Custodian

Custodian

Hiring Range: $19.33 - $21.75 Hourly

About the Position: As a Custodian with the City of Grand Junction Facilities Division, you will perform a full range of custodial duties related to the care, cleaning, and minor maintenance of assigned buildings and facilities. This position will be placed primarily at the Community Recreation Center. Candidates should be highly self-motivated and self-directed, efficient, and able to work both independently and as a team member.

About the Facilities Division: The Facilities Division is committed to maintaining the cleanliness, sanitization, maintenance, and optimal functioning of City buildings and facilities. We take pride in our work and adapt quickly to policy and process requirements at the departmental, local, and State level in order to ensure the safety and health of our fellow employees and community members who work at and visit our facilities.

What You'll Do:

• Perform indoor facility cleaning and maintenance, primarily at the Community Recreation Center
• Clean and sanitize restrooms and locker rooms, including fixtures, floors, showers, and related facilities.
• Sweep, vacuum, mop, wax, strip, and polish floors using a variety of chemicals, cleansers and equipment, vacuum and shampoo carpets and upholstered furniture.
• Move and arrange furniture and equipment, and set-up rooms for meetings and special functions.
• Perform basic maintenance.
• Maintain inventory and order supplies as needed.
• Secure facilities after normal business hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

This position is a safety sensitive position, which means you will be subject to random drug screens due to the nature of the work performed.

What We're Looking For:

• Six (6) months of experience in cleaning and maintaining building interiors is desirable
• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid Colorado driver's license.
• Ability to work between the hours of 4:30 pm and 1:00 am.

Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.

Notice to Applicants: In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, we kindly request that you do not include the dates of your education to include years of attendance or graduation on your application, resume or attachments.

City Employee Health Clinic: The City is committed to supporting the health and well-being of employees and their families. Our near-site Sage Health & Wellness Center offers free or low-cost healthcare services for employees and dependents enrolled in a City health plan. Services include preventive care, health assessments and coaching, treatment for common illnesses, lab services, physical therapy, a medical massage therapist, and behavioral health counseling. The clinic also offers wellness programs, challenges, and classes that empower employees and their families to stay healthy and thrive.

Explore the Area: Grand Junction, Colorado is the gateway to the mountains and canyonlands of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Centrally located between Denver, CO (250 miles east) and Salt Lake City, UT (270 miles west), Grand Junction is surrounded by 1.2 million acres of public land. Residents enjoy world-class whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Green Rivers, golfing, fishing, skiing and snowboarding, and exploring mountain bike and hiking trails through the Colorado National Monument and the Grand Mesa National Forest. Grand Junction has a robust downtown and hosts multiple art, music, food, and market events annually. With a population of over 150,000 in Mesa County (65,000 within the City limits) we have many of the big town amenities without the big town stresses such as traffic and trail congestion. With an average of 245 days of sunshine, Grand Junction is the perfect place to work and play.

Learn more about our area on Visit Grand Junction's website and Instagram!

At the City of Grand Junction, we proudly operate as an Equal Opportunity Employer, purposely building an inclusive workforce representative of various cultures, perspectives, and experiences. We believe in respect for all and do not discriminate based on hair, race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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