Custodian

Pay starts at $12.00 per hour and up based on experience

Help Keep Our YMCA Clean, Safe, and Welcoming - Join Our Custodial Team!

Position Summary

At the YMCA, a clean and welcoming facility is an important part of creating a great experience for our members and community. As a Custodian, you will help ensure our YMCA facilities are clean, safe, and ready for everyone who walks through our doors. This is a hands-on position ideal for someone who takes pride in their work, pays attention to the details, and enjoys staying active throughout their shift. You will work independently and as part of a team to clean and maintain assigned areas throughout the facility.

What Success Looks Like

Successful Custodians:

• Keep assigned areas clean, sanitized, organized, and welcoming.
• Take pride in creating a positive environment for members, guests, and staff.
• Complete daily cleaning responsibilities thoroughly and efficiently.
• Notice maintenance, safety, or cleanliness concerns and report them promptly.
• Work independently while knowing when to ask for guidance or assistance.
• Follow proper procedures when using cleaning products and equipment.
• Contribute to a dependable and supportive team environment.

What You'll Be Doing

Cleaning & Facility Care

• Clean and sanitize restrooms, common areas, floors, and other assigned spaces.
• Mop, vacuum, dust, wash windows, remove trash, and complete general cleaning throughout the facility.
• Clean around and at the bases of exercise equipment.
• Complete housekeeping laundry as needed.
• Refill disinfectant bottles and restock custodial closets and supplies.
• Assist with seasonal responsibilities, including snow removal and other general facility needs.
• Follow daily cleaning schedules and checklists to ensure assigned tasks are completed.

Equipment & Maintenance

• Safely use motorized and non-motorized cleaning equipment.
• Properly use and handle cleaning products, chemicals, and supplies.
• Help maintain assigned custodial equipment and work areas.
• Identify and report needed repairs, maintenance concerns, hazardous conditions, or damaged equipment.
• Complete minor repairs as directed.

Safety & Security

• Help ensure the YMCA building and property remain safe and secure during your shift.
• Report incidents, hazards, and safety concerns to your supervisor.
• Follow YMCA safety procedures and cleaning protocols.
• Maintain awareness of your surroundings while working throughout the facility.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Should Know Before Applying

This is an active, hands-on position that requires you to move throughout the facility and complete a variety of cleaning responsibilities during your shift. Custodians play an important role in the member experience-even when much of their work happens behind the scenes.

You May Enjoy This Role If You:

• Take pride in keeping spaces clean and organized.
• Notice the details that others may overlook.
• Enjoy staying active while you work.
• Are dependable and able to complete tasks without constant supervision.
• Like having a clear list of responsibilities and seeing the results of your work.
• Are comfortable working independently as well as part of a team.
• Want your work to contribute to a positive experience for your community.

Challenges of the Role

• Being on your feet and moving throughout much of your shift.
• Lifting, bending, stooping, and completing physically active tasks.
• Cleaning high-traffic areas while the YMCA is open and active.
• Working with cleaning products and chemicals.
• Responding to unexpected spills, messes, or facility needs.
• Working a flexible schedule that may include afternoons, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Six months or more of related custodial or cleaning experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to read and understand cleaning instructions, procedures, manuals, and safety information.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interact respectfully and effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
• Ability to travel to other Crossroads YMCA branches within Lake County as needed.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout the facility for extended periods.
• Ability to occasionally stoop, bend, and use a ladder.
• Sufficient strength, agility, and mobility to safely perform custodial responsibilities.
• Ability to safely work with cleaning products, solvents, and chemicals.
• Visual, auditory, and verbal ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to maintain alertness, concentration, and initiative throughout the shift.
• Must maintain a professional appearance and demeanor.

Benefits at Crossroads YMCA

When you join Crossroads YMCA, you'll enjoy benefits that support your health, financial well-being, and professional growth, including:

• Free individual YMCA membership
• Discounts on YMCA programs
• Voluntary 403(b) retirement savings plan
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Career growth opportunities

Our Mission

To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.