge Requirements

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills in the use of equipment and supplies necessary to clean and maintain a building
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral communications and instructions
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing
• Ability to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedules
• Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures
• Ability to work under pressure in emergencies
• Excellent interpersonal skills for working with library staff, contractors, utility and other service representatives
• Cooperative spirit, reliability, enthusiasm, friendliness, energy, resourcefulness, initiative, tact, good judgment, and a sense of humor are essential
• Valid Indiana driver's license, good driving record and reliable transportation

Special Necessary Requirements

• Employment contingent on acceptable results of a background check.
• Valid Indiana State driver's license, acceptable driving record, and proof of insurance.

Certification

• Librarian certification not required for this position

Contact

• Occasional contact with the public

• Daily contact with personnel from other departments
• Occasional contact with janitorial vendors
• Frequently performs tasks

Supervision

• Supervised by Assistant Director
• No supervisory duties

Technical Competencies

• Performs data entry and basic word processing
• Communicates through email

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely:

• Performs tasks that require the ability to walk, sit, talk and hear
• Uses hands to operate and use objects, tools and controls
• Walks and stands for long periods of time and is occasionally required to climb up and down ladders, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and reach from floor level to six feet in height
• Uses specific vision abilities required by this job, which include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus
• Lifts materials or other objects weighing up to 30 pounds and occasionally must move up to 75 pounds

Schedule

• Typically works up to 25 hours weekly, including daytime, evening, and weekend hours as necessary to accommodate service needs
• Some work, such as vacuuming in main public areas, is performed outside hours of library operation
• Building emergencies may necessitate work outside hours of library operation.

Working Environment

• Primarily indoors with heating and cooling regulated in a general library and museum environment
• Some tasks may need to be performed outdoors in a non-controlled environment
• Hazards are infrequent but may include: fumes, dust, asbestos, gasses, moving mechanical equipment parts, extreme temperatures, maintenance and repair of pressurized water systems, inadequate lighting and loud noises.