Day Porter

Parish Name: Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish
Location: 4077 Ibis Street, San Diego, CA 92103
Reports to: Facility Manager
Employment Type: Full Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Pay Rate: $18 - $25/hr.

Summary:

The Day Porter is charged with the execution of maintaining the cleanliness and overall appearance of our facilities throughout the day. The ideal candidate will take pride in keeping the premises neat, safe, and welcoming for employees, visitors, students, and parishioners.

Essential Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Coordinates and oversees daily cleaning, stocking, supplying of all paper products.
• Setup chairs and tables for various setups in hall / cafeteria, and throughout the school or preschool when extra tables or chairs are needed for events.
• Interfaces with building staff on cleaning and supply of restrooms and manages St. Vincent’s Recycle Program (IT Equipment, Paper and other items for reuse and Shred operations)
• Perform routine cleaning tasks, including sweeping, mopping, dusting, and sanitizing high-touch surfaces.
• Monitor and restock restroom supplies, clean restrooms, and ensure overall hygiene.
• Remove trash and replace liners in common areas, breakrooms, office spaces, and cafeteria / hall.
• Clean and maintain entrances, front offices, hallways, and other high traffic areas.
• Respond to cleaning or maintenance requests as needed.
• Assist with light maintenance tasks such as changing light bulbs or minor repairs as directed by the facility manager.
• Help and assist with office or classroom moves
• Monitor public/common facility areas to consistently meet cleanliness and safety standards per code and executive management desires.
• Monitor building security and safety by performing such tasks as locking doors after operating hours and checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created
• Assist in the movement of furniture, equipment and supplies
• Manage and responds to all open help desk tickets to ensure the timely completion of all requested tasks – works directly with Facility Manager on prioritization of work.
• Requisition supplies and equipment needed for cleaning duties with Facility Manager
• Execute, monitor and assist in the setup, arrangement, decorations, tables, chairs, to prepare facilities for events such as banquets and meetings
• Work with the Facility Manager to ensure that employee vending options (water, coffee, etc.) and vending stations are available.
• Ensure meeting rooms and common public areas remain orderly during regular business hours and before, during and after conferences, training, and other sessions
• Executes all of the above through effective management of time, projects, priorities and resources combined with individual contributions and input
• Daily rounds inside and outside of buildings to ensure all trash is picked up, and everything is clean and orderly. Report any facility issues, safety concerns, or needed repairs to Facility Manager.
• Ensure outdoor areas, such as walkways and entryways, are free from debri
• Provide excellent customer service by assisting employees and visitors as needed.
• Other Items as designated by Facilities Manager.

• Day Porter and Cleaning experience. Familiarity with OSHA laws, guidelines, and proper cleaning supplies around children at school.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Self-starter that can foster and build strong relationships that ensures the success and execution of the St. Vincent’s Mission. Strong hands-on maintenance and interpersonal skills are noted in the “Competencies” section below. This role requires excellent technical experience, attention to detail, strong follow up and facility acumen, preferably with specific experience in facilities maintenance.

• Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of approaches, tools, and techniques for working with individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner
• Oral and Written Communications: Ability to express oneself to provide information to others effectively, recognizing that communication is more than just language – it includes tone, style, and structure
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of tools and techniques for effective use of a broad range of factors, assumptions, frameworks, and perspectives when solving problems
• Communications: Adept at communicating (written and verbal) at all levels of the organization and exercising professional communication techniques to impact desired outcomes – strong listening and perception skills paired with sound judgment in dealing with and resolving conflict
• Professionalism: Maintains professionalism standards and codes of conduct 24/7/365, acting as a representative and extension of the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and School – reflects St. Vincent’s core values at all times
• Facilities Policies, Standards, and Procedures: Knowledge of and ability to use the organization’s and the industry’s standards, procedures, and policies relevant to maintaining world-class facilities
• Safety Awareness: Ability to work safely, identify safety concerns and use personal protective equipment when required
• Setting and Managing Expectation: Expertise, comfort & familiarity with setting and managing expectations large and small with a keen eye for delivering a quality outcome
• Responsiveness: Ability to respond in a timely and positive fashion to complex inquiries, complaints and tasks while maintaining a calm, open demeanor
• Prioritization: Ability to prioritize workload effectively to meet the needs of the organization
• Self-Starter/Self Motivated: Ability to work with limited supervision and innovate solutions without constant oversight – the ability to recognize facility needs and take the initiative to resolve issues

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to perform moderate to heavy manual labor including frequent bending, walking and lifting up to 50 pounds. The employee is required to be mobile to, from, and within the office, as well as maneuver throughout the parish and school facility to attend meetings, briefings, and other work-related events. The employee may be required to conduct trips to, from, and within various city and county-wide locations to attend meetings or events.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish, as part of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.