"SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIAN POOL"

Job Title

SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIAN POOL

Time Base

Up to 40 hrs/week as needed

Compensation

Salary Range: $19.21 to 24.49 per hour, depending on qualifications

Position Type

Classified

Department

Human Resources-Personnel (135)

City

Oakland

State

CA

Job Description Summary

Substitute temporary custodian positions available. Length of assignments will vary and are on an as needed basis. Day, swing and graveyard shifts.

Under supervision, the Custodian performs a wide variety of custodial duties for cleaning assigned areas, rooms, buildings or office space. It differs from the class of Lead Custodian in that the latter has lead supervisory responsibilities. This is the working level of the custodial series. Incumbents are generally expected to be able to use standard cleaning materials and equipment in the performance of their duties. This position is represented by the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 39.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Cleans, sweeps, scrubs, strips, mops and waxes floors
• Vacuums, shampoos and extracts dirt from rugs and carpets
• Cleans rest rooms, offices, shops, classrooms, kitchens, labs, theater, locker rooms and gym areas
• Washes walls and removes graffiti
• Cleans windows and drinking fountains
• Empties and cleans waste containers
• Cleans chalk boards, white boards and erasers
• Replaces lights and cleans diffusers
• Empties garage and trash cans
• Reports needed repairs, hazardous materials or safety violations to supervisors
• Assists in moving supplies and arranging furniture and equipment
• Sets up facilities for special events
• May assist in ordering, receiving, storing and inventorying of working supplies from college stores
• May make minor non-technical repairs
• Performs other relates duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

1. Equivalent to one year of custodial or janitorial experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience that could likely provide the desired knowledge and abilities.
2. Applicant must have demonstrated cultural competency, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college staff, faculty, and students.

Desirable Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Methods of cleaning and preserving floors, walls, furniture, and fixtures
• Cleaning materials, disinfectants, hazardous materials, and equipment used in custodial work
• Common tools and their uses

Ability to:

• Use cleaning materials and equipment safely and with skill and efficiency
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Move supplies and furniture and set up rooms and buildings for special occasions
• Use common electrical cleaning equipment

Environmental Demands

• Work performed indoors and outdoors often in uncontrolled areas.
• Noise and vibrations are experienced in the operation of cleaning and maintenance equipment.
• Frequent exposure to bleach and other chemical and cleaning agents.

Other Requirements

MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to communicate in English (speaking, reading and writing) at a level to safely and effectively perform the essential functions of the Custodian position.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting up to 75 lbs.
• Frequent carrying up to 75 lbs.
• Frequent pushing up to 100 lbs.
• Constant standing and walking
• Frequent stooping, squatting and body twisting
• Reaching at high and low levels

Tools & Equipment Used

• Frequent use of ladders that meet safety regulations, brooms, squeegees, brushes, mops, vacuum cleaners, high and low speed floor machines, yard blowers, pressure washers and yard vacuums
• Operates gas tractor or electrical vehicles

Application Deadline Date

Ongoing