Temporary Aide - Custodian I
About The Position
Bruce McCandless Community Living Center is a Colorado State Veterans Home, a state-owned and operated skilled-nursing facility serving veterans. The Custodian I performs cleaning, laundry, and minor maintenance duties while supporting a respectful, home-like environment for residents. The position is open only to current Colorado residents and requires continued Colorado residency during employment. It is temporary and involves shift work, which may include days, evenings, weekends, or holidays. The role includes cleaning and sanitizing assigned areas according to facility schedules and procedures, including the established 7-step program. It also includes floor care, processing resident laundry and facility linen, keeping work-related records, and assisting with minor maintenance. The position requires following universal precautions and facility procedures for cleaning, laundry equipment, and chemical use. The employee will have direct contact with vulnerable adults and must complete required background checks and a tuberculosis test.
Requirements
- At least 6 months of cleaning experience in a business, medical, or industrial setting.
- Must be a Colorado resident when applying and remain a Colorado resident throughout employment.
- Must be willing to undergo tuberculosis testing.
- Must complete required background checks, including CBI and FBI fingerprint checks, Colorado Court Database, Medicare Fraud Database, TRAILS Database, and CAPS checks.
- Must be able to work shifts that may include days, evenings, weekends, or holidays.
- Must use, handle, or be exposed to hazardous materials, including oven cleaner, sanitizer, and bleach.
Nice To Haves
- Previous custodial experience in a long-term care or hospital facility.
- Previous experience in commercial laundry processing.
- Attention to detail, strong time-management skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks.
- Relevant years of state service experience.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Clean, sanitize, and service assigned work areas according to facility schedules and procedures, including the established 7-step program.
- Perform floor care, including scrubbing, spot cleaning, and shampooing.
- Handle, sort, load, unload, fold, assign, hang, iron, repair, mend, label, and distribute resident laundry and facility linen in a timely manner.
- Use approved disinfectants, cleaners, detergents, bleaching agents, soft/sour agents, spotters, and associated chemicals.
- Follow universal precautions and procedures for operating laundry equipment.
- Keep work-related records.
- Assist with minor maintenance, such as changing lamps and filters, snow removal, and light groundskeeping.
- Work with a team to complete daily workloads and provide support outside assigned areas when necessary.
- Communicate with and respond to employees at all levels.
Benefits
- PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401(k) and 457 plans
- Medical and dental health plans
- Employer-supplemented Health Savings Account
- Paid life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- 11 paid holidays per year, plus vacation and sick leave
- Employee BenefitHub Resource Center
- Employee Wellness program
- Flexible schedules, training, and other work-life programs
- Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
- Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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