What are the responsibilities and job description for the Custodial Team Member position at Salt and Light?
Custodial Team Member
Work with a purpose as part of a team empowering people to change their lives.
Join a team dedicated to helping every person—participants, volunteers, donors, and staff—realize the fullness of who it is God created us to be as we fight poverty with dignity.
About Salt & Light (S&L)
We are a non-denominational, Christian nonprofit not affiliated with any one church, rather, working with many different individuals, churches, businesses, and organizations in fulfilling our mission and vision.
Our doorsâ¯first openedâ¯January 2004â¯in Champaign, ILâ¯asâ¯weâ¯beganâ¯handing out food and clothing to local families. Very quickly we became the largest “emergency food program” in Champaign County,â¯and a leader in the community for providing access to basic resources. In addition to the weekly assistance provided through the food pantry and clothing closet, we partnered with area churches and businesses in large events designed to helpâ¯familiesâ¯with school supplies in the fall, meals at Thanksgiving, and gifts at Christmas.
We later added financial education classes and a computer lab, both of which represented not just the addition of new programs but signaled a desire to moveâ¯away fromâ¯just providing things,â¯toâ¯offering opportunities forâ¯peopleâ¯to grow.â¯
After wrestling with the theologies and ideologies found in the book When Helping Hurts, we felt led to design a more developmental approach to meeting basic needs. Our new model created opportunities for individuals to acquire the resources they needed through use of the skills, gifts, and abilities God had given them. Instead of being handed a preselected bag of groceries, our participants now shopped with store credit earned through volunteering. The stores we now operate in Urbana and Champaign are open to the entire community and generate revenue to support the store credit participants earn in addition to our other programs and services.
About the Position
Reporting to the Sales Floor Manager and Sales Floor Assistant Manager, the Custodial Team Member helps fulfill our mission and vision by providing a clean and safe environment for our customers, donors, volunteers, and all staff members.
Our Custodial Team Member is someone who loves people and is a highly motivated self-starter comfortable being part of a team. The ideal candidate can multi-task and priorities projects while providing excellent service to our customers.
Responsibilities
It is the primary responsibility of the Custodial Team Member is to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for every employee, volunteer, customer, and donor that reflects the grace and truth of Jesus.
· Greet customers with a smile, kind words, and helpful customer service.
· Ensure the building is clean and chemicals are used and put away properly.
· Respond to immediate needs to ensure a safe environment.
· Assist customers, volunteers, and employees with questions and help with needs.
Tasks
· These are key components for the Custodial Team Member. This is not a comprehensive list of tasks.
· Ensure cleanliness of all rooms in the building (bathrooms, offices, lobby, classrooms, computer lab, break room, and all other applicable areas of the building)
· Communicate inventory needs of products (chemicals, trash bags, toilet paper, and any other materials needed for the cleanliness and safety of the building)
· Maintain clean and welcoming entryways.
· Ensure chemicals are in properly marked containers and stored correctly.
· Walk the outside grounds daily to ensure cleanliness.
· Use floor cleaner, broom, mop, and other cleaning materials.
· Gather, empty, and recycle trash.
· Clocking in and out for shifts appropriately.
· Other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications & Skills
· Work well with diverse staff, customers, and volunteers.
· Self-starter and solution-focused.
· Work efficiently in a team and on your own.
· Ability to use common household tools (screwdriver, wrench, and drill).
· Ability to stand, bend, and lift throughout an 8-hr. shift.
· Ability to lift 50 lbs. or more with assistance.
Salary : $16
