Custodian

Salary: $33,124.00 (Annual)

Position Grade: 6G

Department: Multiple Departments

Job Type: Full-Time

Examination Number: EX1166

Location: St. Louis, MO

Incumbents in this position are responsible for performing a variety of routine building cleaning and custodial duties.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Keeps buildings and property in clean and orderly condition.

• Performs routine maintenance activities.

• Performs heavy cleaning duties.

• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, or vacuum floors.

• Gathers and empties trash.

• Scrubs, sanitizes, and supplies restroom facilities.

• Dusts furniture, walls, and equipment.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data and information according to a prescribed scheme or plan.

• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to explain, demonstrate and clarify to co-workers and others within well established policies, procedures and standards. Ability to follow specific instructions and respond to simple requests from supervisors.

• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to start, stop, operate and monitor functioning equipment, machinery and tools such as mops, brooms, carts, common hand and power tools, floor machines, and/or materials used in performing essential functions

• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference data and information such as work orders, operating instructions, schedules and procedures.

• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition and subtraction. Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written and oral instructions. Involves routine work according to clearly prescribed standard practices, with some latitude for independent judgment.

• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment required in situations characterized by repetitive or short cycle operations covered by set procedures or sequences.

• Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, electric currents, toxic/poisonous agents, disease, or pathogenic substances.

• Physical Requirements: Requires the ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds, push and pull to over one hundred (100) pounds to perform custodial and cleaning duties such as picking up trash, pushing carts and other tasks.

• Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors, shapes, sounds, odors and textures associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks to determine cleanliness.

One year of experience performing custodial work. OR an equivalent combination of training and experience. Qualifying experience must include knowledge of hard floor surface care, carpet care and cleaning, restroom care and general cleaning and safety procedures. Ability to lift up to fifty pounds, push and pull to over one hundred pounds to perform custodial and cleaning duties such as picking up trash and pushing carts. Ability to read, understand and follow written and oral instructions. Ability to make minor repairs on cleaning equipment operated in the performance of duties.

Some positions may require a valid driver's license.

Scoring Components and Their Weights
Experience and Training: 100%
May be Subject to:
Background Investigation: Pass/Fail
Medical Examination: Pass/Fail

Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon Request

When completing the Employment History and Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as detailed as possible when describing your custodial, cleaning, or housekeeping experience and training including equipment, tools, materials and methods used relating to this position. Your employment experience and training will be used to determine whether you meet the entrance requirements for this position and to compute your experience and training evaluation. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience and education shown on the Employment Application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Applicants must provide explanation for all changes in employment and any gaps in their employment history. Incomplete and/or carelessly completed applications will be not considered.

Veterans Preference Points

To be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.

City Residence Preference Points

City residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points. City residents must have resided in the City for at least one (1) year at the time of filing their application to be eligible for the preference points.

Accommodations

If assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information. This office will not disclose any information that an applicant or employee has a disability or has discussed possible accommodations without the applicant's or employee's prior consent.