On a routine or as needed basis, performs janitorial tasks necessary to maintain all areas in the City Hall/Civic Center in a clean, sanitary and safe condition, including the vacuuming of carpets using heavy-duty electric vacuum cleaners, walk-behind floor machines, and automatic carpet extractors. Other duties include dry and wet mopping tile floors, glass cleaning (both interior and exterior); dusting, blind cleaning, cleaning and sanitation of bathrooms, including toilets, sinks and urinals; filling/refilling of soap containers, toilet tissue, paper towels; cleaning kitchen appliances, including stove, range, ovens, refrigerators, sinks, grease traps, washing trash cans and installing plastic liners. Exterior work also includes mowing with a push type powered mower, string trimming, snow and ice removal using shovels and scrapers, policing the grounds and cleaning up debris and leaves. Also, perform slight equipment maintenance and repair according to manufacturer’s literature and replace burned out light bulbs and fluorescent tubes.

On a routine or as needed basis, empty trashcans into dump cart and empty dump carts into dumpsters, clean, and sanitize empty trashcans. Trash containers can be as large as 32 gallons with lids and contain diapers, paper, liquid and solid food. Work includes grasping and lifting trash containers in an appropriate and safe manner.

Implement written and verbal instructions from supervisors. Set up audio-visual equipment, set up tables and chairs according to instructions. Assist tenants and staff with delivery of supplies and materials. Assist staff and tenants with event set-ups.

Effectively communicate with supervisors and co-workers both orally and in writing. Interact courteously and tactfully with the general public.

As assigned by the Civic Center Manager, provide access to the City Hall/Civic Center for scheduled weekend and evening events per posted the schedule sheet. Assigned to unlocking doors to allow access to the facility by the user, disarming the security alarm, reiterating instructions to the user, re-setting the locks and security alarm to secure the building.

Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned for the overall operation of the Civic Center.

City of Carbondale Core Values: As a responsive and caring community, Carbondale’s success is not just based on “what we do,” but also “how we do it.” Our core values define the behaviors important in our interactions with residents, visitors and one another. Accountability, integrity, fairness, communication, honesty, and teamwork are the values that guide our vision.