Gardens Custodian

DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC•Denver, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Denver Botanic Gardens is seeking a Seasonal Gardens Custodian in its Operations Department. This position serves as a customer-oriented liaison between Denver Botanic Gardens and the public. It is a sometimes physically demanding role in a pleasant environment, responsible for cleaning, maintaining, and setting up public/service areas and equipment for visitors, employees, and volunteers. The role ensures a positive appearance of the Gardens facilities for visitors and staff. During the summer events season, this position will support the security team. Under general supervision, this position performs duties to maintain the internal and external appearance of the Gardens.

Requirements

Proven excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills in dealing with the public.
Ability to maintain stability under pressure and able to deal well with stressful situations.
Ability to be flexible and willing to modify plans, when necessary, throughout the day.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends and/or holidays.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Suite products, specifically Word, Excel and Outlook and Teams.
Ability to work overtime as necessary.
Must be a positive representative of DBG both internally and externally at all times.
Must work with respect and cooperation at all times with fellow employees and the public.
Must be committed to working safely at all times.
High school diploma / GED and/or combination of education and equivalent experience is required.
First Aid/CPR certification or the ability to obtain one upon employment is required.
Proven experience working as part of a team is required.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 6 months of janitorial or light maintenance experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensures overall positive presentation and experience of all physical facilities for visitors and staff.
Works closely with other departments for public and private events. Moves and sets up furniture, stanchions and other items requested.
Assures event spaces are properly set up. After the event is over, the space must be cleaned and returned for public use.
Monitors events and traffic flow of visitors throughout the gardens and buildings, performing timely clean-up including emptying trash cans, cleaning restroom facilities, picking up trash, cleaning spills etc.
Proactively maintains cleanliness of exterior hardscapes, including sweeping of sidewalks and trash pick-up if necessary.
Collects recycled materials, and ensures waste is placed in the proper dumpster.
Maintains proper use of Denver Botanic Gardens radios and ensures service requests are responded to in a timely manner.
Cleans public and office areas, including emptying trash, dusting, vacuuming, windows, etc. to ensure consistently clean and safe presentations.
Regularly empties interior and exterior trash cans within gardens and public areas.
Operates pressure washer to ensure all exterior hardscapes are clean and free of debris, including mechanical power blower.
Operates powered carts, floor cleaner and other light mechanical cleaning equipment.
Works with light cleaning products as necessary.
Participates in snow removal.
Works closely with the Security staff during high volume events to ensure the safety of visitors, employees and volunteers.
Assists in identifying safety violations during event setup.
Ensures tripping or other safety hazards are immediately reported to the supervisor.
Maintains a positive and professional working relationship with managers, co-workers, members, visitors or others.
Attends all meetings as required.
Arrives on time to scheduled shifts and adequately communicates necessary absences or time off with superiors.
May act as an initial response to emergency situations.
Performs light maintenance of custodial equipment, other duties or special projects as requested by management.
Regular attendance at the worksite may be required. As with all positions at Denver Botanic Gardens, the incumbent must be in good performance standing to be eligible for remote work. Remote work is always at the discretion of management.