Custodian (Garment Industry Early Childhood Center)

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

Founded in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC) aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American, immigrant, and low-income communities. Today, CPC is the nation's largest Asian American social services agency and offers more than 50 programs at over 35 sites throughout New York City, including early childhood education, school-age care, youth services, workforce development, community services, and senior services. CPC strives to be the premier social service and leadership development organization. In 2017, CPC launched Advancing Our CommUNITY, its organization-wide strategy to expand services to address persistent needs and emerging trends and to improve leadership skills among staff and community members. In 2022, our core programs and emergency services reached 200,000 people living in all five boroughs and all 51 city council districts. In the summer of 2022, CPC was recognized as the number one Chinese American organization in New York City to recommend to a Chinese immigrant looking for in-language and culturally competent resources according to a recent survey. This accomplishment is a testament to the incredible work and dedication of our staff. (For more information, please visit: https://www.cpc-nyc.org/)

PROGRAM SUMMARY

The mission of each CPC Early Childhood Center is to foster a lifelong love of learning in each of our students. Our staff fosters positive learning experiences through love, respect, quality education and professionalism. CPC Early Childhood Centers serves approximately 300 students from ages 1-5 in multiple locations throughout the city. The goal of the program is to support students in all learning areas including intellectual, academic, physical, social, and emotional growth.

CPC operates a total of six (6) Early Childhood Centers in New York City:

• Chung Pak – Walker St Suite 3, New York, NY 10013
• Garment Industry – 115 Chrystie St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10002
• Jacob Riis – 108 Avenue D, New York, NY 10009
• Little Star of Broome Street – 178 Broome St 3rd Fl, New York, NY 10002
• Tribeca – 1 York St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013
• Lois C. Lee – 133-14 41st Avenue 3rd Fl, Flushing, NY 11355

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Director of Garment Industry Early Childhood Center, the part-time Custodial employee is responsible for maintaining the center premises and its equipment in clean, safe, and comfortable condition. The Custodian’s schedule will be Monday through Friday from 8:00am – 4:00pm

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• General Duties
  • Follows individual work schedule provided by the Director to indicate specific responsibilities, and the time scheduled for them
  • Cooperates in total staff effort designed to improve the center’s service

• Cleaning Duties
  • Sweep, mop and wax floors of classrooms, offices, halls, kitchen and bathrooms of center so that they are kept in a clean and sanitary condition
  • Clean all bathrooms including fixtures, urinals, toilets, washbowls and wall tiles
  • Clean stairs, walks, play yards and roof as needed
  • Remove garbage and trash, clean containers
  • Care for cleaning equipment used
  • Keep cots clean
  • Dust and wash down walls
  • Clean and replace light bulbs, clean light fixtures
  • Weekly and tri-monthly cleanings of range hood, if any, and its parts as required by the City Division of Fire Prevention
  • Assist with food service as needed
  • Keep inventory of distributed sanitary supplies as needed
  • Unpack and store supplies
  • Inform director of needed sanitary and cleaning supplies, repairs and replacements on cleaning equipment
  • Repair and paint play equipment and furniture as needed. Make other repairs in center
  • Move children's equipment to and from outdoor play space. Move large furniture indoors as indicated
  • Place and pick up cots as needed
  • Other related duties as assigned, consistent with the above

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• Previous related experience in general custodial duties, such as cleaning, repairing and painting

Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to read and write to follow written work schedules
• Ability to keep simple inventory of supplies on hand as needed
• Interpersonal skills to maintain cooperative relationships with other staff, children, parents and visitors to the center
• Ability to be professional and maintain professionalism

Additional Requirements:

• Must meet all applicable federal, state, and/or city requirements to work with children in an early childhood setting, including but not limited to, fingerprint and background check clearance, and successful completion of trainings and certifications
• Must be willing to undergo annual physical examinations and submit required medical documentation

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS OVERVIEW

• $16.50 - $18.00 per hour; 35 hours per week from Monday through Friday 8:00pm – 4:00pm
• CPC offers a competitive union benefits package to eligible full-time staff members, including but not limited to, paid time off, life insurance coverage, and a retirement plan

HOW TO APPLY

Interested individuals should submit their resume when applying online via CPC’s website: https://www.cpc-nyc.org/jobs or selected online job boards. All documents should be submitted as one single file. Applicants may reach out to careers@cpc-nyc.org with any questions or further inquiries.

CPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CPC values a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages women, BIPOC, immigrants, LGBTQ , individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

Salary : $17 - $18