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Job Summary

Performs routine cleaning of facilities, buildings and offices to maintain a clean environment.

Job Description

The Custodian performs routine cleaning, maintenance, and care of facilities, buildings and offices to ensure a clean and aesthetically pleasing environment.

Essential Functions

1 Operates mechanical sweepers, buffers, and other custodial equipment while sweeping, mopping, dusting, sanitizing, vacuuming, shampooing, buffing, stripping, and waxing floors and facilities; performs work in City buildings, offices, and rest rooms to maintain a clean environment.

2 Collects trash and disposes of waste to keep buildings, offices, rest rooms, and facilities clean; removes debris and trash from walkways, windows, driveways, parking lots, and grounds to ensure premises are kept orderly.

3 Restocks paper supplies and other items in rest rooms and monitors general inventory; communicates supply needs to ensure purchasing occurs in a timely manner.

4 Checks and cleans equipment daily to ensure proper, safe operation; identifies issues that need greater attention, ensures all spaces are in safe and operable condition, and facilitates repairs or other cleaning.

5 Sets up and arranges meeting and conference rooms, dismantles equipment, fixtures, or furnishings to ensure chairs and tables are available as requested by the customer.

6 Checks and inspects areas for hazards and spills to ensure a safe, clean environment; maintains grounds around building by trimming, mowing, and edging.

7 Washes, cleans, and performs general care on City vehicles; occasionally drives City vehicles to make deliveries.

8 Performs any and all other trades work as needed or assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

1 General mechanical knowledge and aptitude necessary to perform a variety of routine cleaning and custodial tasks.

2 Ability to learn to use hand/power cleaning tools and equipment.

3 Ability to perform manual labor.

4 Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.

5 Establishing and maintaining effective relationships.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience: Six (6) months of custodial work.

Other Requirement(s): Subject to work various shifts including nights, weekends and holidays. Must be able to obtain a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) certification. No felony or class A misdemeanor convictions. No class B misdemeanor convictions in the last ten (10) years. No family violence convictions. Cannot currently be on deferred adjudication for any felony, class A misdemeanor or class B misdemeanor charge. Requires continuous standing, walking and bending.

Salary Range $21.50 - $21.50. The salary listed on this job posting is the starting salary range; amount offered will depend upon qualifications.

City of Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.