Grounds/Custodial Team Member (Full Time)

Kansas City Zoo • Kansas City, MO

92d • $16

About The Position

The Grounds/Custodial Team Member is responsible for maintaining a clean and safe environment for Zoo & Aquarium visitors. Duties will include, but are not limited to, working independently while sweeping, mopping, vacuuming floors, cleaning surfaces with disinfectant, and emptying trash and recycling cans. Additionally, Grounds/Custodial Team Members will attend to eating areas and playground equipment.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to interact with all types of people professionally and effectively.
• Valid driver's license desired.
• Must be able to make immediate decisions pertaining to safety.
• Can move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds with or without assistance.
• Must be able to constantly move and position oneself to complete work for extended periods of time.
• Comfortable with possible exposure to bodily fluids, including blood, vomit, urine, etc.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and evening hours, in all weather extremes.
• Must pass a background and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Litter control in all areas of the Zoo & Aquarium including but not limited to parking lots, walking paths, grassy areas, buildings, and event spaces.
• Maintaining cleanliness of all facilities, including but not limited to restrooms, administrative areas, buildings, and event spaces.
• Frequently emptying trash receptacles and recycling.
• Organizing and cleaning outside eating areas.
• Regularly working with bodily fluids.
• Setting up, cleaning, monitoring, and tearing down special events.
• Greeting and welcoming all guests.
• Assisting with all guests' needs, including questions, inquiries, and directions.
• Safely operating equipment such as trash compactors, floor scrubbers, pressure washers, orbital buffers, leaf blowers, snow blowers, and extractors.
• Performs snow removal, as necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: No Education Listed