What are the responsibilities and job description for the Custodian position at City of Alexandria, VA?
Custodian
A Custodian performs routine manual tasks involving the custodial care and cleaning of public buildings. This work includes performing cleaning and minor maintenance tasks in an assigned building or building area. Primary responsibilities are to use proper methods, materials and equipment in cleaning and attending to the neatness and sanitation of buildings and/or equipment. An employee in this class works under close supervision, and activities follow a well-established routine.Responsibilities:
- Sweeps, mops, scrubs, buffs, and waxes floors;
- Dusts and cleans offices, and polishes furniture;
- Washes windows, walls and mirrors;
- Cleans, sanitizes and deodorizes restrooms and replenishes supplies;
- Helps move office and building furniture and equipment, and prepares rooms for meetings;
- Replaces light bulbs, cleans and polishes brass, and unstops lavatories;
- Empties waste cans and ash trays;
- Maintains a variety of cleaning equipment;
- Notifies supervisor of materials that need to be ordered;
- Reports more difficult and major repairs;
- Performs minor maintenance and repairs;
- Maintains immediate outdoor areas;
- Raises and lowers flags;
- Delivers plastic bags;
- Clears snow off police vehicles;
- transports police vehicles as necessary;
- Removes snow from sidewalks;
- Loads and unloads large shipments of supplies;
- Transports disposable evidence to dump;
- Paints, and installs carpets and tints windows;
- Hand washes snow removal vehicles;
- Defrosts refrigerators;
- Checks for and changes burnt out or defective light bulbs;
- Reports damaged fixtures;
- Monitors recycling and appropriately disposes of its contents;
- Ensures ample copy paper is available near copiers on each floor of worksite;
- Shreds confidential papers;
- Cares for plants and shrubbery by watering, trimming and pruning as necessary;
- Assists in care, feeding and watering of Nature Center's live animals, greenhouse plants, and fish in aquarium;
- Returns trash bins to the appropriate area after trash pick up;
- Hangs pictures;
- Performs maintenance of nature trails and cleans park of litter;
- Loads and unloads large shipments of supplies;
- Performs related work as required.
Minimum & Additional Requirements
High School Diploma or GED; some knowledge of cleaning methods, materials and equipment; ability to exercise care in the use of cleaning materials for different types of surfaces; ability to follow simple oral and written instructions; ability to operate powered automatic scrubbers, buffers, and sweepers as required; ability to work safely without hazard to self and/or others; and sufficient physical strength to withstand the strain of working long hours in performing cleaning work. Must possess a valid driver's license from state of residence.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to follow simple oral and written instructions in English
- Must be able to lift 20-50 lbs. on a regular basis without help and carry custodial materials, office supplies, furniture, tools, and other materials in a safe and secure manner
- Must have a valid local driver's license and be insurable by the Alexandria Library’s insurance company
- Must own or have regular access to an automobile, and must be able to travel to different locations - when needed. Employees will be reimbursed .625 cents per mile driven for work-related purposes
Notes
Hours are scheduled to meet the needs of the Alexandria Library and will include evenings, Saturdays and occasional Sundays.
