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Title: Custodian

Program: Ana’s Place

Salary: $19.49 per hour

Program Description:

Ana’s Place is a 108 bed 24/7 emergency shelter for homeless men diagnosed with mental illness and/or substance abuse. Our comprehensive services include case management, individual and group counseling, recreational activities, and housing placement assistance. Additionally, an on-site psychiatric team provides services Monday through Friday, staffed by a psychiatrist, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, and a licensed practical nurse.

Overall Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Assistant Building Manager, the Custodian is responsible for performing various tasks on a daily basis, including sleeping areas, kitchen, restrooms, stairwells, and all public areas, to provide a clean and safe environment for the staff and clients of the shelter; performs related work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential duties of the Custodian include but are not limited to the following activities:

+ Performs janitorial work, including power-washing, making repairs, replacing plumbing fittings, wiping down lighting fixtures (requiring a ladder), replacing light bulbs, waxing floors, mopping, sweeping, and operating a buffing machine.

+ Performs garbage duties, including dumpster maintenance, metal sorting, and breaking down boxes for weekly pick up.

+ Maintains rubber tiles on shelter stairs.

+ Completes all work orders in a timely manner, while providing detailed information regarding the task(s) performed, along with all prescribed/pertinent equipment information.

+ Maintains proper levels of materials/supplies for areas assigned, to ensure the timely, effective, and efficient completion of necessary tasks.

+ Should be aware of possible exposure, while performing duties, to unsanitary conditions, unpleasant odors, and hazardous concentrated chemicals, and be prepared to respond with the applicable protocols for ensuring the safety of self, staff, and clients.

+ Sweeping Floors; Transport of client lockers and bed frames

+ Mezzanine; Assists, as needed, with employee swaps, transporting of file cabinets and furniture using trolleys or other equipment, installing air conditioning units, and assembling furniture.

+ Kitchen: Cleans ovens and kitchen appliances.

Qualifications:

+ High school diploma or GED

+ Must stand for extended periods of time, bend, reach or squat when addressing building needs, climb a 10-foot ladder and lift a minimum of 30lbs.

Job Details

Pay Type Hourly

Employment Indicator Regular

Education Level Equivalent Experience

Hiring Min Rate 19.49 USD

Hiring Max Rate 19.49 USD