Custodian - Maintenance - LTC II

Tippecanoe County Government • Lafayette, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function of the position satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this document are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Tippecanoe County provides reasonable accommodations to qualified employees and applicants with known disabilities who require accommodation to complete the application process or perform essential functions of the job unless the accommodation would present an undue hardship.

Incumbent serves as Custodian for the Maintenance Department, responsible for maintaining cleaning and maintenance of buildings and grounds of County facilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to meet all department hiring requirements, including passing background check.
• Working knowledge of and ability to make practical application of basic cleaning, sanitation, and safety policies and procedures and universal health precautions, and ability to ensure safety of self and others.
• Ability to understand and follow oral instructions, work orders, material safety data sheets, and product application directions, such as cleaning solutions.
• Ability to operate a variety of hand and/or power tools and equipment, including hammer, screw drivers, wrenches, mops, brooms, steam cleaner, vacuum, carpet cleaner, leave blower, manlift, extractors, scrubbers, and buffers.
• Ability to physically perform essential duties of the position, including exerting physical effort, bending/reaching, crouching/kneeling, handling/grasping/fingering objects, sitting/walking at will, standing/walking for long periods, pushing/pulling/lifting/carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds, close/far vision, depth perception, speaking clearly, and hearing sounds/communications.
• Ability to provide public access to, or maintain confidentiality of, department information and records according to State requirements.
• Ability to comply with all employer and department polices and work rules, including, but not limited to, attendance, safety, drug-free workplace, and personal conduct.
• Ability to work on several task at the same time and work rapidly for long periods, occasionally under time pressure.
• Ability to work alone with minimum supervision and with others in a team environment.
• Ability to understand, memorize, retain, and carry out written or oral.
• Ability to competently serve the public with diplomacy and respect, including occasional encounters with irate/hostile persons.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with co-workers, other County departments, and the public including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, cultural diversities, and disabilities.
• Ability to regularly works evening hours.

Responsibilities

• Cleans facilities, including, but not limited to, dusting/polishing furniture, walls, doors, benches, woodwork, cleaning floor mats, washing windows, windowsills, sweeping, mopping floors, maintaining stairways, and vacuuming carpets. Refinishes hard surface floors and collecting recycle items.
• Cleans and disinfects restrooms, including, but not limited to, disinfecting and cleaning urinals, toilets, sinks, checking, refilling products, soap dispensers, washing walls, mirrors, sweeping/mopping floors, and emptying trash cans. Uses drain cleaner to prevent or free clogged drains.
• Ensures exterior garbage area and interior recycle areas are kept clean and clear of safety hazards.
• Uses leaf blower for leaves on sidewalks and shovels snow around doors and entrances as needed.
• Maintains security of facility, making sure doors are secured during working hours.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees